Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
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Group Leader: Jillian Mclyn
Requested Return Date: 3/7/2026
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Day 1: Philadelphia
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationTake a guided tour of Philadelphia
- Free Quaker Meeting House
- Betsy Ross House
- Elfreth's Alley
- Christ Church
Visit Christ Church
Visit the Burial Ground at Christ Church
Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)
Get up close to the Liberty Bell
Visit the Museum of the American Revolution
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Day 2: Philadelphia • Gettysburg • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Gettysburg
Visit the National Civil War Museum
Lunch at Dobbin House
Visit the Gettysburg Museum, Visitor Center and Cyclorama Experience
Take a guided tour of Gettysburg National Military Park
Dinner at the Carriage House Inn
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 3: 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
Attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (pending scheduling)
Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial
Lunch at Pentagon City Mall (food court voucher)
Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability)
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
Enjoy a dinner cruise on the Potomac River
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Day 4: Washington, D.C. • Charlottesville
Travel to Charlottesville
Lunch at Michie Tavern
Visit Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's former estate
Visit Luray Caverns
Dinner at the Mimslyn Inn
Travel to Washington, D.C.
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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
Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Dinner included ($20 to your Till card)
Depart for home
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Day 1: Philadelphia
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationTake a guided tour of Philadelphia
- Free Quaker Meeting House
- Betsy Ross House
- Elfreth's Alley
- Christ Church
Visit Christ Church
Visit the Burial Ground at Christ Church
Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)
Get up close to the Liberty Bell
Visit the Museum of the American Revolution
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Day 2: Philadelphia • Gettysburg • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Gettysburg
Visit the National Civil War Museum
Lunch at Dobbin House
Visit the Gettysburg Museum, Visitor Center and Cyclorama Experience
Take a guided tour of Gettysburg National Military Park
Dinner at the Carriage House Inn
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Hotel in Washington, D.C. area
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Day 3: 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
Attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery (pending scheduling)
Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial
Lunch at Pentagon City Mall (food court voucher)
Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability)
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
Enjoy a dinner cruise on the Potomac River
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Day 4: Washington, D.C. • Charlottesville
Travel to Charlottesville
Lunch at Michie Tavern
Visit Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's former estate
Visit Luray Caverns
Dinner at the Mimslyn Inn
Travel to Washington, D.C.
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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
Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Dinner included ($20 to your Till card)
Depart for home
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