Washington, DC Activities: Ideas for Fast Paced & Slow Paced Vacations

Gettysburg Tour

Cannon

This cannon at Gettysburg photo was taken by A W Thomas.

For some of us, vacations are a way to inject some fun and excitement into our lives. For others, a vacation is a calming respite to a too hectic existence. When these two groups come together in one family, it's time to sit everyone down at the kitchen table and put together a balanced activity list that includes everybody's favorite activities, regardless of whether they're yearning for life in the fast lane or just a nice Sunday drive.

To assist in that endeavor, the following activities are separated into the two categories, conveniently labeled "fast paced" and "slow paced".

Fast Paced Vacation Ideas:

• The Wonderful Busch Gardens Tour
  • This is the perfect place to eat, drink and be merry...family-style! Let a luxury motorcoach whisk you and your family off to Busch Gardens for a day of theme park fun.
• Washington DC All Day Combination Tour
  • Feeling guilty about not seeing the three "M"s of DC (museums, memorials and monuments)? Good news: You can get a really nice day tour of all of the most popular sights and still have the rest of the week to enjoy the other attractions on your to-do list.

Slow Paced Vacations Ideas:

• Gettysburg Tour
  • Here is the site of the most costly battle of the Civil War. Over 50,000 lives were lost in a bloody fight that was the deciding victory for the Union forces, but at a cost of 22,000 of its troops.
• Mount Vernon and Old Town Alexandria Tour
  • This is the home of the first President of the United States, dubbed Father Of Our Country. They wanted to make George Washington king, but he refused, preferring instead to take part in a democratic government, not a monarchy.
• Two Day Grand Tour
  • This is two full days of doing what you love: Seeing the sights from the inside, as well as from the road. Soak up the very best of U.S. history, politics, culture and beauty.

What better way to spend your time in the seat of Western Democracy than by dividing the time spent in a democratic and equitable fashion? Now that you have the blueprint, go forth and claim your independence!