Colonial America…Highlights

Washington, D.C.­­ ~ Williamsburg­ ~ Gettysburg­ ~ Philadelphia

Includes:  Accommodations, transportation, all meals, chaperones, admissions to attractions listed, and a photo album highlights

Experience the history of America like never before as we tour famous landmarks, great monuments and national treasures.  In Washington, D.C. we will enjoy viewing the White House, Washington Monument and the Mall; with stops at the World War II and Lincoln Memorials.  We will visit Arlington National Cemetery, as well as the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon, which overlooks the Potomac River.  We will also take in the sights and sounds of Colonial Williamsburg with a stroll down Duke of Gloucester Street…FDR called it “most historic avenue in all America.”   In Gettysburg, we will visit the nearby farm of President Dwight D. Eisenhower which served as a weekend retreat and a meeting place for world leaders.  We will visit the Gettysburg National Military Park; the site of three days of fighting that was a very important turning point in the Civil War and forever changed the course of American history.  We will visit the place where Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address which helped mend our nation. Then off to the newly built and awe-inspiring $135-million Museum and Visitor Centre. In Philadelphia, we will visit the award-winning National Constitution Centre, the first ever museum dedicated to the US Constitution.  We will explore Independence National Historical Park, home of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.  Join us as we experience life as it was in our nation’s yesterdays.

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