Wednesday Excursion to the National Mall

ISIT organizers will lead all interested participants and their companions on a tour to the National Mall. We will leave the hotel on Wednesday at 1:30PM and take the Metro from Woodley Park to Metro Center (Red Line) and then on to Smithsonian (Orange/Blue Line). The one-way fare is $1.10. The National Mall is bounded by the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. At its center is the Washington Monument. Numerous museums line the mall, including the Air and Space Museum, the Hirshhorn, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of American History, and the Museum of Natural History. A wonderful afternoon is anticipated for all who choose to join us on a visit to this uniquely American place.

Motor coach tour of Washington DC: Embassy Row, Arlington Cemetery, main monuments and other sights.
Cost: $20 (purchase at registration desk) plus $5.25 (cash) for optional tram ride at Arlington Cemetery.

Details: Step off the coach and visit Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean and Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorials (photo stop). Board Arlington National Cemetery's tram tour for the Changing of the Guard, as well as the Kennedy grave sites. View from the coach the U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, House and Senate Office Buildings, F.B.I., White House, Federal Triangle, Embassy Row, Georgetown, US Navy Memorial and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Thursday, June 28, 10AM - 2:30PM (approx.)

Tour of Mount Vernon (George Washington’s estate) and Old Town Alexandria.
Cost: $20 (purchase at registration desk) plus $9.00 (cash) for admission to Mt. Vernon.

Details: Visit the State of Virginia and the Home of George Washington. Step of the coach and visit: Christ Church, Mount Vernon - George Washington's home, gardens and farm. View from the coach: the quaint seaport town of Old Town Alexandria, Fort Washington, The Pentagon, Crystal City, VA.