Washinton DC Round-Trip

 Start: Washinton DC Finish : Washinton DC

(The White House)

Day 1

Washington DC. Enjoy the famous monuments, the Smithsonian's many

museums, Arlington Cemetery, the White House, Capitol Building and more.

Chose from fabulous restaurants and take in a performance at the Kennedy Centre

or Ford's Theatre

Day 2

Collect your motorhome and drive through lush, rolling countryside, past gracious

horse farms to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Take a detour to

Manassas National Battlefield Park, site of Civil War battles, or to Luray

Caverns, the largest caverns on the east coast.

Day 3

Visit Charlottesville's treasure, Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Enjoy

lunch at historic Michie's Tavern for a taste of colonial America and see Ash Lawn

Highland, the plantation home of President James Monroe.

Day 4

In Richmond the Capital of the Confederacy, visit the Museum and White House

of the Confederacy of National Battlefield Park. Explore the shops and restaurants

in historic Shockoe Bottom.

Days 5/6

Travel Scenic Route 5, stopping at a plantation along the way. Visit Colonial

Williamsburg, the most extensively restored 18th Century town in the US or

Jamestown Island, the site of America's first English settlement.

Days 7/8

Visit Newport News' impressive Maritime Museum or the Virginia Living

Museum before  traveling to Virginia Beach, a popular resort with miles of

beaches and boardwalks. Experience  the Virginia Marine Science Museum or

nearby Norfolk, home to 116 ships of the Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets at the

US Naval Base. Stroll through 175 acres of azaleas, camellias and roses of the

Norfolk Botanical Gardens or see the latest in transportation at the Virginia Air

and Space Center in Hampton.

Days 9/10

Travel across the 17 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge, crossing from Cape Henry to

Cape Charles. Stop at the Hopkins & Bros. Store, a general store dating from

1812, at the Wharf Oceancock. Visit Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge or

the NASA Visitor Center at Wallops Island. Step into the past with a luncheon

cruise from Crisfield to Tangier Island or Smith Island .

Days 11/12

Travel north past Cambridge, the setting for James Michener's novel

"Chesapeake". Travel through charming river towns on the Tred Avon River. Have

lunch at the Robert Morris Inn and then cross by ferry to Bellevue to St. Michael's

and visit the Chesapeake Maritime Museum. Explore Maryland's capital,

Annapolis. Visit the William Paca House and Gardens, the US  Naval Academy

and perhaps take a cruise on the Severn River.

Day 13

Drive to Baltimore, "America's Renaissance City", with its glittering harbour,

National Aquarium, Davis Planetarium and fascinating neighbourhoods. At the

Inner Harbour you'll find unique shops, live entertainment and diverse restaurants.

Dine in Fells Point for regional cuisine, or Little Italy for an ethnic flavour.

Day 14

Enjoy the scenery en-route to Washington, return your Motorhome and enjoy a

safe trip home