• Day 1: Travel to 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

  Visit Old North Church

  Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

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  Optional: Duck Tour

  See Boston by land and by sea in an authentic renovated amphibious WWII landing vehicle. Your conDUCKtor will narrate and navigate a comprehensive tour of the birthplace of freedom in one of the brightly coloured "Duck Boats." Sights include the Boston Common, Copley Square, the Old North Church, the golden-domed State House, fashionable Newbury Street and more. And 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. 

  Stop at the New England Holocaust Memorial

  Dinner at Faneuil Hall

• Day 2: Boston • Cambridge • Lexington • Concord

  Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge:

  • Freedom Trail
  • Paul Revere House
  • Old North Church
  • Copps Hill Burying Ground
  • Bunker Hill
  • Faneuil Hall
  • Old South Meeting House
  • Old State House
  • Back Bay
  • 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

  Participate in an evening activity

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  Theatre performance

  Get a taste of Boston’s performing arts scene with a live theatre performance this evening.

• Day 3: Boston • New York City

  Transfer to New York City

  Take a guided tour of Midtown: 

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

  Stop to see Central Park

  Enjoy views of New York City from one its iconic skyscrapers, which may include:

  • Empire State Building Observatory
  • Top of the Rock
  • Edge at Hudson Yards
  • One World Observatory

• 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

  Take a guided sightseeing tour of the Financial District

  • 9/11 Memorial
  • St. Paul's Chapel
  • Wall Street
  • Federal Hall
  • New York Stock Exchange
  • Trinity Church
  • Charging Bull sculpture

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  National September 11 Museum

  At the 9/11 Museum, learn more about the events surrounding September 11 through interactive exhibits, artifacts, and personal narratives from those who were there that day.

  Visit Times Square

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

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

  Travel to Washington, D.C. via Philadelphia

  Take a guided tour of Philadelphia:

  • Free Quaker Meeting House 
  • Betsy Ross House 
  • Elfreth's Alley 
  • Christ Church 
  • Congress Hall 
  • Carpenters' Hall 
  • Franklin Court 
  • Independence Hall

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  Guided Visit of Independence Hall

  A local guide shows you Independence Hall, a World Heritage Site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the U.S. Constitution was written. George Washington oversaw the debate of the Constitution here over a four-month period in 1787 before it was ratified by nine states, taking effect on June 21, 1788.

  Visit the Liberty Bell Center

• Day 6: 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

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  The Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour

  Listen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon as you explore the real spaces in which they lived and worked. Conclude your tour with a tribute at the Slave Memorial and Cemetery. 

   Visit Mount Vernon: 

  • Estate and mansion (pending availability)
  • 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: 

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

  See the Library of Congress and 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. • Depart for home

  Explore the Tidal Basin

  Visit the National Archives (Time Permitting)

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  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.

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

  Explore the Tidal Basin

  Visit the National Archives (Time Permitting)

  Explore Georgetown with your Tour Director 

  Visit the Pentagon Memorial 

  Travel to Williamsburg

• Day 9: Williamsburg • Jamestown

  Jamestown Settlement

  Take a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement

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

  Guided Sightseeing of Colonial Williamsburg

  Evening Activity in Williamsburg

• Day 10: Williamsburg • Washington, D.C. • Depart for home

  Return to Washington, D.C.

  Free time in Washington DC