Tuesday, April 21

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

• Iwo Jima Marine Memorial

• Air Force Memorial

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Wreath Laying Ceremony (depending on availability)

• Kennedy Graves

• Lee House

• Among other graves

1:15 p.m. Depart for Lunch TBD

2:30 p.m. Depart for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,

100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024

(Depending on Ticket Availability)

4:30 p.m. Depart for a memorial tour:  WWII, Vietnam, Lincoln, and Korean Memorials 

6:15 p.m. Depart for Dinner at Carmines: 425 7th Street NW | Washington, D.C. 

7:45 p.m.  Depart for the hotel, we’ll be at this hotel the next two nights.

Hilton Garden Inn Washington, DC Downtown

815 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20005

Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown

Wednesday, April 22

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for Mount Vernon home of General George Washington, 

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121

Grounds Tour

Mansion tour

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Mount Vernon

12:15 pm Depart for the Capitol Building 

(Drop off at Garfield Circle ℅ Maryland and 1st SW.)

• Group Picture in front of the Capitol

• Capitol Visitors Center Museum see the following:

• DC through time series

• Plaster mold of the statue called Freedom

• Use the tunnel to visit the Library of Congress

2:45 p.m. Tour the Library of Congress, be sure to visit the Reading Room, Jefferson’s

 Collection, and the Gutenberg Bible 

3:15 p.m. Meet downstairs near the restrooms and exit to walk out to the bus together

The bus picks us up at the Peace Monument at 1st and Pennsylvania NW.

3:30 p.m. Depart for the African American Museum of History and Culture

5:00 p.m. Depart for an afternoon tour….The White House, Washington Monument,

 MLK Jr. Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial

6:30 p.m. Depart for a pizza party and swim time at the hotel

8:00 p.m. Story time with Ole Bess

 Thursday, April 23

7:00 Breakfast  

8:00 Depart for the Museum of the Bible, 400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024

11:00 Depart for the National Mall Smithsonian Museum of choice, 

The bus will drop us off on Madison Ave.

• American History Museum or the Natural History Museum

• Lunch on your own at the museums or food trucks (money provided)

• Gift shops in the museums

1:30   Depart for the National Cathedral 2:20 and 2:25 reservations

3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

3:15  Depart for the National Zoo

3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

4:30 Depart for Medieval Times Dinner Tournament and Theatre

7000 Arundel Mills Cir, Hanover, MD 21076

7:00     Medieval Times Dinner Show

9:00 Depart for home, 3101 Leonard St NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Friday, April 24

9:00 am Approximate Arrival Home