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October 10-18, 2017

8 Nights – 9 Days

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Day One, Tuesday, October 10, 2017

6:00pmEnjoy dinner on own along Steinwehr Ave. Choose from – General Pickett’s Buffet, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald’s, Friendlys, King’s Pizza, Gettysburg Eddies, Dobbin House, O’Rorke’s Eatery & Spirits.

8:00pmCheck in Country Inn & Suites (1857 Gettysburg Village Dr, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 337-9518). Baggage Handling is included.

Meals: None

Day Two, Wednesday, October 11, 2017

7:30amEnjoy breakfast at hotel prior to checking out. Baggage Handling is included.

8:30amDepart

9:00amArrive at the Gettysburg Museum/Visitor’s Center. View one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts and memorabilia from the American Civil War.

  • While at the Museum watch the film, A New Birth of Freedom.
  • See the Cyclorama Center at the Gettysburg National Military Park. The center features a breath-taking panorama of Picketts charge measuring 356 by 26 feet. A sound and light program recreates scenes of the fighting.

10:30amMeet our Licensed Battlefield Guideat the Visitor’s Center. Gettysburg Battlefield is America’s largest Civil War Battlefield, containing more than 40 miles of scenic avenues. Over 1600 monuments and cannon dot the landscape in memory of those who fought and died here. The Northern and Southern armies met here in July 1863, and in three days of battle left 51,000 causalities. President Lincoln dedicated the national cemetery on the battlefield in November 1863.

12:30pmDrop GUIDE. Depart.

1:00pmEnjoy lunch at the Carriage House Inn in Emmitsburg, MD (pending availability).

2:30pmContinue to Antietam

3:30pmMeet GUIDE and tourAntietam National Battlefield. Antietam Battlefield was the scene of the Civil War’s bloodiest one-day battle on September 17, 1862 – and brought Gen. Lee’s first northern invasion to an end. It is marked by monuments, battlefield exhibits and a visitor’s center.

  • Visit the Pry House Field Hospital - the site itself served as the headquarters for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. The recently restored barn, is original to the site and served as a field hospital.

6:00pmEnjoy dinner at the Bavarian Inn (pending availability) Menu TBA. Nestled on the twelve acre estate is the Greystone Mansion where guests are invited to dine in warm elegance. Award-winning international cuisine is served amid the mansion's dark wood, stone fireplaces, and fine furnishings. An extensive menu of German and American fare lovingly prepared by master chefs is the hallmark of the Bavarian Inn experience. GUIDE drops after checking group in.

7:30pmDepart.

8:00pmCheck in Hampton Inn & Suites (157 Pimilico Dr, Charles Town, WV 25414 (304) 725-2200).

Meal: B, L, D

Day Three, Thursday, October 12, 2017

7:00amEnjoy breakfast at hotel prior to checking out. Baggage handling is included.

8:00amDepart.

8:30amMeet GUIDE for a tour of Harper’s Ferry. Located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, this small town was once one of the most important in America. Now a National Historic Park, Harper’s Ferry is the site of John Brown’s raid of 1859, an event many believe started the Civil War. Visit the firehouse where Brown and his men were captured. You may cross the bridge into Maryland and see the remains of the C&O Canal. Be sure to catch the view from the old train trestle that overlooks the powerful convergence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.

11:30amDepart.

NoonEnjoy lunch at the Red Fox Inn (pending availability). The Red Fox Inn, built circa 1728. Some of the notables who have visited the Inn include Confederate General JEB Stuart and Colonel John S. Mosby. It was here during the Civil War that General Stuart met with Colonel Mosby and his famous mounted Rangers. The pine service bar still in use today was made from the field-operating table used by an army surgeon who served with Stuart’s cavalry. Menu TBA.

1:30pmEnjoy free time in Middleburg, VA-Founded in 1787, the town developed as a coach stop and relay station and saw frequent Civil War cavalry action. John S. Mosby, a Confederate ranger, used the area tavern to plan many successful raids against the Northern armies. Middleburg is a town where unique shops and stores can be found along the main and side streets.

2:30pmDrive the Gray Ghost Trail - Middleburg has a rich Civil War history. It was one site in a series of cavalry clashes in 1863 during Lee’s march to Gettysburg (along with Upperville and Aldie). John Mosby, the “Gray Ghost” of the Confederacy, used Middleburg as a base of operations and hide out on many of his daring raids on Federal supply lines.

  • Enjoy the film “Manassas: End of Innocence" which covers both the First and Second Battles of Manassas, on the motorcoach.

3:15pmVisit Manassas Battlefield, where two major Civil War battles (Bull Run) were fought. The battlefield encompasses over 5,000 acres. The visitor center provides useful information for both walking and driving tours.

5:00pmDepart.

6:00pmCheck in Fairfield Inn & Suites (3960 Corsair Ct., Chantilly, VA 20151 (703) 435-111) Baggage Handling is included.

7:00pmDepart.

7:30pmEnjoy dinner this evening at Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm (pending availability). Dinner starts with a Caesar Salad. Your choice of entrée’s: (1) Grilled Salmon, (2) Roast Half Chicken, (3) Pan Roasted Salmon,(4) Pork Chop or Loin, or (5) Vegetarian Pasta. Dessert and unlimited soft drinks and ice tea included. Please send meal selections with rooming list.

Meals: B, L, D

Day Four, Friday, October 13, 2017

7:30amEnjoy breakfast at hotel.

8:30amDepart.

9:30amMeet our GUIDE at the Visitor’s Center of Arlington National Cemetery. No land in America is more sacred than this square mile. It is America’s shrine to valor and sacrifice. This is the final resting place for President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy, Audie Murphy, prizefighter Joe Louis, and thousands of soldiers from every major U.S. war. The Cemetery is the former plantation and home of Civil War General Robert E. Lee. Arlington House, Space Shuttle Challenger Astronauts’ Memorial, and Monuments to nearly every major sacrifice that affected our country are located within these 612 acres. The Tomb of the Unknowns speaks of a nation’s debt to the many whose ultimate sacrifice helped make a nation free. Arlington averages 27 funerals a day. The crews, service members, and groundskeepers follow an elaborate choreography to ensure that each funeral feels like it is the only one taking place.

  • Transportation tickets areincluded for your visit.

1:00pmArrive at the NEW Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill.

Security check points are located at the front of the building and groups will be subject to high security procedures.

  • Enjoy lunch on own at the Capitol Visitor Center Cafeteria.
  • The Capitol Visitor Center welcomes visitors to the seat of American government. At nearly 580,000 square feet, the CVC is the largest project in the Capitol’s 215-year history and is approximately three quarters the size of the Capitol itself. The entire facility is located underground on the east side of the Capitol so as not to detract from the appearance of the Capitol. Features include an exhibition gallery highlighting the House & Senate while in-session, orientation theaters, a 550-seat cafeteria, gift shops, and restrooms all within a secure public environment that will provide visitors shelter from the unpredictable D.C. weather.
  • The United States Capitol (PENDING AVAILABILITY) (confirmation # TBA). The most recognized symbol of democratic government in the world, the U.S. Capitol has housed Congress since 1800 and is one of the most imposing public buildings in the world. The Capitol is where Congress meets to write the laws of our nation, and where presidents are inaugurated. Its ceilings are decorated with historic images, and its halls are lined with statuary and paintings representing great events and people in the nation’s history
  • Visit the United States Library of Congress. Explore. Discover. Be Inspired!

Established as an act of Congress is 1800, The Library of Congress is the largest national library in the world with more than 100 million items in three buildings. The original Library of Congress Building (now called the Thomas Jefferson Building) is perhaps Washington’s most richly ornamented building. DID YOU KNOW? The library has more than 650 miles of bookshelves, and more than 138 million objects in 470 different languages.

If for any reason an inside tour is not available or the wait in line is extremely long our guide will conduct a tour outside the buildings. (CLOSED SUNDAYS)

  • Tour the Supreme Court Building (pending time and length of lines). Within the walls of this white marble monument the third branch of government exercises its mandate to protect and interpret the spirit of the Constitution.

4:30pmStop at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This privately funded memorial has drawn millions who have come to touch the over 50,000 names, make pencil rubbings and leave flowers, letters, flags and personal mementos.

  • Stop at The Lincoln Memorial, overlooking the Reflecting Pool, was patterned on a classic Greek temple. Inside, inscriptions from his Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address flank the 19-foot marble statue of our 16th President.
  • Stop at The Korean War Veterans Memorial. The triangular field contains nineteen ground troopers, clad in foul weather ponchos, fully equipped for battle. Representing those who supported the ground troops are hundreds of faces etched on a polished granite wall.

6:00pmEnjoy dinner on own at Union Station.

7:30pmContinue with an Illuminated Monument Driving Tour. Washington’s grand buildings, memorials, and monuments sparkle and are impressive during the day; but in the evenings they are illuminated, soft focusing the solid stones and bronzes; fountains and water features shimmer in reflection; shadows darken highlighting the floodlit detail. Impressive during the day—stunning at night!

  • Drive by the Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima Statue)
  • Drive by the Air Force Memorial
  • Stop at the Jefferson Memorial
  • Drive byThe Washington Monument
  • Drive by the National World War II Memorial
  • Drive byother memorials and monuments as time permits

9:00pmDrop GUIDE

9:45pmReturn to hotel for the evening.

Meals: B

Day Five, Saturday, October 14, 2017

7:30amEnjoy breakfast at hotel.

8:30amDepart.

9:00amMeet GUIDE at entrance to Ford’s Theatre. Visit Ford's Theatre (pending availability), Petersen House and the NEW Center for Education and Leadership. Restored as it was the night John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln, Ford's is still an active theater. Reopened in 1968, Ford’s Theatre is one of the most visited sites in Washington DC.

  • Visit the lower-level museum that paints a picture of Washington DC during the 1860s and exhibits Lincoln Memorabilia. Please note: Entry into the lower level museum is not always available with your Ford’s Theater admission and is based on availability at the time of your visit. Ticket inclusions vary at each entrance time and may include theater walk through, theater ranger talk, lower museum admission or any combination thereof. Also note there are times that the Peterson House and Center for Education and Leadership is the only available visit with no theater admission permitted at all.
  • Cross 10th Street to see the newly renovatedPetersen House to see where Lincoln died. Here, visitors can learn more about that fateful night and the people who surrounded the President in his final hours.
  • Visit the NEWCenter for Education and Leadership. This new museum features two floors of permanent exhibits, one floor of rotating exhibits and two floors of state-of-the-art education studios for distance-learning and on-site activities. The story of the Abraham Lincoln assassination continues in the Aftermath and Legacies galleries of the new Center, taking visitors back to 1865 in the weeks and months immediately following Lincoln’s death. Visitors can see the route of Lincoln’s funeral train, learn which president wore a ring containing a lock of Lincoln’s hair, explore Lincoln’s international influence, examine how Lincoln’s image has been adopted for use in pop culture and much more.

10:00amVisit Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. In 1997, the General Services Administration discovered a number of artifacts in the attic of 437 7th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20004. Those artifacts directly linked the building to Clara Barton during and after the Civil War period. It has since been fully restored, and is now being operated as the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, dedicated to telling the story of the building and its most famous occupant, Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.

NoonEnjoy lunch on own in Penn Quarter.

1:30pmVisit the National Portrait Gallery. *lunch is available in the café inside the museum. Housed in the magnificent “Old Patent Office Building,” this museum features a unique collection of portraits of famous Americans from the worlds of politics, sports, literature and stage and screen. The Gallery aims to form a permanent collection of portraits of notable figures and includes the Hall of Presidents, which has several official portraits of United States Presidents.

3:00pmTour President Lincoln’s Cottage. Located on a picturesque hilltop in Washington, DC, President Lincoln's Cottage is the most significant historic site directly associated with Lincoln's presidency aside from the White House. During the Civil War, President Lincoln and his family resided here from June to November of 1862, 1863 and 1864. All totaled, Lincoln lived here for a quarter of his presidency.Note: Non-refundable deposit due at time of booking. $50 for groups up to 30 people. $100 for groups of 30-60 people. Please be on time, Lincoln Cottage reserves the right to cancel or shorten program as necessary if late. Only the first floor of the cottage is handicap accessible.

5:00pm Stop at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The long awaited memorial utilizes landscape elements to powerfully convey three fundamental and recurring themes of Dr.King's life: justice,democracy and hope. The memorial is a quiet and receptive space, yet at the same time, powerful and emotionally evocative, reflecting the spirit of the message Dr. King delivered and the role he played in society.The King Memorial is intended to be personally transformative for visitors, building a sense of commitment to the promise of positive change and active citizenship.

  • Stop at TheFranklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. This memorial to FDR combines sculpture, water and natural landscape to forge a dramatic setting for recounting the events and terms of office of the nation’s 32nd President. The FDR is unique among the memorials of Washington, DC. Its shade trees, waterfalls, statuary and quiet alcoves create the feeling of a secluded garden rather than an imposing structure. The memorial is divided into four outdoor galleries, or rooms, one for each of FDR’s terms in office. Water cascades and quiet pools are present throughout.
  • Enjoy a spectacular view of The Jefferson Memorial from the FDR Memorial. The 19-foot statue of the third president stands beneath a rotunda inscribed with passages from the Declaration of Independence and Jefferson’s other famous writings. Looking across the Tidal Basin provides an unforgettable view of the Jefferson Memorial.

7:00pmEnjoy dinner this evening at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. Dinner starts with a salad of fresh baby greens tossed in marzen vinaigrette. Entrée choices are: (1)Pasta Marinara, fresh mozzarella, marinara sauce and parmesan cheese over a bowtie pasta; (2) Grilled Mahi Fillet, grilled mahi served with jasmine rice and seasonal vegetables; or(3) Schwarzbier Tenderloin Tips Sauteed tenderloin tips, mushrooms, shallots and garlic simmered slowly in a balsamicSchwarzbier reduction and served atop Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables. (4)Pecan Crusted Chicken Chicken breasts crusted with Pecans and served golden brown and topped with a Sherrycream sauce, served over Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Seasonal Vegetables Dessert is New York cheesecake topped with fresh strawberries. Unlimited coffee, tea, or soda. Choose upon arrival.

8:30pmStop at The National World War II Memorial. This memorial honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War II, the more than 400,000 who died, and the millions who supported the war effort from home. Symbolic of the defining event of the 20th Century, the memorial is a monument to the spirit, sacrifice, and commitment of the American people to the common defense of the nation and to the broader causes of peace and freedom from tyranny throughout the world.

9:30pmDrop GUIDE.

10:00pmReturn to hotel for the evening.

Meals: B, D

Day Six, Sunday, October 15, 2017

7:30amEnjoy breakfast at hotel prior to checking out. Baggage handling is included.

8:30amDepart.

9:30amArrive at Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington. (Confirmation # xxxxxxx- 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309