African American History in D.C. & Williamsburg

Explore Washington, D.C. highlights. May include:

• 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 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

Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Travel to Williamsburg

Explore Jamestown Settlement

• Reproductions of original boats used when settlers came to America
• 17th-century colonial fort
• Traditional Powhatan Village

Visit Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Glasshouse

Explore Colonial Williamsburg

• Capitol
• Public Gaol
• 18th-century tavern

Enjoy an evening activity

Travel to Washington, D.C.

Learn about the daily lives of the enslaved people of Mount Vernon

• See where Mt. Vernon's enslaved people worked and lived
• Visit the Slave Memorial and Cemetery

Visit Mount Vernon

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

Visit Ford's Theatre and Petersen House

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

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

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

Make a photo stop at the historic Frederick Dougless Home

Visit the African-American Civil War Memorial

Enjoy an evening activity

See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center

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

Depart for home