The Eastern Seaboard

• Day 1: Boston

  Arrive in Boston

  Take a walking tour of Boston

  • Newbury Street
  • Public Garden
  • Boston Common
  • Beacon Hill
  • Public Library
  • Cheers

  Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

  Optional: Duck boat tour of the city (seasonal)

  Dinner at Quincy Market

• Day 2: Boston

  Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge

  • Paul Revere House
  • USS Constitution
  • Old North Church
  • Bunker Hill
  • Freedom Trail
  • Harvard Square

  Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord

  • Lexington Battle Green
  • Old North Bridge
  • Author's Row
  • Orchard House or Old Manse

  Enjoy an evening activity

  Optional: Theater performance

• Day 3: New York City

  Travel to New York

  Take a guided tour of Midtown

  • Fifth Avenue
  • Rockefeller Center
  • St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Bryant Park

  Make a photo stop in Central Park

  Visit the Empire State Building by night

• Day 4: New York City

  Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

  • Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
  • Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum

  Visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

  Visit Times Square

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

• Day 5: Philadelphia

  Travel to Philadelphia

  Walking tour of Independence National Historical Park

  • Congress Hall
  • Carpenter's Hall
  • Franklin Court

  Visit Independence Hall

  Visit the Liberty Bell Center

  Travel to Washington, D. C.

• Day 6: Washington, D.C.

  Visit Arlington National Cemetery

  • Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Kennedy gravesites

  Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial

  Visit Mount Vernon

  • Mansion and grounds
  • Museum and education center
  • George Washington's tomb

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 7: Washington, D.C.

  Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

  • Photo stop at the White House
  • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
  • WWII Memorial

  See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center

  Photo stop at U.S. Supreme Court and the Library of Congress

  Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:

  • National Air and Space Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History
  • National Museum of African Art
  • National Museum of American History

  Guided night tour of Washington, D.C.

  • Lincoln Memorial
  • Korean War Veterans Memorial
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

• Day 8: Washington, D.C.

  Explore the Tidal Basin

  • FDR Memorial
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
  • Jefferson Memorial

  Visit the National Archives

  Optional: Spy Museum (including Operation Spy)

  Depart for home

Experience even more

• Day 8: Washington, D.C. and Williamsburg

  Explore the Tidal Basin

  • FDR Memorial
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
  • Jefferson Memorial

  Visit the National Archives

  Optional: Spy Museum (including Operation Spy)

  Drive along Embassy Row

  • View the residence of the Vice President

  Visit the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

  Travel to Williamsburg

• Day 9: Williamsburg and Jamestown

  Take a guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg

  • Capitol
  • Public Gaol
  • 18th-century tavern

  Take a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement

  • Reproductions of original boats used when settlers came to America
  • 17th-century colonial fort
  • Traditional Powhatan Village

  Enjoy an evening activity

• Day 10: Washington, D.C.

  Travel to Washington, D.C.

  Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.

  Depart for home