{"id":325,"date":"2013-02-18T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-1199783855.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/18\/timeshare-travel-5-fun-ways-to-celebrate-presidents-day\/"},"modified":"2013-02-18T13:48:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T13:48:00","slug":"timeshare-travel-5-fun-ways-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-origin.redweek.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/18\/timeshare-travel-5-fun-ways-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeshare Travel \u2013 5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Presidents\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taking a timeshare vacation to Washington, D.C., is the premier way to celebrate Presidents\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n

Up until 1972 Abraham Lincoln was celebrated on his birthday \u2013 February 12; and George Washington was celebrated on his birthday \u2013 February 22, both days being national holidays. President Nixon combined the two holidays into one which he identified as Presidents\u2019 Day \u2013 a day to honor all U.S. Presidents.<\/p>\n

So this holiday is the time to wave the flag, and allow your patriotism to show. And where better to do that than in our Nation\u2019s Capital?<\/p>\n

Here are 5 fun activities:<\/p>\n

1. Presidents\u2019 Day Parade.<\/b> (see top photo)  See the country\u2019s largest Presidents’ Day Parade in Old Town Alexandria through the streets where Washington once walked. After the parade be sure to spend some time exploring Old Town Alexandria, the historic Virginia town that was an important port during the colonial, revolutionary and Civil War periods.<\/p>\n

2. Ford\u2019s Theater Center.<\/b> Here you can attend ranger talks, and performances of One Destiny, a one-act play about Abraham Lincoln and the events of the assassination. The Ford\u2019s Theatre Museum and Center for Education and Leadership is a fascinating place to learn more about the Civil War era.<\/p>\n

Be sure take some time out to listen to master storyteller Jon Spelman explain the many myths of Abraham Lincoln. And Members of the Ford\u2019s Theatre Youth Leaders Ensemble give a dynamic performance of select Lincoln speeches.<\/p>\n

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2. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum <\/b>(see photo left). Madame Tussauds Washington DC houses a US Presidents Gallery which features wax figures of all 44 US Presidents.<\/p>\n

The interactive attraction brings historical figures and events to life through wax figures that visitors can touch, see and hear. Here\u2019s your chance to really feel what meeting these Presidents would have been like.<\/p>\n

4. A Birthright Ball at Gadsby\u2019s Tavern Museum. <\/b>Each year, the Saturday night before President\u2019s Day, a Birthnight Ball is held at Gadby\u2019s Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia. The ball is complete with toasts, dinner, a historical program and George Washington’s favorite 18th century dances.<\/p>\n

Gadsby’s Tavern is one of the few 18th century taverns still in use in the United States. George Washington, John Adams, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson frequently attended dances, theatrical performances and meetings here.<\/p>\n

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5. Revolutionary War Reenactment<\/b> (see photo right). February 17, 2013. The Fort Ward Museum also located in Alexandria, Virginia, stages \u201cHistoric Camp and Tactical Demonstrations\u201d throughout the day including a Revolutionary War skirmish between the \u201cRedcoats\u201d and the Colonials.<\/p>\n

Buy a timeshare at the Wyndham Old Time Alexandria<\/a> or Wyndham Vacation Resort at National Harbor<\/a>, and you\u2019ll always have a perfect place to stay when visiting Washington, D.C. Or rent a timeshare starting at just $64\/night.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit (top): godc.about.com
Photo Credit (center): baltimoresun.com
Photo Credit (bottom): post-gazette.com  <\/p>\n

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