ITINERARY:
DAY 1
7:00 am - Drive to the George Washington Birthplace National Monument (69 miles, 1 hour 49 minutes)
- Admission: free
- View the exhibits and film in the Visitor Center
- Walk through the Living Colonial Farm
10:30 am - Drive to George Washington's Ferry Farm (35 miles, 54 minutes)
- Admission: $8.00 adults, $4.00 students, free ages 6-under
- See displays of colonial artifacts and the archaeology lab in the Visitor Center
- Walk the gardens and see the site of George Washington's childhood home overlooking the Rappahannock River
1:00 pm - Eat Lunch
1:30 pm - Drive to Alexandria, VA to Walk in George Washington's Footsteps (52 miles, 1 hour 4 minutes)
- Tour: free (print out tour guide before you leave for the day)
- Walk around Alexandria, VA, surveyed and mapped by 16 year old George Washington prior to becoming a city
- See George Washington's townhouse
- Also see locations where he socialized, shopped, dined, and worshipped
3:00 pm - Drive to Georgetown to see why George Washington is considered the Father of the C & O Canal (10 miles, 19 minutes)
- Admission: free
- Visit the Visitor Center (open mid-April to mid-September)
- Walk along the C & O Canal and enjoy the views
- Be sure to stop at Georgetown Cupcake before you end your day
9:00 am - Drive to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens (15 miles, 29 minutes)
- Admission: $15.00 ages 12-61, $14.00 ages 62-over, $7.00 ages 6-11, free ages 5-under
- Visit the Ford Orientation Center
- Watch the Revoltionary War movie in the Donal W. Reynolds Education Center
- Walk through the Mansion and its gardens
- Visits Washington's Tomb, burial place of the Father of our Nation
- If time, interact with Martha Washington at the Interpretive Center
- Eat lunch at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
2:00 pm - Drive to The George Washington Masonic Memorial
- General admission: $5.00; Guided tour (Monday-Saturday at 3:00 pm, first come first serve): $8.00
- Walk through the memorial and museum dedicated to George Washington and his virtues, character, and vision
4:00 pm - Drive to the Washington Monument
- End the day at the most prominent structure in Washington, DC
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