• Day 1: Boston

  Arrive in Boston

  Take a walking tour of Boston

  • Newbury Street
  • Public Garden
  • Boston Common
  • Beacon Hill
  • Public Library
  • Cheers

  Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Duck boat tour

  Explore Boston by land and by sea in a brightly colored “duck boat”—an amphibious World War II-style vehicle. Sights include Bunker Hill, the Old North Church, the Longfellow Bridge, and more on your comprehensive tour of the city. (And yes, there will be quacking.) Just when you think you’re nearly done, pass by EF Center Boston and splash into the Charles River for spectacular views of both the Boston and Cambridge skylines. (Available March through November)

  Dinner at Quincy Market

• Day 2: Boston and Cambridge • Lexington and Concord

  Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge 

  • Paul Revere House
  • Old North Church
  • USS Constitution
  • Bunker Hill
  • Freedom Trail
  • Harvard Square

  Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

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

  Visit Orchard House or the Old Manse

  Enjoy an evening activity

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Theater performance

  Experience Boston's performing arts scene firsthand with a live theater performance.

• Day 3: New York City

  Travel to New York City

  Take a guided tour of Midtown

  • Fifth Avenue
  • Rockefeller Center
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Bryant Park

  Make a photo stop in Central Park

  Visit the Empire State Building by night

• Day 4: 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
  • Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

  Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum 

  Visit Times Square

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

• Day 5: Philadelphia • Washington, D.C.

  Travel to Philadelphia

  Take a walking tour of Independence National Historical Park

  • Congress Hall
  • Carpenters' Hall
  • Franklin Court

  Take a guided tour of Independence Hall

  Visit the Liberty Bell Center 

  Travel to Washington, D.C.

• Day 6: Washington, D.C.

  Visit Arlington National Cemetery

  • Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Kennedy gravesites

  Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial

  Visit Mount Vernon

  • Mansion and grounds
  • Museum and education center
  • George Washington's tomb

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 7: Washington, D.C.

  Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

  • Photo stop at the White House
  • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
  • WWII Memorial

  See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center

  Photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court

  Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:

  • National Air and Space Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History
  • National Museum of African Art
  • National Museum of American History

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

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

• Day 8: Washington, D.C.

  Explore the Tidal Basin

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

  Visit the National Archives

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Spy Museum

  Enter the world of espionage as you gather intelligence about the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of international spies. Explore the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever on public display—everything from a female operative’s lipstick gun to a pigeon camera developed during WWI—and uncover the challenges facing intelligence agencies in the 21st century.

  Depart for home

Experience even more

• Day 8: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg

  Explore the Tidal Basin

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

  Visit the National Archives

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Spy Museum

  Enter the world of espionage as you gather intelligence about the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of international spies. Explore the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever on public display—everything from a female operative’s lipstick gun to a pigeon camera developed during WWI—and uncover the challenges facing intelligence agencies in the 21st century.

  Drive along Embassy Row

  • View the residence of the Vice President

  Visit the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

  Travel to Williamsburg

• Day 9: Williamsburg • Jamestown

   Take a guided tour of the Jamestown Settlement 

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

  Take a guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg

  • Capitol
  • Public Gaol
  • 18th-century tavern

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 10: Washington, D.C.

  Return to Washington, D.C.

  Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.

  Depart for home