Day 1 Travel Day (D)
Get ready for an exciting trip to our nation’s capitol as you board your “Washington D.C. coach” for a journey to Lincoln’s Springfield. This evening enjoy dinner with your fellow travel mates, hosted by your tour director.

Day 2 Lincoln Presidential Library / Lincoln’s Tomb (B)
This morning, visit the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. This $145 million facility provides a detailed look into the many issues of Lincoln’s presidency. Next visit Lincoln’s Tomb State Historic Site in which the crypts of President Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln and their three children are buried. This afternoon make your way to Indianapolis.

Day 3 Travel Day / Gateway Cinema – Fields of Freedom (DCB)
Upon the arrival into Gettysburg, see the visually, hauntingly realistic Fields of Freedom at the Gateway Theater. Shown on a threestory screen, the movie is based on diaries of Union and Confederate soldiers.

Day 4 Gettysburg Museum / Cyclorama / Gettysburg Battlefield / Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum (B, D)
This morning’s activities include The Gettysburg Museum, one of the world’s largest collections of artifacts from the Civil War; the Cyclorama Center at the Gettysburg National Military Park; and a tour of Gettysburg Battlefield with a professional Civil War guide. Later this afternoon, visit the Smithsonian Institution’s Steven Udvar-Hazy Center National Air and Space Museum. There are over 335 air and spacecraft on display, including the Space shuttle Enterprise, the B-17 Flying Fortress, and the Enola Gay.

Day 5 Arlington National Cemetery / Embassy Row / Washington National Cathedral / National Archives/White House photo / Memorials / Illumination Tour (B, D)
Today, your full day of sightseeing will include such sites as Arlington National Cemetery, Embassy Row, Washington National Cathedral, photo stop outside the White House, the National Archives (pending availability), all the Memorials;

World War II, Vietnam Veterans, Lincoln, and Korean. This evening will be very special when you take the Illumination Tour of Washington, to include the Iwo Jima Memorial, a walk through the Kennedy Performing Arts Center, and a drive by the Washington Monument, White House and U.S. Capitol Building.

Day 6 Newseum / FDR Memorial / Jefferson Memorial / Air Force Memorial / Smithsonians (B, D)
Today’s adventure begins with a visit to Newseum, the only interactive museum of news. Stop at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin. Built on a hillside overlooking the Pentagon, your next stop is the Air Force Memorial. This afternoon you can visit the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of your choice.

Day 7 Capitol Hill / US Capitol / Supreme Court / Library of Congress / Mount Vernon (B, D)
This morning depart for Capitol Hill. Stop for a photo and narrative tour of the outside of the US Capitol. Tour the Supreme Court Building and the Library of Congress. Escape the 21st century this afternoon as you visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate. Explore his mansion filled with 18th-century treasures and stroll the gardens of this 45-acre estate and take in the views of the Potomac River from the mansion’s piazza.

Day 8 Monticello / Michie Tavern / University of Virginia Rotunda (CB, L)
Tour Monticello, the mountaintop home of Thomas Jefferson. Enjoy a hearty Colonial period fare buffet lunch today at historic Michie Tavern, a 200-year old converted log house. Before continuing home, stop for a photo opportunity of Jefferson’s Rotunda at the University of Virginia.

Day 9 Travel Day (B, D)
Continue on your journey homeward. Your night’s stay will be in the St. Louis area.

Day 10 Travel Day (B)
Travel home today thinking about all the history of our country you have experienced and the sacrifice our forefathers made to make our country great.