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Arrival
Fly into the Washington, D.C. area.
7–10 Days
Air Travel, Private Motorcoach, Metro / Public Transit, Walking Tours, Ferry / Boat
Every group travels differently. A small class might skip the tour bus and take the metro like locals, while a larger group might need a coach and a tighter schedule. We start with who’s traveling and what they want to get out of the trip, then plan the pace, transportation, and stops around that. Nothing is locked in until it works for your group.
Your Space
Full days or a lighter schedule, depending on your group’s age and energy.
Your Stops
Swap sites in or out to match your curriculum, interests, or performance schedule.
Your Logistics
Transportation, lodging, and timing planned around your group’s size and budget.
Fly into the Washington, D.C. area.
See the Space Shuttle Discovery at the Udvar-Hazy Center, visit the Smithsonian, and walk the WWII, Korean War, Lincoln, and Vietnam memorials with a guide that evening.
Visit Arlington National Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard, the Iwo Jima and Air Force memorials, and the Pentagon Memorial. In the afternoon, see the National Archives and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Tour the U.S. Capitol, visit Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House, and spend time at the Smithsonian before heading to Gettysburg.
Tour Gettysburg National Military Park with a guide, see Jacob’s Choice in Amish Country, and arrive in New York in time for the Empire State Building at night.
Explore Manhattan on a guided subway tour, ride the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty, visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, and see a Broadway show.
Enjoy a free morning in New York before the flight home.
Take an overnight flight to New York.
Ride the Staten Island Ferry into Manhattan, visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, see a Broadway matinee, and walk the Brooklyn Bridge.
Tour uptown, midtown, and downtown with a guide, explore Times Square, and see the city from One World Observatory.
Visit Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, then tour Lancaster County’s Amish farmland with a guide and see Jacob’s Choice.
Tour the Gettysburg battlefield with a guide, then visit the Smithsonian and see the monuments and memorials by night.
Tour Arlington National Cemetery, visit Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House, stop at the White House for photos, and cruise the Potomac that evening.
Tour the U.S. Capitol and the National Archives, then see the SR-71 Blackbird and Space Shuttle Discovery at the Udvar-Hazy Center before the flight home.
Fly to the Washington, D.C. area.
Start at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, tour the U.S. Capitol with a guide, and visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Washington Monument. End the day at National Harbor with The Awakening sculpture.
Tour Arlington National Cemetery with a guide and see the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, then visit the Iwo Jima and Air Force memorials. In the afternoon, head to Fort McHenry, birthplace of the national anthem, and watch a medieval jousting tournament that evening.
Tour George Washington’s Mount Vernon, see the Space Shuttle Discovery and SR-71 Blackbird at the Udvar-Hazy Center, and visit the Smithsonian. See the Jefferson, Lincoln, Korean War, Vietnam, and MLK memorials by night with a guide.
Visit the White House Visitor Center and Lafayette Square, see the founding documents at the National Archives, and stop at the Pentagon Memorial. In Gettysburg, visit the historic Dobbin House and its Underground Railroad hiding place.
Tour Gettysburg National Military Park with licensed guides, then visit Kitchen Kettle Village, tour Amish farmland with a guide, and see Jacob’s Choice before continuing to Philadelphia.
Visit Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the National Constitution Center, and run the Rocky Steps. Continue to New York for a Broadway show.
Tour downtown Manhattan with a guide, including Wall Street and Broadway, and visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Explore Little Italy and Times Square, then head up the Empire State Building at night.
Ferry to the Statue of Liberty, with pedestal access, and pass Ellis Island. Walk past the Charging Bull and Trinity Church before the flight home.
Fly into Washington, D.C., explore Georgetown, and drive past the memorials.
Tour Arlington National Cemetery with a guide, visit the Iwo Jima Memorial, and tour George Washington’s Mount Vernon. See the monuments by night with a guide.
Visit Ford’s Theatre and the Petersen House, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Archives, and the Smithsonian.
Tour the U.S. Capitol, visit the Library of Congress, Supreme Court, and U.S. Botanic Garden, then stop at the Udvar-Hazy Center on the way to Gettysburg’s historic Dobbin House, built in 1776.
Tour the battlefield with a guide and see the Cyclorama, then visit Kitchen Kettle Village, tour Amish farmland, and see Jacob’s Choice before continuing to Philadelphia.
Visit Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the National Constitution Center. In New York, visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and One World Observatory.
Tour Manhattan with a guide, ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, walk Wall Street, and see a Broadway show.
Board the Mayflower II, explore Plimoth Patuxet Museums, and see Plymouth Rock before continuing to Boston.
Tour Boston with a guide, visit the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, catch a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, and end at Faneuil Hall.
Walk Concord’s North Bridge with a historian and tour Lexington’s Battle Green with a guide in colonial dress before the flight home.
Take a guided tour of the Capitol.
Tour the battlefield with a guide.
Where the Declaration and Constitution were signed.
Guided tour of Lancaster County farmland.
Watch the Changing of the Guard.
Ferry to Liberty and Ellis Islands.
A night in the Theater District.
Mayflower II, Lexington, and Concord.
Tell us what you teach and where you want to go, we’ll handle everything else.