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America’s most famous military cemetery - Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Kennedy Gravesites Visit the grave of Medgar Evans as well as the southern section of the cemetery once known as Freedman’s Village which served as the home for freed and fugitive slaves during and following the war.
Iwo Jima MemorialA tribute to all U.S. Marines based on the famous WWII photo by Joe Rosenthal
DinnerPentagon Memorial
Honors the 184 victims of the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon
The Howard TheatreThis revitalized venue that launched the careers of Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and many others. Older than the Apollo Theater in New York, the Howard Theatre went through a major renovation in 2012 to restore its former glory
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Alexandria
One of America's oldest and most historic cities
Mount VernonGeorge Washington’s home, plantation, and Education Center, which showcases life during colonial times, 18th-century treasures, and our first president as a farmer and businessman
LunchNational Museum of African American History & Culture
This powerful, history-making museum focuses on understanding history through the viewpoint of the African American experience, featuring collections documenting art, history and culture covering artifacts from the African Diaspora to present day.
National ArchivesHome of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence as well as to learn about establishment of the Freedman’s Bureau. This is where Alex Haley conducted his research for “Roots”.
Willard Inter Continental HotelWhere Lincoln stayed prior to his Inauguration and where Martin Luther King, Jr finished his “I Have A Dream” speech
Freedom PlazaDinner
Jefferson Memorial
Dedicated to our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence
FDR MemorialIn remembrance of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
MLK MemorialHonors the famous civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ford’s Theatre and Petersen House (by appointment)
Where President Lincoln was shot and later died on that fateful day
White House (picture stop)Home of the U.S. president
LunchCapitol Hill Grounds Tour
Capitol Visitor Center, Supreme Court, and Library of Congress
National Museum of American HistoryView Lincoln’s top hat as well as the Greensboro lunch counter
DinnerLincoln Memorial
In remembrance of former President Abraham Lincoln and the great nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War
Korean War Veterans MemorialTribute to the men and women who defended South Korea in the Korean War
Vietnam Veterans MemorialDedicated to the more than 58,000 men and women killed or missing in Vietnam
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Washington Monument (picture stop)
The world’s tallest stone monument, which honors our nation’s first president
World War II MemorialHonors the 16 million who served — and 400,000 who died — in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII, and all who supported the war effort from home
Cedar HillHistoric home of abolitionist, statesman and Lincoln confidante Frederick Douglass.
LunchLincoln’s Cottage
Peaceful retreat where Lincoln spent the summers of 1862, 1863 and 1864, and where he penned pieces of the Emancipation Proclamation
DinnerDepart Washington, D.C., for home
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