Eastern US & Canada Discovery

Welcome to New York City! At 6:00 pm, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome drink.

The Big Apple & Brotherly Love Orientation drive through New York City en route to Philadelphia for a city tour focusing on the highlights of this historic city, the “Birthplace of the Nation.” During your free time, you may want to visit the Liberty Bell, National Constitution Center, or enjoy lunch and shopping at Reading Terminal Market. Continue south to Washington DC, the nation’s capital. (B) TOUR HIGHLIGHT Philadelphia’s proud history spans the American Revolution through its emergence as a major force in modern culture, sports, music, and business. ENHANCED FREE TIME Explore more in Philadelphia with a visit to the legendary Liberty Bell, bearing the timeless message: "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof." The bell once rang out from Independence Hall to summon lawmakers to work and citizens to gather for important news. Go beyond the iconic crack to learn how this State House bell was transformed into an extraordinary symbol of civil rights with a message of freedom and hope.

Monumental Memorials Sightseeing with a Local Guide to see the [LOCAL FAVORITE] nation’s legendary landmarks. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure where you may wish to visit the museums of the Smithsonian Institution, tour the National Cathedral, wander the stacks at the Library of Congress, or walk through the historic Georgetown neighborhood lined with brick rowhouses, unique restaurants and stylish shops. Join us for an optional dinner tonight at one of Washington’s favorite restaurants, followed by an illumination tour of some of the city’s most beautiful monuments. (B) LOCAL FAVORITE Your Local Guide shares the iconic and patriotic monuments to American sacrifice and freedom commemorated in moving memorials. Marvel at the stately and sometimes somber remembrances of heroes and visionaries who shaped the American legacy. See the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial, and the Vietnam and Korean War Veterans Memorials on the National Mall. Stop for photo opportunities at the Washington Monument, White House, and historic Capitol Hill.

Pennsylvania’s Past & Present Journey further through Pennsylvania to Williamsport, a former leader in the lumber industry located at the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains and on the Susquehanna River. Today the lumber barons are long gone but their Victorian mansions still stand, and the town has traded lumber for America’s favorite pastime, baseball. (B) TOUR HIGHLIGHT Williamsport was an important point in the Underground Railroad. In 1867, Frederick Douglass spoke to a crowd at The Doebler House, a hotel that possibly worked with the Underground Railroad, housing people as they moved north. The Freedom Road area offered caves in wooded areas, barns, secret hiding places, and the friends and family of Daniel Hughes discreetly provided shelter, food, and assistance to people traveling north to freedom.