Given the huge scale of this vast country it is fortunate that nearly all the major themes of American history studied in British schools are amply reflected in the, by American standards, comparatively compact area of the two great cities of Washington and New York and the area in between. From revolution and independence, the civil wars, the roaring twenties, the 1929 crash, the new Deal to the Civil Rights movement and more recent politics it is all there.
Curriculum Focus
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- The War of Independence
- The American Civil War
- The Roaring Twenties - from economic boom to the Wall St Crash and its consequences
- Depression and the New Deal
| - The USA and Vietnam International Relations
- Civil Rights - Race Relations in the US and the campaign for African American Civil Rights
- Cold War - Origins 1945 - Red Scare and McCarthyism and developments 1955-75
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- Political Sites walking tour
- Historical Sites walking tour
- Arlington National Cemetery
- US Holocaust Museum
- Lincoln Memorial Steps
- National Museum of American History
- Mount Vernon
- The Pentagon
- National Archives Experience
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- Imax Theatre
- Union Station
- Old Post Office Pavilion
- Potomac Mills shopping
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- UN Building
- Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Museum
- Radio City
- Harlem Civil Rights themed guided tour
- Ground Zero
- Living History - meet a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement
| | - Walking tours of Manhattan
- Top of the Rock
- Empire State Building
- Circle Line Cruise
- Broadway Show
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| 7-Day Inclusive New York & Washington Package |  | | from only | £709pp* | | travelling February 2011 |
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| | Morning | Afternoon | Evening | | Day 1 | Daytime flight. Met on arrival by a local Agent Representative for an escorted transfer to accommodation | Empire State Building | | Day 2 | Guided walking tour of Midtown Manhattan | Visit Top of the Rock™ | Free time in Times Square & Fifth Avenue | | Day 3 | Guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan | Free time at Ground Zero & St Paul's Church | Free time | | Day 4 | Transfer by coach to Washington DC. En route guided visit to Gettysburg National Military Park | Free time | | Day 5 | Guided walking tour - Government Buildings | Holocaust Museum | Free time | | Day 6 | Guided walking tour - Historical Sites & Memorials | Transfer to airport for overnight return flight to UK. Visit Potomac Mills shopping mall en route to airport. | | Day 7 | Arrive in UK | | |
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| Price includes: | - Return flights, all taxes & charges included
- Airport transfers to & from accommodation
- Coach transportation as detailed
- 5 nights room-only accommodation at West Side YMCA/Hotel Harrington
- Visits shown
- Services of a local Guide where indicated
- Extensive group travel insurance
- Generous free place ratio of 1 in 10
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| *Price shown based on 35 paying passengers departing on 27/02/11 from a London airport & is subject to availability. Flight supplements may apply. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown. Public transport is excluded from price shown. |
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