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News Washington - Philadelphia - New York - Boston Updated January 15, 2010 News

IMPORTANT DATES: The National Cherry Blossom Festival March 27 - April 7, 2010. Celebrate 100 years of Scouting at The National Scout Jamboree July 26 - August 4, 2010. The dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is tentatively scheduled for early 2011.
WHAT'S NEW: The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Park was dedicated on September 11, 2008. December 2, 2008 the Capitol Building Visitor Center opened to the public. The National Geographic Society will have "Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of the China's First Emperor" November 19, 2009 through March 31, 2010. With over 100 objects this is the final stop on a special four city US Visit. 2009 also marks the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's Birth. Washington will celebrates with the re-opening of Ford's Theatre. Call us about customizing a special Washington, DC Lincoln focused program for your group.

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WHAT'S NEW: Philadelphia's skyline just got a little taller with The Comcast Center. At 975 feet tall, it is now the tallest building in Philadelphia. Visit the "The Comcast Experience" a 2,000 square-foot LED screen projecting images so realistic, you'll think they're jumping out of the wall. The Experience is free and open to the public! And don’t for get to add a stop to the newly renovated and expanded Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building to across from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s main building and behind an exquisitely preserved Art Deco facade. This is the first phase of a major plan to dramatically enhance and modernize the museum facilities.

Additional Reading: 36 Hours in Philadelphia Best New Restaurants of the Decade Philadelphia

WHAT'S NEW: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is open in SoHo (76 Mercer Street). Spring 2009 take in a game or tour the new Yankee Stadium, Lets Play Ball! “Billy Elliot” is still the hottest ticket in town. March 2010 “The Addams Family” starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth darkens Broadways doorstep. New green space abounds in Chelsea with the High Line and in Times Square with Pedestrian Plazas and the TKTS ticket booth’s red amphitheater-style staircase. Perfect locations for lunch al-fresco! In preparation for the 2011 dedication of the National 9/11 Memorial a special preview site has opened to learn about the plans for and progress of the Memorial and Museum currently being built at the World Trade Center site. Hotel rates are finally dropping. If you thought New York City was too expensive for your group, give us a call we would love to prove you wrong!

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WHAT'S NEW: 2009 is the “Year of the Harbor & Charles River with the re-opening of the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum in Summer 2009 along with ‘Tall Ships 2009’ the biggest ever! Guy Martin chef of Le Grand Véfour in Paris has opened his first US dining venue. Sensing (Sense, Energy, New Sleek, Imagination, Naissance, Generosity) is located in the Regent Boston Hotel at Battery Wharf in the North End. Click here for the Boston Globe interview with the chef. Marine Mammal Center at the New England Aquarium. March 24-28, 2010 the Boston Flower and Garden Show. Summer 2010 The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.

Additional Reading:
36 Hours in Boston Best New Restaurants of the Decade Boston

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"Monticello Visitor Center"
New York Times brief on the new visitor center

"Statue of Liberty's Crown Will Reopen July 4th"
Closed after 9/11, the crown will reopen to the public on July 4th. Tickets will be on a lottery system.

	IMPORTANT DATES: The National Cherry Blossom Festival March 27 - April 7, 2010. Celebrate 100 years of Scouting at The National Scout Jamboree July 26 - August 4, 2010. The dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is tentatively scheduled for early 2011. WHAT'S NEW: The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Park was dedicated on September 11, 2008. December 2, 2008 the Capitol Building Visitor Center opened to the public. The National Geographic Society will have "Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of the China's First Emperor" November 19, 2009 through March 31, 2010. With over 100 objects this is the final stop on a special four city US Visit. 2009 also marks the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's Birth. Washington will celebrates with the re-opening of Ford's Theatre. Call us about customizing a special Washington, DC Lincoln focused program for your group.
Additional Reading:		36 Hours in Washington, DC	Black Men Helped Shape Washington, DC
Additional Reading:		DC House Museums	Best New Restaurants of the Decade Washington

	WHAT'S NEW: Philadelphia's skyline just got a little taller with The Comcast Center. At 975 feet tall, it is now the tallest building in Philadelphia. Visit the "The Comcast Experience" a 2,000 square-foot LED screen projecting images so realistic, you'll think they're jumping out of the wall. The Experience is free and open to the public! And don’t for get to add a stop to the newly renovated and expanded Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building to across from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s main building and behind an exquisitely preserved Art Deco facade. This is the first phase of a major plan to dramatically enhance and modernize the museum facilities.
Additional Reading:		36 Hours in Philadelphia	Best New Restaurants of the Decade Philadelphia
	WHAT'S NEW: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is open in SoHo (76 Mercer Street). Spring 2009 take in a game or tour the new Yankee Stadium, Lets Play Ball! “Billy Elliot” is still the hottest ticket in town. March 2010 “The Addams Family” starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth darkens Broadways doorstep. New green space abounds in Chelsea with the High Line and in Times Square with Pedestrian Plazas and the TKTS ticket booth’s red amphitheater-style staircase. Perfect locations for lunch al-fresco! In preparation for the 2011 dedication of the National 9/11 Memorial a special preview site has opened to learn about the plans for and progress of the Memorial and Museum currently being built at the World Trade Center site. Hotel rates are finally dropping. If you thought New York City was too expensive for your group, give us a call we would love to prove you wrong!
Additional Reading:		36 Hours in New York City	An Afternoon in Ferry Land: Governors Island
Additional Reading:		Rainbow Pilgrimage	Best New Restaurants of the Decade New York City
	WHAT'S NEW: 2009 is the “Year of the Harbor & Charles River with the re-opening of the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum in Summer 2009 along with ‘Tall Ships 2009’ the biggest ever! Guy Martin chef of Le Grand Véfour in Paris has opened his first US dining venue. Sensing (Sense, Energy, New Sleek, Imagination, Naissance, Generosity) is located in the Regent Boston Hotel at Battery Wharf in the North End. Click here for the Boston Globe interview with the chef. Marine Mammal Center at the New England Aquarium. March 24-28, 2010 the Boston Flower and Garden Show. Summer 2010 The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.
Additional Reading:		36 Hours in Boston	Best New Restaurants of the Decade Boston