5 days Explore Washington

Day 1: Washington, D.C.

Explore Washington, D.C. highlights. May include:

• Photo stop at the White House
• Lafayette Square and Liberty Plaza, former site of the Black Lives Matter Plaza 
• Photo stop at the Washington Monument
• WWII Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial & Tidal Basin

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.

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

Visit the Americans and the Holocaust Exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Dinner in Alexandria, VA

Enjoy an evening activity

Day 3: Washington, D.C. • New York City

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

Travel to New York City

Enjoy views of New York City from one its iconic skyscrapers, like:

• Edge at Hudson Yards
• Empire State Building Observatory
• One World Observatory

Hotel in New Jersey

Day 4: New York City

Embark on a scenic ferry ride to Liberty Island to marvel at the iconic Statue of Liberty, then explore the poignant history of immigration at the Ellis Island National Immigration Museum. 

Make a photo stop at the Charging Bull sculpture

Take a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, led by survivors of the tragic events as well as family members whose loved ones were lost or impacted

Visit Times Square

Dinner in New York City

Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)

Day 5: 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

Depart for home