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This holiday season, take an amazing 7 day tour of the East Coast – ending with you seeing the New York Times Square Countdown on New Year’s Eve!

Day 1

Your tour begins in New York City.  Here’s what you’ll do:

  1. Visit the Wall Street district, where you can take photos with:
    • Trinity Church
    • Federal Hall
    • New York Stock Exchange
    • The Charging Bull
  2. Visit the Empire State Building (admission not included – you can purchase Empire State Building tickets here)
  3. Take the Statue of Liberty Sightseeing Cruise (admission not included)
  4. Visit Times Square
  5. Visit Gulliver’s Gate (admission not included, you can get discounted admission through Reserve New York City)
  6. Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (admission not included, you can get Metropolitan Museum of Art tickets here)
  7. Visit the U.S.S. Intrepid (admission not included, you can get discounted tickets through Reserve New York City)
  8. You will go see a Broadway show (this is also not included in the price of admission, you can buy Broadway tickets here), you can choose between these shows:
    • The Phantom of the Opera
    • Miss Saigon (please note if you are doing this tour with children, this is not recommended for kids as there is violence and is quite dark)
    • Chicago (you might also want to skip with kids as there are adult themes here)
    • Cats
    • Aladdin
    • The Lion King
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    • Wicked
    • Butterfly
  9. You will stay that night in a hotel in the New York City area, such as Hilton East Brunswick

Day 2: New York – Princeton – Hershey’s Chocolate World – Christmas Village

  1. Visit Princeton University
  2. Visit Hershey’s Chocolate World in Pennsylvania (admission not included)
  3. Visit Christmas Village (admission not included)
  4. Stay at a hotel in the area such as Hilton Harrisburg

Day 3: Washington DC

  1. Head to Washington DC & visit the Capitol
  2. Take the National Ferry Cruise (Admission not included), where you can see:
    • Pentagon
    • Air Force Memorial
    • Fort McNair Officers Club
    • Titanic Memorial
  3. Visit the White House exterior, where you can see the National Christmas tree on the Ellipse
  4. Visit the Lincoln Memorial
  5. Visit the Korean War Memorial
  6. Visit the Vietnam Memorial
  7. Visit the International Spy Museum (Admission not included, get discounted tickets here)
  8. Visit Madame Tussauds (Admission not included, get discounted tickets online here)
  9. Stay at a hotel in the DC area such as the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport

Day 4: Busch Gardens-Virginia Beach

  1. Travel from the DC area to Williamsburg, Virginia
  2. Spend the afternoon at Christmas Town at Busch Gardens (admission not included, see how to get discounted tickets here)
  3. Arrive at Virginia Beach in the evening and enjoy the beach, shops, restaurants, etc.
  4. Stay at a hotel such as Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Day 5: Delaware-Philadelphia:

  1. Head to Delaware in the morning
  2. Go to the Christiana Mall, where you can enjoy tax-free shopping at stores like Microsoft, Apple, Nordstrom, etc.
  3. Head to Independence National Park in Philadelphia
  4. Visit Independence Hall
  5. Stay at a hotel like Hilton East Brunswick

Day 6: New York City

  1. Visit Central Park & 5th Avenue in New York
  2. Head to Times Square, where you have a choice
    • Buy an Applebee’s Party Pass
    • Book a New York Sightseeing Cruise
    • Watch the performances in Times Square leading up to the countdown
  3. Stay at a hotel like Hilton East Brunswick

Day 7: New York/New Jersey

Fly home today!  If your flight is after 7 PM, then you’ll have the opportunity to shop at the Jersey Garden Outlet, where merchandise will be on sale from 20-70%.

You can get this 7-day tour through Tours4Fun where you can save 20%.