Enjoy a fascinating, fully guided bus day tour from New York to Washington DC on the best tour of the Capital of the United States. Learn the history of the colonies, the American Revolution and the Civil War.

We’ll depart on our fully guided tour from New York south, passing through the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland before arriving to the nation's capital. See Capitol Hill home of the US Congress – and learn about the structure of the U.S. government. Stop at the White House, home to the President of the United States and the West Wing.

We'll visit the Vietnam Memorial to understand how this event changed the country. Visit Arlington Cemetery where over 200,000 soldiers have been buried since the Civil War and visit John F. Kennedy's gravesite, our 35th President. Spend time at Union Station a historic transportation hub and architectural landmark featuring restaurants, shops, and other amenities. And of course, a panoramic city tour before we depart back north, to an early evening arrival in New York City.

At the end of the day, we will return to the departure point for drop-off. See “Departure and Return Details” for more information.

This is our most popular tour for many reasons - the history, the politics, the beauty of the city and the amazing contrast to New York!

Tour Highlights Include:

• White House - The world-famous White House is the official residence of the President of the United States and the place where the President resides and his/her work is done.
• Capitol Building - Often called the Capitol Building or Capitol Hill, is the seat of the United States Congress for more than 200 yrs and it’s the legislative branch of the US Federal Gov’t.
• Arlington National Cemetery & JFK's Gravesite - The cemetery where the deceased of the nation's conflicts beginning with the American Civil War have been laid to rest, as well as Presidents and reinterred dead from earlier wars.
• Union Station - a historic transportation hub and architectural landmark featuring restaurants, shops, and other amenities.
• Lincoln Memorial - The Lincoln Memorial is a national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
• Vietnam Memorial - It honors U.S. Armed service members who fought in the Vietnam War, including those M.I.A.
• Korean Memorial - It honors U.S. Armed service members who fought in the Korean War, including those M.I.A.
• The National Mall