FOUNDATIONS OF OUR NATION

DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY / SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS / ARCHIVES / TIDAL BASIN MEMORIALS

• After meeting your JE Tour Director at the airport, transfer to Washington DC
• Spend the afternoon exploring the Smithsonian Museums and the National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the US Constitution
• Dinner
• Evening guided walking tour of the Tidal Basin Memorials: Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr., and FDR Memorials
• Check into hotel & conclude the day with devotions

DAY 2: CAPITOL HILL / MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE / WHITE HOUSE / MALL MEMORIALS 

• Breakfast at hotel
• Start your morning on Capitol Hill praying for the leadership of our country
  • Interior guided tour of the US Capitol Building (by appointment)*
  • Interior self-guided visit to the Library of Congress
  • Exterior photo stop on the steps of the Supreme Court
• Lunch
• Afternoon self-guided visit to the Museum of the Bible
• Afternoon exterior visit to the White House*
• Dinner
• Evening guided walking tour of the Mall Memorials: Lincoln, Korea, Vietnam, World War II, and Washington Monument
• Conclude the day with devotions*Congressman meet-and-greets and interior White House tour organized by group.

DAY 3: ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY / MOUNT VERNON / WILLIAMSBURG

• • Breakfast at hotel
  • Remember those who have fought for our country during a guided walking tour of Arlington National Cemetery
    • John F. Kennedy’s gravesite and the Eternal Flame
    • Witness the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier*
  • Quick visit to the Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon visit to George Washington’s Mount Vernon, including an interior guided tour of the mansion, and time to explore the grounds, museums, and education center
  • Depart for Williamsburg
  • Dinner en route
  • Check into Williamsburg hotel and conclude the day with devotions

  
  *Wreath laying at the Tomb organized by JE (based on availability)

DAY 4: COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

• Breakfast
• Explore the world’s largest living history museum of Colonial Williamsburg! This morning you will have a certified Williamsburg guide take you to the Capitol, Governor’s Palace, Duke of Gloucester Street, and more!
• Lunch in Colonial Williamsburg
• Continue to explore Williamsburg on your own! Visit the shops of the town – blacksmith, milliner, silversmith, cabinetmaker, or apothecary. Immerse yourself in the stories of daily life in the 18th century
• Dinner at a Colonial Tavern
• This evening, the group can choose from a variety of evening programs in Williamsburg
• Conclude the day with devotions

DAY 5: JAMESTOWN / TRAVEL DAY

• Breakfast
• Morning guided tour of Jamestown Settlement where you will step into the lives of 17^th century Virginia, in the first permanent English colony in America. Walk through a Powhatan Village, see the ship replicas that brought the English to America, and see a recreation of the Jamestown Fort.
• On your way to the airport, reflect on your week, and where you have experienced/seen God during your tour

STAY LONGER?

• Add day trips to Gettysburg, Monticello, St. John’s Church – Richmond, Philadelphia, and Ministry

ALTERNATE ACTIVITIES

WASHINGTON D.C.

• National Cathedral, Mount Vernon, Spy Museum, National Zoo, Holocaust Museum, Metro Ride, or Ford’s Theater