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Pack Your Bags! Founding Fathers Tour, VA Mount Vernon, Monticello and Montpelier

November 12, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

$1055.00

Lincroft Main Campus, Parking lot #1
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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

 

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