New York City, Washington DC & Niagara Falls

Welcome to the “Big Apple!” Your Tour Director is available from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. this afternoon to answer any questions. Settle in and perhaps begin exploring New York City, home to world-famous landmarks, diverse neighborhoods, and restaurants serving cuisine from around the globe.

Discover New York City on a guided sightseeing tour featuring some of its most recognizable landmarks, including Broadway, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the 9/11 Memorial. This afternoon and evening are free to explore on your own. Visit a museum, browse the city’s famous shops, stroll through Central Park, or take in a Broadway show. With so many options, it’s hard to choose!

Depart Manhattan and travel across New Jersey to Philadelphia, the birthplace of American independence. The “City of Brotherly Love” is home to some of the nation’s most important historic landmarks, including Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed, and the Liberty Bell. Your orientation tour also features modern city highlights, including the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art made famous in the movie Rocky. Stop for lunch at Reading Terminal Market, one of America’s largest and oldest public markets, where you can try local favorites like Philly cheesesteaks or traditional Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine. Continue to Washington, DC, the nation’s capital, for a 2-night stay. This evening, consider joining an optional dinner and illumination tour that showcases the city’s most famous monuments and memorials after dark.

Discover the landmarks and monuments that define the nation’s capital on a half-day sightseeing tour with a Local Guide. Visit the Lincoln Memorial, see the Washington Monument and Ford’s Theatre, where President Lincoln was assassinated, and stop for photos at Capitol Hill and the White House. The afternoon is free for independent exploration. Perhaps visit the National Museum of American History to see Dorothy’s ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz, the National Museum of Natural History to see fascinating dinosaur exhibits and the Hope Diamond, or the National Gallery of Art, home to the only original Leonardo da Vinci oil painting in the Western Hemisphere.