Environmental D.C., and Harper's Ferry, WV - 5 Days
Day 1 - Arrive in the afternoon.
Afternoon:
Introduction and Orientation to National Mall.
Evening:
Iwo Jima Memorial, Kennedy Center, Canadian Embassy, Metro ride.
Check into hotel for 3 nights.
Day 2 - Branches of Government and Balance of Powers
Morning:
Capitol Hill Area - Capitol Building, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, House of Representatives / Senate Chambers and Offices*. Eat lunch in Capitol Hill area.
Afternoon:
National Botanical Gardens. White House* area – Lafayette Park, Ellipse. City / Landscape Planning at Freedom Plaza. Department of the Interior.
Evening:
Presidential Memorials - FDR, Jefferson, National Archives.
Day 3 - Focus: “Freedom is not Free”
Morning:
Arlington Cemetery – JFK / RFK gravesite, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier changing of the guard, Space Shuttle Memorials, Lee Mansion. Metro Ride.
Afternoon:
Smithsonian Museums: Air & Space, American Indian (new), American History, Natural History.
Evening:
War Memorials: WWII, Vietnam, Korea, Lincoln Memorial, Einstein statue
Day 4 - Focus: Cultural and Environmental Conservation
Morning:
Roosevelt Island – Theodore Roosevelt Memorial. Great Falls, MD – C & O Canal hike to Great Falls (4 miles total).
Afternoon:
Proceed to Harper’s Ferry, WV (1½ hours). Site of John Brown slave uprising, historic building preservation, confluence of Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. Mid-point of Appalachian Trail. (Georgia to Maine) Short hike to Jefferson’s rock with overlook. Wade in the waters.
Evening:
Return to DC. Sunset/Moonrise over city from Netherlands Carillon.
Day 5 - Focus: Role of the Citizen
Morning:
Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, Lunch in Old Town Alexandria.
Afternoon:
Ford’s Theater, Peterson House and gift shops, Holocaust Museum – Daniel’s Story.
Alternative Sites: (to do these would require sacrificing some of the above or adding an extra day) National Cathedral and Embassy Row, Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum (new), More Smithsonian time, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, National Zoo (Panda stop), Pentagon.
Evening:
Return home.
*Internal tours of the White House and Meetings with Congressmen may be arranged by writing your Congressperson’s office well in advance.
