African-American History in D.C. and Williamsburg
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Group Leader: Samuel Cooper
Requested Return Date: 3/31/2025
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Day 1: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationExplore 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
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Travel to Williamsburg
Dinner in Williamsburg
Participate in an evening program at Colonial Williamsburg
Hotel in Williamsburg
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Day 2: Williamsburg
Visit Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Glasshouse
Take a guided tour of 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
Dinner in Williamsburg
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 3: Williamsburg • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Visit Ford's Theatre and Petersen House
Visit the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Visit the Anacostia Community MuseumDinner in Washington, D.C.
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 4: Washington, D.C.
Visit Mount Vernon
- Estate, museum, and education center
- Mansion (subject to availability)
- George Washington's tomb
- The Slave 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
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 5: Washington, D.C.
Take a professional group photo in Washington, D.C.
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Visit the African-American Civil War Memorial
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Depart for home
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Day 1: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationExplore 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
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Travel to Williamsburg
Dinner in Williamsburg
Participate in an evening program at Colonial Williamsburg
Hotel in Williamsburg
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Day 2: Williamsburg
Visit Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Glasshouse
Take a guided tour of 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
Dinner in Williamsburg
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 3: Williamsburg • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Visit Ford's Theatre and Petersen House
Visit the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Visit the Anacostia Community MuseumDinner in Washington, D.C.
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 4: Washington, D.C.
Visit Mount Vernon
- Estate, museum, and education center
- Mansion (subject to availability)
- George Washington's tomb
- The Slave 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
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 5: Washington, D.C.
Take a professional group photo in Washington, D.C.
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Visit the African-American Civil War Memorial
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Depart for home
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