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Tour Number: 2468896WM
Group Leader: Laura Shafer
Requested Departure Date: 6/20/2022
Requested Return Date: 6/28/2022
Requested Departure Gateway: Phoenix (AZ)

ABOUT EF

For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.

9 days
Your teacher has planned a special trip for you and your group, packed with local highlights, engaging activities and unforgettable moments. The only thing left for you to do? Get ready for the experience of a lifetime.
  • Day 1: Pre-tour travel

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
    Note: Only hotel transfer is included in this portion of your tour.
  • Day 2: Boston

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Take a walking tour of Charlestown and the North End

    • Bunker Hill Monument
    • Charlestown Navy Yard
    • USS Constitution
    • Old North Church
    • Black Heritage Trail

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

    Dinner at Quincy Market

    Hotel in Boston area

  • Day 3: Boston

    Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge 

    • Newbury Street
    • Public Garden
    • Boston Common
    • Beacon Hill
    • Freedom Trail
    • Harvard Square

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

    • Lexington Battle Green
    • Old North Bridge
    • Author's Row

    Visit Orchard House or the Old Manse

    Dinner in Boston

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 4: Boston • New York City

    Travel to New York City

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a guided tour of Midtown

    • United Nations Headquarters
    • Chrysler Building
    • Grand Central Terminal
    • Bryant Park
    • Rockefeller Center
    • St. Patrick's Cathedral
    • Fifth Avenue

    Make a photo stop in Central Park

    Visit the Empire State Building by night

    Hotel in New Jersey 

  • Day 5: New York City

    Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

    • Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
    • Enjoy access to the Fort Wood section of the pedestal (subject to availability)
    • Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial

    Visit the Tenement Museum

    Dinner in New York City 

    Visit Times Square

    Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)

  • Day 6: New York City • Phildelphia • Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Philadelphia

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a walking tour of Independence National Historical Park

    • Congress Hall
    • Carpenters' Hall
    • Franklin Court

    Visit the Liberty Bell Center 

    Take a tour of Independence Hall

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Dinner in Washington, D.C. (food court voucher)

    Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.

    • Lincoln Memorial
    • Korean War Veterans Memorial
    • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 7: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Arlington National Cemetery

    • Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    • Kennedy gravesites
    • Women In Military Service For America Memorial

    Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit Mount Vernon

    • Estate, museum, and education center
    • Mansion (subject to availability)
    • George Washington's tomb
    • The Slave Memorial

    Dinner in Alexandria, VA

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 8: Washington, D.C.

    Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

    • Photo stop at the White House
    • Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza
    • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
    • WWII Memorial

    See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center

    Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Explore the Tidal Basin

    • FDR Memorial
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
    • Jefferson Memorial

    Enjoy a dinner cruise on the Potomac River

  • Day 9: Washington, D.C.

    Visit the International Spy Museum

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Depart for home

  • Day 1: Pre-tour travel

    Meet your Tour Director at the airport
    Note: Only hotel transfer is included in this portion of your tour.
  • Day 2: Boston

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Take a walking tour of Charlestown and the North End

    • Bunker Hill Monument
    • Charlestown Navy Yard
    • USS Constitution
    • Old North Church
    • Black Heritage Trail

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

    Dinner at Quincy Market

    Hotel in Boston area

  • Day 3: Boston

    Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge 

    • Newbury Street
    • Public Garden
    • Boston Common
    • Beacon Hill
    • Freedom Trail
    • Harvard Square

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

    • Lexington Battle Green
    • Old North Bridge
    • Author's Row

    Visit Orchard House or the Old Manse

    Dinner in Boston

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 4: Boston • New York City

    Travel to New York City

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a guided tour of Midtown

    • United Nations Headquarters
    • Chrysler Building
    • Grand Central Terminal
    • Bryant Park
    • Rockefeller Center
    • St. Patrick's Cathedral
    • Fifth Avenue

    Make a photo stop in Central Park

    Visit the Empire State Building by night

    Hotel in New Jersey 

  • Day 5: New York City

    Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

    • Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
    • Enjoy access to the Fort Wood section of the pedestal (subject to availability)
    • Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial

    Visit the Tenement Museum

    Dinner in New York City 

    Visit Times Square

    Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)

  • Day 6: New York City • Phildelphia • Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Philadelphia

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a walking tour of Independence National Historical Park

    • Congress Hall
    • Carpenters' Hall
    • Franklin Court

    Visit the Liberty Bell Center 

    Take a tour of Independence Hall

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Dinner in Washington, D.C. (food court voucher)

    Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.

    • Lincoln Memorial
    • Korean War Veterans Memorial
    • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 7: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Arlington National Cemetery

    • Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    • Kennedy gravesites
    • Women In Military Service For America Memorial

    Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit Mount Vernon

    • Estate, museum, and education center
    • Mansion (subject to availability)
    • George Washington's tomb
    • The Slave Memorial

    Dinner in Alexandria, VA

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 8: Washington, D.C.

    Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

    • Photo stop at the White House
    • Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza
    • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
    • WWII Memorial

    See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center

    Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Explore the Tidal Basin

    • FDR Memorial
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
    • Jefferson Memorial

    Enjoy a dinner cruise on the Potomac River

  • Day 9: Washington, D.C.

    Visit the International Spy Museum

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Depart for home


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