Washington, D.C.: The Capital Tour
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Group Leader: Cassandra McMurry
Requested Return Date: 5/16/2025
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Day 1: Washington, D.C.
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationLunch at Mt. Vernon (meal voucher)
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
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 2: Washington, D.C.
Visit the Smithsonian Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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
- Jefferson Memorial & Tidal Basin
Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability)
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Day 3: Washington, D.C.
Visit Ford's Theatre and Petersen House
Visit the National Archives
Meal voucher included at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Attend the Twilight Tattoo parade
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Day 4: Washington, D.C.
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
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Day 5: 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 at Pentagon City Mall (food court voucher)
Visit the Pentagon Memorial
Depart for home
Dinner included
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Day 1: Washington, D.C.
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationLunch at Mt. Vernon (meal voucher)
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
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 2: Washington, D.C.
Visit the Smithsonian Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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
- Jefferson Memorial & Tidal Basin
Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability)
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Day 3: Washington, D.C.
Visit Ford's Theatre and Petersen House
Visit the National Archives
Meal voucher included at Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Attend the Twilight Tattoo parade
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Day 4: Washington, D.C.
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
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Day 5: 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 at Pentagon City Mall (food court voucher)
Visit the Pentagon Memorial
Depart for home
Dinner included
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