of care, healing and courage. Tour Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, site of America’s bloodiest single day of combat. Continue to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; after lunch at a historic inn, hear pivotal stories as you drive with an expert through some of the battlefields, eerily peaceful today. Meals BLD
5. HARPERS FERRY TO SHENANDOAH A multi-sensory experience at Gettysburg National Military Park’s Visitor Center brings the battles of July 1-3, 1863, to life. Then it’s on to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of abolitionist John Brown’s failed 1859 raid on the town’s federal arsenal. Ride the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park; overnight at Big Meadows Lodge inside the park. Meals BLD
6. MONTPELIER & U. OF VIRGINIA A visit to Montpelier, estate of President James Madison, looks at life between the Revolution and the Civil War; see archaeological work in progress. In Charlottesville, visit the University of Virginia’s Rotunda and Grounds, Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village. Meals BD
7. MONTICELLO & CHARLOTTESVILLE Feel Thomas Jefferson’s presence throughout your guided visit to Monticello, the house he designed outside Charlottesville; learn how the realities of plantation life did not always fit with the founding father’s principles of equality and liberty. After lunch at 18th-century Michie Tavern, enjoy a Tauck Exclusive: a private presentation by Dr. Leni Sorensen, African American Research Historian for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello. Meals BL
8. APPOMATTOX TO RICHMOND Head to Appomattox Court House; visit the reconstructed house where on April 9, 1865, Generals R. E. Lee and U. S. Grant agreed to terms leading to the reunification of the nation. Continue to Richmond and a 3-night stay at the city’s finest hotel. Meals BLD
9. RICHMOND & THE CONFEDERACY Visit the Rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol, where Robert E. Lee accepted command of state military forces. Examine the life of C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis at the White House of the Confederacy and the Museum of the Confederacy. Experience the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar and the
Tredegar Works, and enjoy a Tauck Exclusive: a historian shares insights on Tredegar and “industrial slavery.” Meals B
10. HISTORY AT PETERSBURG Relive the siege of Petersburg at Petersburg National Battlefield; view re-creations of troop bunkers and officers’ quarters. In an interactive experience at Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, assume the identity of an actual soldier. Tonight, enjoy a farewell reception and dinner at your five-star hotel. Meals BLD
11. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Richmond. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included from The Jefferson Hotel to Richmond Int’l Airport; allow two hours for check-in. A one-time early-morning courtesy transfer is offered to Washington, DC airports for guests departing from Reagan Nat’l Airport after 12 noon or from Dulles Int’l Airport after 1:00 PM. Meals B
11 DAYS FROM $4,190* (10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches & 7 Dinners)
BEGINS WASHINGTON, DC
Apr 6, 16, 27 May 7, 18 Jun 8 Sep 10, 21, 28 Oct 8, 19
Dates in blue indicate Small Group Departures averaging 24 Tauck guests, priced from $4890 per person double; specific dates apply.
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PRICE PER PERSON
Double $4190 Single $5281 Triple $3857 *Airfare is additional.
Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before or after your tour and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.
FINEHOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS
Night 1-3 The Mayflower® Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel Washington, DC
Night 4 Night 5
Wyndham Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA
Big Meadows Lodge Shenandoah National Park, VA
Night 6,7 Omni Charlottesville Hotel Charlottesville, VA
Night 8-10 The Jefferson Hotel Richmond, VA
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
Tauck Value Includes
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Exclusive early admission to view Founding Documents & private, behind-the-scenes experience with an insider at the National Archives
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Presentation on events leading up to the Civil War by a noted historian in Washington, DC
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Filmed vignettes on the Civil War by Ken Burns
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private lecture on slavery & plantation life by Dr. Leni Sorensen of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello
TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private meeting with a Richmond Civil War historian at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
Guided visits to some of the war’s “most hallowed ground” at Arlington National Cemetery and Antietam, Gettysburg & Petersburg national battlefields
Interactive experience at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
Visits to Monticello, Montpelier, Harpers Ferry, Ford’s Theatre & Appomattox
23 meals (10 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners); service charges, airport transfers, gratuities to local guides, admission fees & more
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