2011 Illinois Farm Bureau Youth to Washington, D.C. Tour
June 26- July 1, 2011
2 Busses that will travel together the entire tour
Day 1 (Sunday- June 26)
10:00 a.m. Buses arrive at Champaign County Farm Bureau
801 N Country Fair Dr Ste A
Champaign, IL 61826-3098
11:00 a.m. Depart Champaign Co. Farm Bureau for McDonalds, Danville, IL
11:45 a.m. Stop at McDonald’s Danville, IL
109 S. Gilbert St., Danville, IL
12:45 p.m. Depart for Somerset, PA 2-3 Rest Stops & Dinner along the way
6:00 p.m. Dinner- TBD
10:30 p.m. Arrive at Somerset, PA Hampton Inn Hotel
324 Laurel Crest Road, Somerset, PA 15501
Day 2 (Monday- June 27)
7:00-7:45 Cont. breakfast
7:45 a.m. Load buses
8:00 a.m. Depart for Gettysburg
11:00 a.m. Arrive at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitors Center
1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325
11:30 a.m. Film and Cyclorama
12:00 p.m. Lunch at museum
1:20 p.m. Call bus driver to meet us at entrance/ Meet guide at outside ticket entrance for tour
1:30 p.m. Group meets outside to board buses for battlefield tour
3:30 p.m. Drop guide off at Visitor’s Center
3:40 p.m. Depart for DC
5:30 p.m. Air and Space Museum/ American Indian (need to determine a spot to meet)
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Independence Ave at 6 St., SW, Washington, DC 20560
Day 2 (Monday- June 27- Continued)
7:20 p.m. Board Buses for Phillips Buffet
900 Water Street, SW, Washington DC 20024
7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:45 p.m. Depart for Hotel- Double Tree Hotel & Suites- Crystal City
10:30 p.m. Room Checks
Day 3 (Tuesday- June 28)
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Depart for Mt. Vernon
9:30 a.m. Arrive at Mt. Vernon
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22309
10:00 a.m. Rose Laying Ceremony
10:30 a.m. Free time at mansion and grounds
12:30 p.m. Meet in Food Court area for lunch
1:15 p.m. Meet outside the entrance to gift shop/food court before walking to the buses.
1:30 p.m. Depart for Holocaust Museum
2:00 p.m. Arrive at Holocaust Museum
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100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW (15 St), Washington, DC 20024
2:30 p.m. Tour Holocaust
4:30 p.m. Depart for Union Station
4:45 p.m. Arrive at Union Station for Dinner/Free time
5:45 p.m. Meet tour guide in bus parking garage (Pavilion)
5:50 p.m. Meet back at bus in parking garage.
6:15 p.m. Depart of Night tour of D.C. (White House (Vietnam, Lincoln, Korean), WWII, & Jefferson
9:30 p.m. Drop guide off and depart for hotel
10:30 p.m. Lights out
Day 4 (Wednesday- June 29)
If we get a White House Tour, load buses at 6:30 depart at 6:45 a.m.
7:30 a.m. White House Tour (VERY TENTATIVE)
8:30 a.m. Depart White House
9:00 a.m. Ford’s Theater
511 Tenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
10:15 a.m. Depart for Washington Monument
10:30 a.m. Tour Washington Monument
11:30 p.m. (On Foot -?) Lunch at American History/ Free Time at American History, Natural History,
& Archives
3:00 p.m. (On Foot) Meet at National Archives on steps for group photo
3:30 p.m. (On Foot) Arrive at Newseum
5:00 p.m. Buses pick up and Depart for Hotel (pick up across street from the left side of the
museum when facing it across the street)
55 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001
5:30 p.m. Arrive at hotel
Day 5 (Thursday- June 30)
8:45 a.m. Board Buses for Capitol Hill
9:30 a.m. Arrive at Hart Senate Office
E Capitol St NE & 1st St NE, Washington, DC 20001
10:00 a.m. Meet with Congressman
10:30 a.m. Tour—Gallery
11:30 a.m. Tour /U.S. Capitol—
12:15 p.m. Meet in Restaurant in the Visitor’s Center for Lunch)
1:10 p.m. (On Foot) Arrive at Supreme Court. or AFBF??
2:15 p.m. Depart Supreme Court and walk back towards capitol
2:45 p.m. Meet Bus & Depart for Arlington Iwo Jima
3:15 p.m. Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery
Day 5 (Thursday- June 30- Continued)
3:30 p.m. Tour Cemetery
4:30 p.m. Changing of the guard.
4:45 p.m. Wreathe laying ceremony
5:00 p.m. Reflections in Amphitheater
5:45 p.m. Depart Iwo Jima
6:15 p.m. Depart for Dinner
6:30 p.m. Dinner Location TBD
8:00 p.m. Depart for Champaign, IL
Stop around 10:30 p.m. at rest stop to change clothes
Day 6 (Friday- July 1)
7:45 a.m. Breakfast @ McDonald’s -
109 S Gilbert St., Danville, IL 61832
8:45 a.m. Depart for Champaign County Farm Bureau Office
10:00 a.m. Arrive and Unload