The Eastern Seaboard

• Day 1: Boston

  Meet your Tour Director at your destination

  Explore Charlestown and the North End

  Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

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  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)

  Visit the New England Holocaust Memorial

  • Founded by Holocaust survivor Stephan Ross, the memorial is designed to inspire remembrance, reflection, and hope

  Dinner at Quincy Market

• Day 2: Boston and Cambridge • Lexington and Concord

  Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge 

  • Newbury Street
  • Public Garden
  • Boston Common
  • Beacon Hill
  • Freedom Trail
  • Harvard Square

  Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

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

  Step inside one of Boston's Historic Buildings. Previous examples include:  

  • The Old Manse 
  • Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House 
  • The Paul Revere House 

  Enjoy an evening activity

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  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

  • United Nations Headquarters
  • Chrysler Building
  • Grand Central Terminal
  • Bryant Park
  • Rockefeller Center
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Fifth Avenue

  Make a photo stop in Central Park

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

  • Edge at Hudson Yards
  • Empire State Building Observatory
  • 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 National Museum of Immigration

  Take a walking tour of the Financial District

  • Bowling Green Park
  • Wall Street and Charging Bull sculpture
  • Federal Hall
  • Trinity Church
  • National September 11 Memorial

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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.

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  9/11 Tribute Association Survivor-Led Tour

  Take a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial and hear powerful stories from survivors as they share their experiences before, during, and after the September 11 attacks.

  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 guided tour of Philadelphia

  • Free Quaker Meeting House
  • Betsy Ross House
  • Elfreth's Alley
  • Christ Church

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  Take a tour of Independence Hall

  Step inside the birthplace of American democracy with a tour of Independence Hall. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence within these walls. Eleven years later, in the same room, delegates to the Constitutional Convention created and signed an enduring framework of government—the United States Constitution. The building, originally constructed to be the Pennsylvania State House, also once housed all three branches of Pennsylvania’s colonial government, serving as a central hub of legislative, judicial, and executive activities. 

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

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 7: Washington, D.C.

  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

  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 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

  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

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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.

  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

  Explore Georgetown with your Tour Director

  Visit the Pentagon Memorial

  Travel to Williamsburg

• Day 9: Williamsburg • Jamestown

    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

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 10: Washington, D.C.

  Travel to Washington, D.C.

  Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.

  Depart for home