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Washington, DC
DAYS 5 & 6 HEAD FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Segway tour Follow the Historic National Road west to Frederick. Take a walking
tour and learn about battlefi eld surgery in the National Museum of Civil
War Medicine before heading south for Antietam, scene of the bloodiest
single-day’s fi ghting in the whole Civil War.
Next stop is Winchester, Virginia, the oldest English settlement
west of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Visit the
Museum of the Shenandoah
Valley, designed by noted
architect Michael Graves.
It tells the story of the
great valley after which it is
named.
Visit awesome Luray
Caverns, then motor on up
DAYS 1 & 2 WASHINGTON, DC: THE OBAMAS’ to the spectacular Skyline
Luray Ca
verns
BACKYARD Drive in the 200,000-acre
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have put Washington, Shenandoah National Park.
DC on the world stage. It’s an exciting, action-packed city – and you’ll Plunge into thick forestland along a curvy mountaintop road that opens
be amazed at how many attractions are free. Look out, too, for the up to distant mountain vistas. Hike along more than 500 miles of trails,
famous sights you’ve seen on TV and in the movies. or take a guided ranger tour or horseback ride.
T_h e Obamas have been busily discovering DC for themselves. T_h e As you head south, the Drive becomes the Blue Ridge Parkway,
historic Hay-Adams Hotel was the site for Michelle Obama’s Vogue ‘America’s favourite drive’, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2010.
cover shoot, while B Smith’s, the Southern restaurant in historic Union Continue on to Roanoke, the largest city on the Parkway. Discover
Station, is where the First Lady lunched with a DC Congresswoman. its railroad heritage and wealth of outdoor recreation in the heart of the
You’ll see lifelike fi gures of the First Couple at Madame Tussauds, and, Blue Ridge Mountains.
for dinner, head to Equinox, the restaurant where Barack took Michelle
for her birthday. DAY 7 CHARLOTTESVILLE: RED, WHITE & BREW!
With world-famous museums such as the Smithsonian Institution Next stop: Charlottesville – a college town with a sophisticated vibe.
and the intriguing International Spy Museum, combined with hip T_h e surrounding area is famous for wineries, but you can also opt for
new restaurants, vibrant nightlife, eclectic neighbourhoods and terrifi c the ‘Red, White and Brew’ ale-and-beer trail that meanders through
shopping, you’ll get your Capital Region holiday off to a fantastic start in the Blue Ridge foothills. Don’t miss Monticello, T_h omas Jeff erson’s
Washington, DC. magnifi cent mountaintop legacy.

DAYS 3 & 4 BOOMTOWN BALTIMORE DAY 8 HISTORIC RICHMOND
Maryland’s vibrant Baltimore knows how to party. Head for the Inner En route to Williamsburg, Richmond is a must-stop. Step into the newly-
Harbor, where the top of the World Trade Center gives a great view over renovated state Capitol building designed by T_h omas Jeff erson, see the
the entire city. T_h en go exploring. Make tracks to the brilliant Baltimore statuary of Southern Civil War heroes along Monument Avenue, cruise
& Ohio Railroad Museum or take in a dolphin show at the National along the downtown canal built by George Washington, or check out the
Aquarium. In the evening, enjoy the Inner Harbor’s relaxed, happy dozen themed gardens at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
atmosphere enlivened by musicians and street performers.
One ‘must see’ is Fort McHenry. In the War of 1812, a British fl eet
Virginia State
Capitol, Richmond
expected to breeze into Baltimore unopposed. Instead, the ‘upstart’
Americans put up a fi erce resistance. ‘By dawn’s early light’ their huge
fl ag still fl ew defi antly over the fort, giving inspiration for America’s
national anthem, T_h e Star-Spangled Banner.
Celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of this very last war
between Britain and America begin in 2010.
Fort McHenry
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