Washington D.C. - 4 Days
Day 1 - Focus: Orientation and Smithsonian Museums
Orientation to National Mall
Museum of American History
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Washington Monument
Day 2 - Focus: Branches of Government and Balance of Powers
Supreme Court Tour
Capitol Hill Tour: Optional VIP tour and photos with your Congressperson or a member of their staff *
Museum of Natural History
White House exterior: Interior tour must be arranged well in advance.*
Ford’s Theatre and Peterson House
National Archives: Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution
Jefferson and FDR Memorials
Day 3 - Focus: “Freedom Is Not Free”
Arlington National Cemetery: Changing of the Guard, JFK gravesite, Space Shuttle Memorials
Optional Wreath Laying Ceremony for your group must be arranged well in advance.*
Iwo Jima Memorial
Holocaust Museum
National Cathedral
Embassy Row
Lincoln, Vietnam , Korean, and WWII Memorials
Day 4 - Focus: Role of the Citizen
Tour of Mount Vernon
Old Town Alexandria
* Must be arranged by each school.
- This itinerary can be modified using the following: Kennedy Center, Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum (new), Bureau of Engraving and Printing, National Zoo (Panda stop), Georgetown – C&O Canal, Pentagon, Kennedy Center, or more Smithsonian time.
- Lunches are usually scheduled at food courts in Union Station, the Old Post Office, the Reagan Building, and Pentagon City Mall.
