Αρχικά "Decoration Day", το Memorial Day τιμά τους πεσόντες στρατιώτες. Ρίζες στον Εμφύλιο Πόλεμο (γυναίκες διακόσμιζαν τάφους). 5 Μαΐου 1868, General John Logan официально declared holiday. Τελευταία Δευτέρα Μαΐου = extended weekend.
Εκπαιδευτικό family trip. 3-hour National Memorial Day Parade National Mall. Monuments: Washington Memorial, Korean War Reflection Wall, Lincoln Memorial. White House, Smithsonian Museums, walking tour history. Arlington Cemetery για τιμήση στρατιωτών.
Family Florida: 3-day weekend Mickey & friends. Moderate Resorts: Caribbean, Coronado, Port Orleans. Μεγαλύτερες πισίνες, kids activities, spa (select), multiple dining. Bus Downtown Disney Friday: shopping/dining/entertainment, Characters in Flight balloon. Theme parks 1-2 days, rest resort amenities.
Historic Triangle VA: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown single weekend. Award-winning tours homes/sites/battlefields μεguides. Hotels: Best Western Historic, Days Inn Historic, Historic Powhatan Resort (walking distance). Escape history: Busch Gardens/Water Country. Other: Chippokes Farm/Forestry Museum, Lee Hall Mansion, Mariner's Museum, Virginia Air & Space Museum.
Single/no kids: adult-only Sin City. Friday arrival, Strip hotel (walking distance, 24/7 action). Lake Mead/Hoover Dam: concierge tour ή limo. Daily tours Hoover Dam open public.
