America's 250th · 2026

Liberty Road Trip

Oct 9–18 · Sarasota → High Point → the Historic Triangle → Washington → Home

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Every leg · tap to navigate

Fri · Oct 9
Sarasota → High Point, NC
615 mi~9.5 hr driving~11 hr w/ stopsdep 7:00a → ~6:00p
Hotel Grandparents
Sat · Oct 10
High Point → Williamsburg, VA
225 mi~3.5 hr driving~4.25 hr w/ stopsdep 1:00p → ~5:30p
Grandparents Williamsburg
Sun · Oct 12 · day trip
Williamsburg → Jamestown
~9 mi~20 minscenic Colonial Parkway
Jamestown
Wed · Oct 14 · day trip
Williamsburg → Yorktown
~13 mi~25 minscenic Colonial Parkway
Yorktown
Thu · Oct 15
Williamsburg → Washington, DC
150 mi~3 hr driving~3.5 hr w/ stopsdep 7:30a → ~11:00a
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Thu · Oct 15 · eve
DC monuments walk
~2 miLincoln → Tidal Basin loopilluminated
Walk route
Sat · Oct 17 · AM
DC → Mount Vernon
18 mi~35 mindep 8:00a
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Sat · Oct 17 · PM
Mount Vernon → Fayetteville, NC
~315 mi~5 hrdep ~1:00p → ~6:30p
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Sun · Oct 18
Fayetteville → Sarasota (home)
~530 mi~8 hr
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SpringHill Suites — High Point DowntownOct 9 · 1 night

High Point, NC · travel-night stop near your grandparents

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GrandparentsOct 9–10 · High Point

Dinner 10/9 · lunch 10/10

1315 Greensboro Rd, High Point, NC 27260
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Marriott's Manor Club at Ford's ColonyOct 10–15 · 5 nts

Williamsburg, VA · villa with kitchen & laundry — your home base

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Washington Marriott at Metro CenterOct 15–17 · 2 nts

Washington, DC · downtown, walkable to the Mall

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Fayetteville, NC — overnightOct 17 · 1 night

To book · on I-95, ~5 hr south of Mount Vernon

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Reservations & activities · tap the pill when booked

Fayetteville, NC hotel
Sat 10/17 · 1 night · 2 adults + 2 kids
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Colonial Williamsburg
Sun 10/11 · multi-day pass · arrive ~9a
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Jamestown–Yorktown combo
10/12 & 10/14 · ~$34 adult / ~$17 kids · 5-day pass
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Mount Vernon
Sat 10/17 · timed ~9:00a · ~3.5 hr on site
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National Archives
Fri 10/16 · timed ~11:30a · ~1–1.5 hr · $1
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U.S. Capitol tour
Fri 10/16 · ~8:50a · ~1 hr · free
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Library of Congress
Fri 10/16 · ~10:00a · ~1 hr · free

Opens ~Sept 16 — timed tickets release only 30 days out. Set a reminder.

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Old Ebbitt Grill
Thu 10/15 · 8pm · historic, ~2 blocks from your hotel
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CW tavern dinner (optional)
Sun 10/11 · ~6:30p · King's Arms / Campbell's / Shields
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    Free · no reservation: National Museum of American History (10/15), National Museum of Natural History (10/16), and all outdoor National Mall monuments. Amer. History Natural History

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    Mid-October runs mild days / cool evenings — pack layers and comfortable walking shoes for long museum & monument days.

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      ★ Car & road

        ★ Clothing (fall layers)

          ★ Kids & keepsakes

            ★ Toiletries & tech

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              Liberty Road Trip · Fall Break 2026
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