Tour Number: 2844694RC
Group Leader: Michelle Hardesty
Requested Departure Date: 6/8/2026
Requested Return Date: 6/12/2026
Requested Departure Gateway: Columbus (OH)

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5 days
Washington, D.C., Williamsburg
Your teacher has planned a special trip for you and your group, packed with local highlights, engaging activities and unforgettable moments. The only thing left for you to do? Get ready for the experience of a lifetime.
  • Day 1: Washington, D.C.

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Explore 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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C. (food court voucher)

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

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

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 2: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Mount Vernon

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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

  • Day 3: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg

    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)

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Explore the Tidal Basin

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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Williamsburg

    Hotel in Williamsburg 

  • Day 4: Williamsburg

    Explore Jamestown Settlement

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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Explore Colonial Williamsburg

    • Capitol
    • Public Gaol
    • 18th-century tavern

    Dinner in Williamsburg

    Participate in an evening program at Colonial Williamsburg

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

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Depart for home

  • Day 1: Washington, D.C.

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Explore 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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C. (food court voucher)

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

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

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 2: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Mount Vernon

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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

  • Day 3: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg

    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)

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Explore the Tidal Basin

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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Williamsburg

    Hotel in Williamsburg 

  • Day 4: Williamsburg

    Explore Jamestown Settlement

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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Explore Colonial Williamsburg

    • Capitol
    • Public Gaol
    • 18th-century tavern

    Dinner in Williamsburg

    Participate in an evening program at Colonial Williamsburg

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

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Depart for home


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