Great Cities of the Northeast
Historic New England to The Big Apple 
and Washington DC T1941
How about a tour that visits historic New England cities, exciting New York City, Philadelphia & Washington DC? This terrific tour introduces us to America's Glorious and colorful Heritage.

Day 1 We will arrange your flight or motor coach transportation to historic Boston. Massachussetts. Check in to our comfortable hotel for the night.

Day 2 Enjoy breakfast in Beantown. We take the "Old Town Trolley" this morning at our leisure. The trolley makes frequent stops at points of interest where we can stop for a while and then continue. We can hop on and hop off at Faneuil Hall, the Bull and Finch Pub (famous as Cheer's on Television) or step into Paul Revere's House. Ride the elevators up 60 stories to the top of John Hancock Building and later walk through nearby Boston Common. Step back into history by boarding the USS Constitution (the world's oldest functional warship) and walking the famous battlefield known as Bunker Hill. The miniature battlefield diorama here is quite interesting.

Day 3 We have a full day to explore historic Boston on our own. We can arrange a tour to Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod and a walk along Freedom Trail is highly recommended.
Day 4 Our motor coach departs for Newport, Rhode Island. We visit the exorbitant Vanderbilt Mansion and continue through picturesque New England countryside to New York City. We feature a special dinner this evening.

Day 5 An expert local guide will show us the "Big Apple". We'll see the Empire State Building, Little Italy, Chinatown, Greenwich Village, Wall Street, and the World Trade Center memorial sight. Central park and Broadway await us. We drive to Battery Park where we can depart for the Statue of Liberty, the grand lady of New York. We can arrange tickets to a professional sporting event such as hockey, basketball or baseball.

Day 6 Visit the amazing Metropolitan Museum or other incredible museums and this evening we can visit a popular Broadway show.

Day 7 After breakfast we head south to Pennsylvania. We tour the historic landmarks of Philadelphia, including the Liberty Bell and Independence National Historic Park. Continue to Washington, DC.

Day 8 Washington is such a great city! See the famous Whitehouse, Capital Hill, the Mall (no shopping in this mall), Washington Memorial and the F.B.I Building. Learn of how the original Whitehouse was burned to the ground by an invasion of Redcoats! We enjoy a special dinner out tonight and then we walk the Vietnam War Memorial and the Korean War memorial.

Day 9 We cross the Potomac River to Arlington National Cemetery today. We see the "Changing of the Guard", the tomb of the unknown soldiers (one of whom was removed), the JFK Memorial and the Challenger Shuttle Memorial. Continue to Mount Vernon, which was the home of George. Washington. We step back into colonial America with tool shops, smokehouses, and gardens that dot this historic homestead. In the afternoon we visit the amazing Smithsonian. Vast exhibits include the fabled Hope Diamond, the gowns of First Ladies, and we can walk through the Apollo Rocket and Air and Space Museum. Touch an actual piece of moon rock. Return to our hotel.

Day 10 Transfer to the airport for our flight home or travel home by motor coach.

Interesting tour extensions could include traveling south to Florida (or the Carolinas) or taking the train from Union Station in Washington to New Orleans, Memphis, Branson or Nashville. Let us design a tour for you that includes Niagara Falls, a chocolate factory and an Amish farm. How about traveling north to Atlantic Canada or Historic French speaking Quebec.