We have three full days to see and enjoy the many sights our capital
city has to offer. Enjoy a tour of the Capitol Building (if open) with
its impressive dome and the White House (just drive by— probably will
not be open for tours) where every American President except George

We have three full days to see and enjoy the many sights our capital
city has to offer. Enjoy a tour of the Capitol Building (if open) with
its impressive dome and the White House (just drive by— probably will
not be open for tours) where every American President except George Washington has lived; visit Arlington National Cemetery and the grave of
President John F. Kennedy, which is marked by the Eternal Flame, and the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier where you will view the Changing of the
Guard; Lincoln Memorial situated in West Potomac Park; the Jefferson
Memorial; the Roosevelt Memorial; the Vietnam Memorial; the World
War II Memorial and the Washington Monument.

We ride down Embassy
Row and see the Washington Cathedral…the Smithsonian Museums, the
National Air and Space Museum, the Museums of American and Natural
History. We will see the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the
famous Watergate Buildings. George Washington’s Mount Vernon is not
only America’s most popular historic home—it is also the country’s oldest
historic preservation project. As you walk through the Mansion adorned
with original heirlooms, you will explore history frst hand and get to know
the “real” George Washington.

On the April departure, you should be able
to enjoy the beauty of the Japanese Cherry Trees. The annual springtime
festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 Japanese cherry trees from
Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki, who gave the trees to Washington in an effort
to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan.
You will see hundreds of cherry trees which line the Tidal Basin . . .nature’s
foral tribute to the season! Summer tour spends July 4th in Washington
for all the special holiday activities as freworks light up the sky. Regardless
of when you visit our nation’s capital, you will agree that it is always
beautiful and there is much to see and do.

We can now say that we have a better understanding of our nation, its rich
history, and its center of government. We arrive back in Knoxville by late
afternoon anxious to share our trip with family and friends.