0520 - Pack Your Bags! Founding Fathers Tour, VA Mount Vernon, Monticello and Montpelier
Course Description
Delve into the lives and explore the homes of three of America’s most fascinating historic figures.
Day One – George Washington’s Mount Vernon
- Guided Tour of George Washington’s mansion, one of the most iconic 18th-century homes in America.
- Plated lunch with a character from Washington’s World at The Mount Vernon Inn
- Walking Tour of the Estate culminating in a private wreath laying at General Washington’s Tomb.
- Check into The Omni Charlottesville Hotel, in the heart of Market Street
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Day Two – Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
- Breakfast at the Hotel
- Visit The Rotunda at the University of Virginia designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and academic heart of the University inspired by the Pantheon in Rome
- Guided Tour of the Home & Grounds of Monticello, “Little Mountain,” Jefferson’s home from 1770 until his death in 1826 (boxed lunch provided)
- Dinner at the historic Michie Tavern for a taste of 18th century fare
- Time on your own to explore Downtown Market Street
Day Three – James Madison’s Montpelier
- Breakfast and check out
- Guided tour of Montpelier, home of James Madison and his beloved wife Dolly, America’s first “First Lady.” (boxed lunch provided)
- Stop in Alexandria – guided tour of Old Town Alexandria
- Dinner at Union Street Public house
All meals included
- Trips leave from Parking Lot #1 from the Lincroft Campus
- Buses depart according to schedule