Washington DC Day Trip From New York

Enjoy a fascinating, fully guided bus day tour from New York to Washington, D.C. on the best tour of the Capital of the United States. Learn the history of the colonies, the American Revolution and the Civil War. We’ll depart on our fully guided tour from New York south, passing through the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland before arriving to the nation's capital. See Capitol Hill home of the US Congress – and learn about the structure of the U.S. government. Stop at the White House, home to the President of the United States and the West Wing. We'll visit the Vietnam Memorial to understand how this event changed the country. Visit Arlington Cemetery where over 200,000 soldiers have been buried since the Civil War and visit John F. Kennedy's gravesite, our 35th President. Spend time at the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum, a monument to the technology of the twentieth century. Exhibits include the Kitty Hawk, Spirit of St. Louis, command modules from space flights like Apollo 11 and of course, a panoramic city tour before we depart back north, to an early evening arrival in New York City. At the end of the day, we will return to the departure point for drop-off. This is our most popular tour for many reasons - the history, the politics, the beauty of the city and the amazing contrast to New York! Itinerary The Washington DC tour departs New York south passing through the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland before arriving directly to the nation's capital. We'll start with a visit to the world famous Arlington National Cemetery, where we'll visit the Kennedy family gravesite. From there, we'll continue to visit the Lincoln, Korean and Vietnam Memorials. Our next stop is The White House with a view of the West Wing. The Air and Space Museum is our next stop and then on to Capitol Hill where you'll see the US Capitol, home of the US Senate and House of Representatives - the core of the US government. Depart north to New York for an early evening arrival in Manhattan.