Highlights

AGENDA & ATTRACTIONS

Thursday, June 19th

Hotel Check-in – 4:00 p.m.
- Inform hotel, if you need early check-in
Registration / Meet & Greet Social – 6:00 p.m.

Friday, June 20th

Promptly Boarding the Bus – 8:15 a.m.
Bus Depart – 8:30 a.m.
DC Monuments Tour – 8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Martin Luther King Memorial
- Washington Monument
- Lincoln Memorial
Private Exclusive Tour – 10:30 a.m
- U.S. Capitol Hill Building
Sweet Home Café Lunch – 12:00 p.m.
- (located in museum below)
National Museum of African American History and Culture – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Rest & Relaxation – 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Evening Social – 5:30 p.m.
- (food, games and prizes)

Saturday, June 21st

Fitness Class – 9:00 a.m.
Your Adventure Awaits – Sightsee On Your Own
- Need Tourism ideas? See the DC Tourist Attractions page!
- The metro train is located next door to the hotel to conveniently get around the city! If you choose to drive, DC traffic tends to be busy, so please factor in additional time to return promptly for the Banquet Dinner.
Banquet Dinner – 6:00 p.m.
- Caribbean Theme Attire

Sunday, June 22nd

Super Soul Sunday Worship & Breakfast 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (at the hotel)
Hotel Check Out – 12:00 p.m.

Museums

21 Smithsonian Museums (Free)
Visit www.si.edu/visit/museums

International Spy Museum

Artechouse Museum
(digital constellation museum)

Museum of Illusions

National Archives Museum (Free)
Displays the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and Bill of Rights

Ford’s Theatre
Where President Abraham Lincoln was shot

Petersen House
Opposite of Ford’s Theatre where President Lincoln died

Water Activities

Washington Monuments Cruise

Paddle Boat on the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers

Potomac Water Taxi can take you to the following waterfront ports:

National Harbor
The Wharf
Georgetown
Alexandria City Marina

Historic Sites & Memorials

(Free Open to the Public)

White House

Washington Monument

Martin Luther King Memorial

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

National World War II Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

Shopping

City Center DC

Pentagon City Mall

Food Courts
If you are sightseeing in DC and want a quick bite to eat, go to a food court at the below locations:

Smithsonian Museums
Ronald Reagan Building
International Trade Center

Convenient Seightseeing

DC is equipped with endless bikes and scooter rentals to sightsee

Big Bus
(hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour)

Golf cart tours:

Capitol Express Tours
Nighttime Monuments Tour

Other Activities

For the Official Tourism Site of
Washington, DC: www.Washington.org

Website features: Things to Do; Eat & Drink; Neighborhoods; Events; and more.

Friday Night Jazz in the Garden (Free) at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

Day trip to Alexandria, VA & Mount Vernon

MGM Casino

Visit the below waterfront ports for food, shopping, and entertainment:

National Harbor
The Wharf
Georgetown
Alexandria City Marina

Visit the Smithsonian Museums

Admission is Free of charge at all locations.
These Smithsonian Museum locations require passes or tickets for entry (visit www.si.edu/visit/museums):

African American History and Culture Museum (tickets already reserved for Friday!)
Air and Space Museum in D.C.
National Zoo

All other museum locations do not require passes or tickets for entry.

If you need special accommodations for the tours (i.e. Wheelchair, Assistive Listening Device (ALD), or Sign Language Services, etc.) please let us know in the ‘Additional Notes’ section of the reservation form on the gardnercolemanfamily.com website.

For more information, please contact your host, Della Prince at: (313) 618-5744 or gardnerandcolemanreunion@gmail.com