Day 1
Day 1
Welcome to Washington DC
Rest stops along the way, with lunch on our own. Arrive at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Carrollton/Landover, MD our home for the next three nights. Dinner tonight is included at the Golden Corral Buffet.
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Day 2
Day 2
Washington DC
Complete, full and hearty Breakfast at the Hotel. Following breakfast, we head into our Nation’s Capital making our way to Arlington National Cemetery for a Tourmobile Ride (included) to the Grave of the Three Kennedy Brothers JFK, Bobby, & Teddy, and the very moving Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We’ll drive by the Pentagon, Site of the 9/11 plane strike. We’ll enjoy lunch this afternoon, at Carmine’s Legendary Italian Restaurant. After lunch we continue our tour to the Memorials (WWII, M.L.K., F.D.R., Jefferson). We’ll enjoy dinner tonight at the Union Station Food Court (on our own). Washington is truly a breathtaking city, and tonight you will experience an ILLUMINATED NIGHT TOUR of our nation’s Capital. We’ll stop and disembark the motorcoach for a walk to the White House Beautifully Illuminated for a presentation, take in Washington’s great monuments and memorials with an illuminated view of our National Capital from the west front.
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Day 3
Day 3
Washington DC
Breakfast at the Hotel. We begin our day with visits to the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and Korean War Memorial. We then allow you to choose your next stop at one of the many Smithsonian Museums On the Mall (Natural History, Art (3), National History & Technology, Sculpture, African Art, Native American, etc.) or you may continue with our Tour Director to the NEW National Air & Space Museum at Dulles (which is home to the Space Shuttle Discovery, the Enola Gay, Cruise Missiles, Concorde, Blackbird & the 7 Story Observation Tower overlooking Dulles Airport). Lunch is on our own today. This evening we celebrate our time together with another scrumptious dinner (included) with a Musical Production at Toby’s Dinner Theater.
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Day 4
Day 4
Washington DC to Home
Breakfast at the Hotel. We then head north with a special rest stop in Liberty Park, NJ for a view of the New York City Skyline, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the emergence of One World Trade Center in the skyline. We’ll arrive home this evening with incredible memories of our Patriot Visit to our Nation’s Capital.

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Day 1

Welcome to Washington DC

The trip was spoiled by a detour from Marblehead (which is 2 hrs to Newport) to westborough a 1 1/2 hr detour on a bus..left MBHD at 630 am arrived in Newport,RI 10am Our time in Newport was nice, seeing 2 mansions and lunch.we left Newport at 345pm Arrived in Marblehead at 715 another 3 1/2 hrs on the road..why were the Marblehead clients put in the position for both detours??? Should you have brought the Marblehead people directly back and detoured to westborough on the way back. Also the tour guide was not educated in the history of the area. Would to use this company again.

By Nancy M for Marblehead COA - Newport Christmas Mansions - Monday 12/8/25 on Dec 18, 2025

Thank you for a fun experience. A few items. The bus driver was great, unfortunately we were seated in the back and it took about an hour to warm up on a chilly morning. That bus was cold. (Understand you have to turn off heat going thru Boston tunnel but it shouldn't have taken that long to warm up.) The guide was kind, considerate with a warm friendly way about her and also nice enough to bring water and energy bars which we appreciated very much - thanks. We did feel our guide lacked information. We had done some research fortunately on the Newport Mansions before the trip. Our guide promised "lots of juicy gossip, stories" and instead told the same story twice and missed out on a lot of amazing Vanderbilt history that we felt she really should have known. Certainly it's available online, using the app and at the house so it IS available but we were a little surprised how little the guide shared in person and did think she should be more knowledgeable. Fun outing overall, great homes, lovely views. Thanks.

By Clare W for Marblehead COA - Newport Christmas Mansions - Monday 12/8/25 on Dec 17, 2025

Just got back from a wonderful trip to Nashville. It was our first time traveling with Best of Times and we would not hesitate to travel with them again. Everything was taken care of from flights to transportation to tickets for shows. Kevin and Rebecca were fantastic. A really fun time.

By Jayne D for Bay Path Eve Sch -Nashville's Ctry Xmas 2025 - w/Vince Gill, Amy Grant on Dec 17, 2025

Our guide and driver were great but it was a very long day. I was not made aware that this trip included other groups which had to be collected before we headed to the final destination. However I felt adequate time was allowed to visit both houses and to have lunch/shop.

By Maria F for Salem, MA Sr. Ctr- Newport Christmas Mansions - Monday 12/8/25 on Dec 17, 2025

Had a good time. Kevin gave clear explanations and repeated several times so everyone understood. Hotel accommodation was very good and the Rockettes fantastic!