Summertime in DC 2025

Pick-Up Locations

5:15 AM - Dubois
5:45 AM - Clearfield
6:15 AM - Philipsburg
6:45 AM - State College
7:15 AM - Tyrone
7:30 AM - Duncansville

Please arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes prior to depature.

Day 1

Travel to Washington DC with brerkfast stop (on own) and comfort stops en route.
Arrive at Mount Vernon around Noon-time for lunch onsite before touring Mount Vernon. Guided tour of Old Town Alexandria before dinner (incuded) at a local favorite in Old Town Alexandria. Check into your hotel following dinner: Courtyard Alexandria Old Town/Southwest (2700 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22314)

Day 2

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Meet guide for the day.
o Stop at the White House for a photo opportunity!
Depart for a guided Monument Tour:
o Stop at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This privately funded memorial has drawn millions who have come to touch over the 50,000 names, make pencil rubbings and leave flowers, letters, flags and personal mementos.
o Stop at The Lincoln Memorial, overlooking the Reflecting Pool, was patterned on a classic Greek temple. Inside, inscriptions from his Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural Address flank the 19-foot marble statue of our 16th President.
o Stop at The Korean War Veterans Memorial. The triangular field contains nineteen ground troopers, clad in foul weather ponchos, fully equipped for battle. Representing those who supported the ground troops are hundreds of faces etched on a polished granite wall.
Meet Motorcoach and Depart.
Lunch on Own at The Wharf (760 Maine Ave SW Washington, DC 20024) The Wharf is DC's most exciting waterfront neighborhood. It is home to over 80 restaurants and shops!
Depart and Drive Through Embassy Row
Arrive at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens for a guided tour. The mansion is the former home of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and features one of the most comprehensive collections of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Russian Imperial art outside of Russia, as well as an extensive collection of eighteenth-century French decorative arts. Highlights include a diamond crown worn by Empress Alexandra at her marriage to Nicholas II; Beauvais tapestries designed by François Boucher; two Imperial Easter eggs by Carl Fabergé; La Nuit by William-Adolphe Bouguereau; and a collection of costumes and accessories worn by Mrs. Post or her family. The greenhouse and formal gardens are set among 25 acres of wooded hillsides located in the heart of Washington, D.C.
Enjoy Free time and Dinner on own at the National Harbor! *Reservations Highly Recommended.
Depart for Hotel for the evening around 8 PM

Day 3

Enjoy breakfast included at the hotel prior to checking out. Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery- Meet Guide and Meet Guide. No land in American is more sacred than this square mile. It is America's shrine to valor and sacrifice. This is the final resting place for President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy, Audie Murphy, prizefighter Joe Louis, and thousands of soldiers from every major U.S. war. The Cemetery is the former plantation and home of Civil War General Robert E. Lee. Arlington House, Space Shuttle Challenger Astronauts' Memorial, and Monuments to nearly every major sacrifice that affected our country are located within these 624 + acres. The Tomb of the Unknowns speaks of a nation's debt to the many whose ultimate sacrifice helped make a nation free. Arlington averages 27 to 30 funerals, including interments and inurnments, each weekday, and six to eight services on Saturday. The crews, service members, and groundskeepers follow an elaborate choreography to ensure each funeral feels like it is the only one taking place.
o Tram tickets are included for your visit.
o Changing of the Guard: The guard is changed every hour on the hour. Plan to be at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 10 minutes prior to the ceremony in order to be seated on the steps.
o Visitors of 18 years of age and older must present a valid U.S. State or Federal government-issued photo identification (ie: current Driver's License or Passport). Visitors 16 and 17 years of age who do not have a U.S. State or Federal government-issued photo ID may present an official school-issued photo identification.
Guided Monument Tour:
o Stop at The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The long-awaited memorial utilizes landscape elements to powerfully convey three fundamental and recurring themes of Dr. King's life: justice, democracy, and hope. The memorial is a quiet and receptive space, yet at the same time, powerful and emotionally evocative, reflecting the spirit of the message Dr. King delivered and the role he played in society. The King Memorial is intended to be personally transformative for visitors, building a sense of commitment to the promise of positive change and active citizenship.
o Stop at The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. This memorial to FDR combines sculpture, water and natural landscape to forge a dramatic setting for recounting the events and terms of office of the nation's 32nd President. The FDR is unique among the memorials of Washington, DC. Its shade trees, waterfalls, statuary, and quiet alcoves create the feeling of a secluded garden rather than an imposing structure. The memorial is divided into four outdoor galleries, or rooms, one for each of FDR's terms in office. Water cascades and quiet pools are present throughout.
o Stop at The Jefferson Memorial. The 19-foot statue of the third president stands beneath a rotunda inscribed with passages from the Declaration of Independence and Jefferson's other famous writings. Looking from the memorial across the Tidal Basin provides an unforgettable view of the city

1:30 PM Visit your choice of the Smithsonian Institution's Museums on the National Mall. Lunch on Own at the museum's cafes. Please note, while admission to Smithsonian Museums is free, tickets are required to visit some Museums and must be acquired in advance/based on availability for walk up admission and are NOT included and should be acquired by passengers in advance.
Depart at 4 PM for home with dinner stop enroute.

Approx Returns

8:45 PM Duncansville
9:00 PM Tyrone
9:30 PM State College
10:00 PM Philipsburg
10:30 PM Clearfield
11:00 PM Dubois

PLEASE NOTE:

Itinerary is subject to change due to available booking dates and circumstances at government buildings beyond control. Fullington reserves the right to update the itinerary as needed with or without prior notice.

FB=Full Breakfast, D=Dinner