Washington, DC

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"Fear is only temporary. Regrets last forever"

— Unknown
"The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself"

— Wallace Stevens
"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer"

— Anonymous
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore"

— Andre Gide
"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world"

— Gustave Flaubert
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone"

— Katie Thurmes
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

— Lao Tzu
"I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world"

— Mary Anne Radmacher
"Traveling ‐ it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller"

— Ibn Battuta
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us"

— J.R.R. Tolkien
"Traveling allows you to become so many different versions of yourself"

— Unknown
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"

— Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow"

— Anita Desai

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Departure Times

5:45 AM: Ocean City, MD (LET'S GO OC Downtown)
5:55 AM: Ocean City, MD (Truist Bank, 47th Street)
6:10 AM: Ocean City, MD (7-Eleven @ 139th Street)
6:15 AM: Fenwick Island (Royal Farm Gas Station)
6:25 AM: Bethany Beach (Fire Station)
6:40 AM: Rehoboth Beach (Rehoboth Ave & Boardwalk)
6:45 AM: Rehoboth Outlet (Banana Republic bus station)

Trip Overview

The trip takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes. Expected arrival in Washington, DC is between 9:30 AM and 10:00 AM.

On arrival, we hold a short orientation and hand out a map of Washington, DC with the most famous attractions. At 9:30 AM we head to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

National Mall, Washington DC

Museums & Attractions

After the US Capitol tour, everyone is free to explore the city using the map provided.

We recommend starting with the museums — they have the earliest closing times. Admission to all Smithsonian museums is free.

National Gallery of Art & Botanic Garden — closes 4:00 PM
National Air and Space Museum — closes 5:30 PM
National Museum of Natural History — closes 6:30 PM (3-D movies available)

In the afternoon, visit the White House, Washington Monument, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Roosevelt Memorial, and more. Restrooms and food are available in every museum.

Return

6:00 PM: Departure from Washington, DC back to Ocean City.

Washington DC

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state.

The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the preexisting settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of President George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia and created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District in 1871.

Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 646,449 in 2013, the 24th most populous place in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.8 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country.

The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations.