Full Day Guided Tour Washington DC and Its History From New York

After traveling 4 hours plus a 30 minute stop along the way for breakfast from NY, We will walk through the Arlington Cemetery to the grave of the Kennedy brothers: Robert, Edward and JFK. The tour guide will tell you the history and give explanations. The visit to the Cemetery will last approximately 60 minutes.

Monument dedicated to the Marines who have fought for their Country and inspired by the six soldiers who raised the United States flag on Mount Suribachi in Iwa Jima Japan. Photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

Granite wall with more than 58,000 names in honor of the fallen, missing and captured in the Vietnam War.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

Monument to the 16th President of the United States, sits immortalized in marble as an enduring symbol of unity, strength, and wisdom. The President Abraham Lincoln and who was known for ending slavery after the Civil War.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

Reflected pool famous for the movie Forrest Gump.

Find out why "Freedom Isn't Free" at this innovative memorial honoring Korean War veterans on the National Mall. All of its components, including the walls, stainless steel statues, and the Pool of Remembrance, are dedicated to members of the US Armed Forces who served and sacrificed during the Korean War.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

The World War II Memorial is a memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.
Symbols of America’s triumph in the Second World War are artfully displayed all over the World War II Memorial, which has a splendid fountain at its center. 56 granite columns symbolize unity among the 48 states, seven federal territories and the District of Columbia. The columns form a semi-circle around the memorial’s plaza, with two 43-foot tall arches on opposite sides. The northern arch represents victory in the Atlantic, while the southern arch symbolizes victory in the Pacific.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

Built to honor George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States, the Washington Monument was once the tallest building in the world at just over 555 feet. The monument to the first president of the United States still holds the title of tallest stone structure and obelisk in the world.

The centerpiece of the monument is a 30-foot statue of Dr. King, with his likeness carved into the Stone of Hope, powerfully emerging from two large boulders, known as the Mountain of Despair. Together, they represent poignant words from Dr. King's “I Have a Dream” speech. The text of this speech is engraved on the rock of the Stone: "From the mount of despair, a stone of hope."

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., honors one of the founders of our country, a legendary scholar and revolutionary leader. Jefferson was the nation's third president, its second vice president and its first secretary of state. One of the principal authors of the Declaration of Independence and the founder of the University of Virginia, Jefferson is renowned for his eloquent writing and inventive spirit. This neoclassical memorial features a 19-foot bronze statue of Jefferson and excerpts from the Declaration of Independence.

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. The project was designed by George Washington and built in 1790 under the direction of the Irish-born architect James Hoban, in the Neoclassical style.
We will walk to take pictures 15 min

The J. Edgar Hoover or FBI Building is an office building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington D.C. It is the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Planning for the building began in 1962 and a site was formally selected in January 1963

We will pass in front of the Museum that houses some of the most important documents in the history of mankind, or at least in American history: the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights (one of only four extant copies), and the Magna Carta (one of the four extant copies).

We will walk in front of The United States Capitol that is the building that houses the two chambers of the United States Congress. It is located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington D.C., the nation's capital. A first stage was completed in 1800 and is one of the main tourist attractions in the city.

You will have 1 hour of free time to have lunch and walk freely before starting our trip of approximately 4 hours to New York.