Day 1
HOMETOWN - NEW YORK CITY

Please meet your tour escort at the airport Arrivals: Baggage Claim exit doors after retrieving your luggage. You tour escort will transfer your party from the airport to the hotel.
Airport pick up available for: EWR, JFK, or LGA airport.
Optional NYC night tour: $25.00 per person. Please notify your tour escort if would like to participate.
Hotel: Sheraton, Raddison Hotel or Similar

Day 2
NEW YORK CITY - PHILADELPHIA

We'll head out for the day to visit well-known New York City sights such as: Wall Street, Madame Tussauds, the United Nations, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue, the Empire State Building, Ground Zero and also visit the Statue of Liberty on the optional Circle Line Liberty Cruise.

Splurge a little and enter the Madame Tussauds wax museum. Take pictures with your favorite icons like: Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and so many more! Your friends will think that you really met these stars.

The Empire State building is currently the tallest building in New York. Known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, it's known as one of America's Favorite Architectural buildings. Don't miss out on the view at the top of the Empire State Building.

Check out the Statue of Liberty on the Circle Line Liberty Cruise. You will be able to view the beauty of this landmark given to the United States from the generous people of France. The Statue of Liberty is the country's symbol of freedom that the United States of America is known for. The group will head to Philadelphia for an overnight stay.
Hotel: Hyatt Regency PHL, Hilton Cherry Hill or Similar

Day 3
PHILADELPHIA - WASHINGTON D.C.

Let's visit the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. We'll tour around town to the Independence Hall and visit the historic location of where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed and the original home of the Liberty Bell. Next, we'll visit the United States Mint, the largest coin-producing mint facility. Check your wallet for coins. Any coin with the P mint mark was made there!

Onwards to the capital of the United States: Washington D.C. We'll visit the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the National Museum of Natural History, Capitol Hill & the White House. Walk past the Reflecting Pool and into the Lincoln Memorial. See the magnificent Abraham Lincoln sculpture sitting atop his white marble throne.

At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, touch the black granite walls created to honor all the soldiers who bravely fought in the Vietnam War. You will leave full of emotion in honoring those that we have lost.

Let's head to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and view the marble portico surrounded by lovely Japanese cherry trees that bloom in the spring. The Memorial is located directly South of the White House and across the Potomac River Tidal Basin in the West Potomac Park. Being at the memorial, you will feel more at ease because of the serene landscape.

Take a tour at the National Museum of Natural History. Visit their large collection of over 125 million specimens. Take the tour and visit the three halls: Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, Hall of Dinosaurs, and the Hall of Mammals. In the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals make sure you view the famous Hope Diamond. In the Hall of Dinosaurs, walk in awe of the large dinosaur fossils. Even after millions of years later, they still show daunting and fearsome features.

We'll head on to Capitol Hill and the White House. Capitol Hill includes: the United States Capitol, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress. The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States. We will stop for pictures and external views of both highlights. Let's head to the hotel and rest up for the next day's events.
Hotel: Marriot Gaithersburg or Similar

Day 4
WASHINGTON D.C. - HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD - CORNING GLASS CENTER - NIAGARA FALLS

Leave Washington D.C. and enter Hershey, Pennsylvania where the chocolaty attraction showcases some of your favorite treats. Enjoy Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour and learn where the necessary ingredients come from in order to make these delicious delights. Don't forget your little piece of joy at the end of the tour!

Let's head up north to the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. View how glass can be molded, blown, colored, and even cut to create masterpieces. You will be impressed with the difficult techniques of what each glass blower is capable of. Purchase your favorite pieces at the Glass Market.

If we have enough time, we will go to the Niagara Falls for an illuminated night view of the falls. The group will have a hotel overnight stay near Niagara Falls.
Hotel: Hyatt Regency, Adam's Mark or Similar

Day 5
NIAGARA FALLS - HOMETOWN

Head out early in the morning to go view the falls on the U.S. side. We'll be able to see the American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and part of the Horse Shoe Falls separating the American and Canadian side of the falls. From April to October you can choose to take the optional ride on the Maid of the Mist cruise and enjoy the falls by getting up close and personal. You'll be rewarded for boarding the Maid of the Mist with the thunderous falls giving everyone a good soaking. Be happy that you have your Maid of the Mist blue poncho on!
We'll head to Buffalo, New York so that we can take our flights home out of the BUF airport.
Please make sure that flight departure times are after 1:30 PM from BUF.

Additional Information:

-This tour does not enter Canada
-A Single Traveler is where one person is staying in one hotel room
-Airport Pickup is included in the price of the tour between the hours of 9:00am and 10:00pm. If your flight arrives after 10:00pm you will be charged $125.00 for the first two passengers and $10 for each additional passenger.
-Important: This tour leaves New York City and ends in Buffalo, New York.