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November 2021 November 2021 - uly 2022 ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME! Experience this unique opportunity to explore the future of the Smithsonian Museums and the National Mall with a visit to the Arts & Industries Building, temporarily open to the public November 2021 - July 2022 ONLY, and after which, will close its doors again. The Smithsonian Museum of Arts & Industries was originally opened in 1881 and will open for the first time in over 2 decades to celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th Anniversary and renovations. FUTURES is your guide to a vast array of interactives, artworks, tech, and ideas providing glimpses into humanity’s next chapter. Day One - 1881 Happenings in Washington, D.C. missing Union soldiers. In response, she endeavored to open Explore other 1881 happenings in Washington, D.C.! The a Missing Soldiers Office to offer this invaluable service to Bethel Literary & Historical Society was an organization grieving families. After receiving approval from President founded in 1881 by African Methodist Episcopal Church Abraham Lincoln in March 1865, Barton began the immense Bishop Daniel Payne and continued at least until 1915. It task of tracking down those who disappeared during the con- represented a highly significant development in African flict. Tour the James G. Blaine Mansion, built in 1881, de- American society in Washington, D.C. so you’ll visit the Metro- signed by architect John Fraser in the Châteauesque/Second politan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church where Empire style. It is the only surviving example of the large Frederick Douglass, Alethia Turner, and Bishop Daniel Turner mansions built during the late 1800s that once ringed Dupont were parishioners. The National Association of Army Nurses Circle. The Blaine Mansion is a contributing property to the of the Civil War, established by Dorothea Dix on June 18, Dupont Circle Historic District, and Massachusetts Avenue His- 1881, as the "Ex-Nurse's Association of the District of Colum- toric District. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a popular local res- bia." It was a social organization, but also advocated for taurant this evening before checking into your hotel. (Meals: recognition and benefits for members. The society worked to D) aid members in seeking employment, to care for them during illness, and to promote the honor of the Union, so you’ll visit Day Two - FUTURE’s Exhibit Arts & Industries Building the Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office. After working on Enjoy breakfast prior to visiting the FUTURE’s Exhibit at the battlefields and in hospitals of the Civil War, Clara Barton Smithsonian Arts & Industries Building. The Arts and found a new calling in the early months of 1865. As the con- Industries Building (AIB) is the Smithsonian’s second oldest flict drew to a close, the war relief worker arrived in Annapolis, building and a national hub for creative exchange between Maryland, where transports of sickly Union prisoners arrived ideas and objects from our past and our future. AIB opened from prison camps across the South. Barton became keenly in 1881 as the country’s first U.S. National Museum, an aware of the need to provide information to the families of architectural icon in the heart of the National Mall. Its soaring halls introduced millions of Americans to wonders about to Congress designated the National Cultural Center as a "living change the world—Edison’s lightbulb, the first telephone, memorial" to Kennedy and authorized $23 million to help Apollo rockets. Over the years, AIB was the origin and build what was now known as the John F. Kennedy Center for incubator for almost every other Smithsonian Museum, the Performing Arts. Drive by the Marine Corps Memorial debuting everything from dinosaurs to rocket ships. Now, for (Iwo Jima Statue), the Air Force Memorial, the Washington the first time in 140 years, they are reimagining the build- Monument, stop at the National World War II Memorial, and ing in its entirety to renew its original purpose: to be an drive by other memorials and monuments as time permits. incubator for thinking about, and even solving, some of the (Meals: B) biggest challenges we face today. To celebrate the Smith- sonian’s 175th Anniversary in 2021, they are reopening AIB for the first time in two decades with a groundbreaking Day Three - 1800s DC Farewell Fun & Rooftop Lunch new experience that looks forward. Part exhibition - part Enjoy breakfast at the hotel prior to checking out. Explore the festival, FUTURES will be the first building-wide exploration White House Visitor’s Center. Here, you can watch a 14- of the future on the National Mall. What do you imagine minute film taking you inside the White House and meeting when you think of the future? We’ll invite you to dream, the First Families. Discover nearly 100 artifacts, including debate, delight, and discover, not just one, but many possible President Lincoln’s telegraph key used to communicate with futures on the horizon: exo-suits, underwater homes, lab- Gen. Grant during Robert E. Lee’s surrender, an interactive grown meals, experiments, prototypes, and more! The remain- touchscreen tour of the white house, and a gift shop to find der of the day is free for you to explore the other Smithsonian the perfect souvenir! You’ll also stop for a photo opportunity Museums. Enjoy a delicious dinner at a local favorite followed of the White House itself, (originally built in 1800). Later this by a Moonlight Monuments Tour of the City. Depart under a afternoon, partake in some “Farewell Fun” at the Mansion on moonlit sky and experience the majestic views of our Nation’s O Street. Completed in 1892, the mansion houses over 100 renowned treasures. While Washington’s monuments and rooms and 70 secret doors. Enjoy a cocktail while exploring memorials are impressive during the day, they’re absolutely the eccentric museum. Tour includes an introduction and Q&A stunning when illuminated at night. Walk through The John F. about the Mansion. Be sure to pay special attention to spot a Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a spectacular view secret door or two. Continue with a self-guided journey of the city from the terrace, and see the famous bronze bust through the uniquely themed rooms and secret doors. After of John F. Kennedy in the grand foyer. Two months after exploring, indulge in a Farewell Rooftop Lunch before depart- President Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, ing for home. (Meals: B) Friday Arrival Rates Starting at $299/pp/dbl Mid-Atlantic Tours & Receptive Services Post Office Box 1390 Stephens City, VA 22655; Phone: 540-869-1864 ext. 3; Fax: 540-869-1826 Tour Includes: 2 nights‘ hotel accommodation; 2 breakfasts; admissions to events and guide service as stated in the itinerary. Based on 35 paying passengers and one (1) comp in double occupancy. Rates subject to increase. Based on availability and while supplies last. Fla. Seller of Travel Reg. No ST39040; State of California Seller of Travel Reg. No 2121204-40 .
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