Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Mid Atlantic

In Washington D.C., you'll see the National World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial on guided monument tours. Head to Charlottesville to tour Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, then visit George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Alexandria to see his tomb and gardens.

Start with a guided tour through the U.S. Capitol building, then head to the National Mall to see the World War II Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and Korean War Memorial. You'll visit George Washington's Mount Vernon estate and walk around the plantation grounds before checking out the cobblestone streets of Old Town Alexandria by the Potomac River. The trip includes Arlington National Cemetery where you'll stop at the Tomb of the Unknowns and Kennedy gravesites, plus a tour of Washington National Cathedral and your pick of either the International Spy Museum or a walking tour about Lincoln's assassination through historic D.C. streets.

See the National World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial during twilight tours of Washington DC's iconic monuments. Walk through Colonial Williamsburg's cobblestone streets with historical reenactors bringing 1770 to life. Tour George Washington's Mount Vernon estate and gardens, then visit Thomas Jefferson's UNESCO-listed Monticello plantation home. Check out The Greenbrier's secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath the resort in White Sulphur Springs.

Take a full-day coach trip from Manhattan to Washington DC and check out the Capitol, White House, and moving monuments around the National Mall. Back in New York, walk through Harlem's historic streets, stroll around Central Park's massive 800-hectare green space, then cross the iconic Brooklyn Bridge to DUMBO for great Manhattan views. You'll find a hidden tennis court at Grand Central Terminal, have authentic Chinese lunch in Chinatown, and grab pizza at one of Brooklyn's famous spots near Domino Park.

Tour Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville with a guide through the main house and gardens, then step into 1770 at Colonial Williamsburg where costumed reenactors bring historic streets and buildings to life. Visit George Washington's Mount Vernon estate along the Potomac River, walking through his home and paying respects at his tomb. See the National World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a monuments tour. Check out Smithsonian treasures at the National Air and Space Museum or National Museum of American History on the National Mall.

You'll tour George Washington's Mount Vernon estate with its formal gardens and Washington's Tomb, then see Thomas Jefferson's Palladian-style Monticello mansion that he designed and redesigned over 40 years. Walk the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park where Lincoln gave his famous address, and check out the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War with the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama.

In Philadelphia, check out Independence National Historic Park, a UNESCO site where you'll see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall—the actual room where the Declaration of Independence was signed. Later, walk along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., which stretches from the Lincoln Memorial all the way to the Capitol Building, and you can stop at the World War II and Vietnam War memorials along the way. You'll also visit George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate in Virginia and tour Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, then head to Gettysburg National Military Park where a Local Specialist brings the famous Civil War battlefield to life.

You'll step inside the Palladian walls of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate with its formal gardens, then head to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown before sitting down to a Colonial-style candlelight dinner at the historic Dobbin House Tavern in Gettysburg.