USA Art and architecture Trips

I would prefer having a historian on a historical trip. For my taste, this trip crams too many highlights into too short of time. But some may prefer this format. We saw many wonderful highlights in great places leading up to our nation’s 250!

This the first motor coach tour my sister and I have taken, and we were pleasantly surprised! I truly enjoyed myself and the tour was excellent! We wanted a tour of our Nation’s history for the 250th anniversary celebration, and this itinerary for the Historic Highlights tour checked off all the boxes - Washington DC, Jamestown, Mt. Vernon, Colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, and Philadelphia. I also enjoyed the Skyline Drive. Some specific comments: St. John’s Episcopal Church: The guide here was one of my favorites - he truly painted a picture of the Second Virginia Congress where Patrick Henry famously said, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” Gettysburg: Our guide in Gettysburg was really brought Gettysburg to life. He could answer any and all of our questions with ease. Also one of my favorites. Jennifer: Was energetic, organized and knowledgeable. She made everything look easy, which is hard to do. Motor coach: Our motorcoach was modern, new and always clean – the motor coach driver kept everything in perfect shape. The biggest challenge was the footrests. I hit my shins a couple of times on them. I am surprised they did not have padding on them to protect taller people whose shins are VERY close to them. Overall: The timing for all entrances, ticket, and museums was impeccably organized and went smoothly – impressive. Hotels: Great selection. Wyndam Gettysburg: The air conditioner could only be on high, so when I slept it blew on my face, giving me a headache. I tried everything – putting pillows next to my side to block the air - and finally just put my feet at the head of the bed and slept that way so the air would not blow on my face. I should note we had two queen beds, and my sister had no problems in the bed closest to the bathroom. The bed itself was concave – I wish I took a photo of it but got busy and forgot. I did not get much sleep at this hotel! Philadelphia Marriott Old City: There was a prom party in the ballroom under our room. We could hear the loud beat until 1am. We called to complain, but they really did not care and there wasn’t anything they could do – apparently there wasn’t another room for us. Fortunately, we have a “fan” app on our phone, so we turned this on as loud as possible so we could fall asleep. But you should know that this could happen again. Perhaps ask for room NOT near or above the ballroom.

Itinerary was repetative in Washington. No name tags. Too much driving for such a short trip. I didn't believe Tour Guide was across was across her brief. Won't travel with Trafalgar again

Great way to see local and historical sites

Very well organized, we saw everything we wanted and a few extra things we didn't even know about!

Great!