New York: the largest city in the USA, and the most captivating one. Its core is the island of Manhattan, thriving with many microcosms and different lifestyles: Harlem, Central Park, the city’s outstanding museums, its iconic skyscrapers, the ethnic neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan – Chinatown, the Jewish district, and what’s left of Little Italy –; restored SoHo, Tribeca and the Village, good as new; and Wall Street, where business means business.
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Day 5 — New York → Philadelphia
Philadelphia is America at its very heart. True to its name, which means “city of the brotherly love”, it’s one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the USA. The tour's must-see is an outside view of Independence Hall – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and Liberty Bell, commemorating Philadelphia’s key role in the Nation’s history.
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Day 6 — Philadelphia → Washington DC
Washington DC is the capital city of the United States – and its very political heart. Washington is a monumental city, with impressive white-marble buildings, memorials and some of the very best museums. It also boasts extremely pleasant residential districts, dotted with antique houses, parks and gardens, making for a lively, multicultural city.
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Day 8 — Washington DC → Charleston
Charleston is one of the most elegant cities in the USA, with nineteenth-century mansions dating back to before the Civil War, warm hospitality, century-old trees, and azalea gardens. In three centuries of history, the city has survived hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, and the Civil War, which broke out here on April 12, 1861. Not to be missed is a visit to the typical villas, decorated with wrought iron and painted in different colors, the Battery, the historic waterfront, the City Market, where you can buy baskets made of hemp from the ancient rice fields, a plantation at Middleton Place, and the Fort Sumter National Monument, where the American Civil War began.
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Day 10 — Charleston → Savannah
In Savannah, you will encounter the famous Southern Living, a different America, with old-fashioned homes, colorful eccentricities, ancestral traditions, charming lacework, and gothic shadows. Savannah stretches lazily along the river, with green squares, cafes, romantic houses, magnolias, oaks, and Spanish moss swaying in the wind. You start from the River Street waterfront and explore the squares, which are actually subtropical parks with oak trees, dogwood trees, and blooming magnolias. The most famous is undoubtedly Chippewa Square, with Forrest Gump's bench. The old rice and cotton warehouses, perched on the river, are accessible via iron walkways and are now overflowing with shops and restaurants.
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Day 13 — Jacksonville → Orlando
Orlando is a city of fun. It owes its fame to DisneyWorld and its theme parks (EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom), SeaWorld and Universal Studios with its fantastic Wizarding World of Harry Potter and countless other exciting attractions.
