PENNSYLVANIA Lancaster Gettysburg MARYLAND VIRGINIA WEST Triangle VIRGINIA Maximum Elevation: 2,300 ft. Williamsburg
Washington, DC Mt. Vernon
DELAWARE Philadelphia JERSEY NEW
to the 250-year-old Betsy Ross House. You’ll also visit the National Constitution Center and see Freedom Rising, a multimedia production that tells the story of the U.S. Constitution. Spend the remainder of the day exploring this historic city as you please. Meals B
Day 1 – Arrive Philadelphia Tour begins: 5:00 PM at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia. Welcome to Philadelphia, your first stop on America’s historic “road to independence.” A transfer is included from Philadelphia International Airport to the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, set in a perfect location in the heart of the city on Logan Square. Join us for a welcome reception and dinner at the hotel this evening. Meals D
Day 2 – Step back in time on a tour of city sights They call Philadelphia the “City of Brotherly Love.” Explore it on a guided sightseeing tour that begins at Independence National Historic Park. You’ll learn a lot about Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia on a walk through Independence Hall, the place where delegates from the original 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence and where the U.S. Constitution was adopted. See the 2,000-pound Liberty Bell, in its home at the Liberty Bell Center, and take a ride aboard a horse-drawn carriage
Day 3 – Amish Country and Civil War Gettysburg Lancaster County, the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is home to Amish farms powered by horse and plow, without modern-day conveniences. Follow the extraordinary story of an Amish family at the state-of-the-art Amish Experience F/X Theater, then visit a homestead and have a family-style lunch. Travel through Pennsylvania farmland to Gettysburg for a memorable visit to Gettysburg National Military Park. Tour the park with a guide who shares insights about some of the most important conflicts in this significant 1863 Civil War battle; the 20,000-acre battlefield was also the site of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. At an exclusive, private dessert reception tonight, a storyteller in period garb recounts the experience of a civilian who was caught in town July of 1863 – historical, educational and compelling! Meals BLD
Day 4 – Learn about the U.S. Marines & dine colonially Cross the infamous Mason-Dixon Line, the historic divider between north and south, as your journey through American history continues.
Every object tells a story on your Tauck Bridges trip
through history... a lunar module at the National Air & Space Museum... a now-silent cannon at Gettysburg... a road sign that says it all in Amish Country
32 Patriots of America #1 IN GUIDED FAMILY TRAVEL
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