Day One –Arrive in Charlottesville, Virginia. Enjoy a buffet lunch today at historic Michie Tavern where costumed wait-staff serve hearty Colonial period fare. Visit Monticello the mountain top estate of Thomas Jefferson. Stop by for a photo opportunity at the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson. He patterned the Rotunda in his original “Academical Village” after the Roman Pantheon, and it is still the focal point of the grounds. Enjoy dinner this evening at a favorite local restaurant before checking in to your area hotel.
Day Two –Enjoy breakfast at your hotel every day while on tour. Tour the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum. Watch for several photo opportunities while you drive along Skyline Drive. Stop along the way to enjoy a box lunch picnic. Visit and tour Montpelier, the home of James and Dolley Madison featuring the new Visitor’s Center/Museum. Enjoy dinner on own along the pedestrian mall in downtown Charlottesville.
Day Three –Check out and depart for a tour of Ash Lawn-Highland, the quaint estate of the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe, followed by a tour and tasting at the Thomas Jefferson Winery and Vineyards. Have lunch on own in the trendy Shockoe Slip before meeting your Guide for a tour of the Virginia State Capitol Building designed by Thomas Jefferson. Your tour will also include such historic sites as: Tuckahoe Plantation; Monument Row; and the Virginia War Memorial. Visit Hanover Plantation before departing for Northern Virginia and checking in to your local Alexandria, VA hotel.
Day Four –Depart for Mount Vernon, the beloved estate of George Washington. Lunch on own at Mount Vernon’s Food Court. Later, you’ll tour both the Grist Mill and Gunston Hall. Enjoy dinner this evening at local favorite, followed by a walking tour of Colonial Old Town Alexandria. A beautifully-preserved historic district on the Potomac River, Old Town Alexandria is the heart of the city George Washington called home.
Day Five –Visit Christ Church in Old Town Alexandria, a beautiful example of Georgian architecture, and the house of worship for both George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Tour Gadsby’s Tavern and Museum where, for nearly a century, Gadsby’s Tavern was a center of political, social, and cultural life in Alexandria. Enjoy an included lunch at Gadsby’s Tavern before departing for home.
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1304 East Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 229020.66 MI
