Monday, October 5
Peoria, Illinois
We board our motor coach to begin a delightful journey through the pages of America’s exciting early history. Our first day’s drive takes us to Peoria.
Lunch is included.

Tuesday, October 6
Columbus, Ohio
Our journey eastward continues through Indiana and Ohio. It is a pleasant drive filled with autumn color as we make our way to our hotel in Columbus.
Continental breakfast and lunch are included.

Wednesday, October 7
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Today we motor through the rolling Pennsylvania countryside. We arrive at Gettysburg, site of the bloodiest battle in American history and inspiration for the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. A special dinner at the historic Dobbin House Restaurant, built in 1776, awaits us.
Continental breakfast and dinner are included.

Thursday, October 8
Washington, DC
This morning we will visit the “Battle of Gettysburg” cyclorama, a 360-degree painting of three days of this famous battle. We then are guided through the battlefield where over 1,000 monuments and shrines stand tribute to those who fell there. We arrive in Washington, DC, visiting Arlington National Cemetery, seeing the Kennedy Gravesites and the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Continental breakfast is included.

Friday, October 9
Washington, DC
The entire day will be devoted to exploring at our own pace the many intriguing displays of the Smithsonian Institution. It is comprised of 14 museums and boasts a wealth of exhibits from all facets of history, technology and art. We enjoy dinner this evening before taking an illuminated driving tour making stops at the FDR Memorial, National World War II Memorial and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Continental breakfast and dinner are included.


Saturday, October 10
Washington, DC
Our nation’s capital comes alive today as we take a guided tour of the city seeing the White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Vietnam and Korean Memorials and more. We take a narrative tour of the US Capitol and then visit the Library of Congress. We end the day visiting National Cathedral, a spiritual center for Americans to unite.
Continental breakfast is included.

Sunday, October 11
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Our tour of Philadelphia, the birthplace of American freedom and liberty, includes Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the Constitution of the United States was written. See the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross home, and Christ Church where seven signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried. We’ll also see Ben Franklin’s grave and memorial.
Continental breakfast and lunch is included.

Monday, October 12
New York, New York
We leave Philadelphia this morning bound for the “Big Apple” (New York City), the financial and business nerve of the United States. We’re off this morning as our local guide shows us the city we’ve all heard so much about. We see Madison Square Garden, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center and Central Park. We visit Ground Zero and pay our respects to those heroes from that fatal day, September 11th.
Continental breakfast is included.

Tuesday, October 13
New York, New York
This morning we board the ferry to see the Statute of Liberty and then to Ellis Island. Here we’ll relive the experience of so many immigrants who have entered our country. We have some free time this afternoon to attend a matinee before leaving for dinner and our evening performance of a Broadway Show (TBA). Continental breakfast and dinner are included.