Bring your students to Washington D.C., where they will discover our nation’s past, present, and future!
Founded in 1790 as the new capital city for our new nation, the District of Columbia today boasts a wealth of fine museums, stunning monuments, and moving memorials.
Washington D.C. has it all: historic artifacts like the Declaration of Independence, time-honored traditions like the Changing of the Guard at Arlington National Cemetery, iconic sites like the Lincoln Memorial and even panda bears at the National Zoo!
Whether you are studying history, art, science, or anything in between, a visit to our nation’s capital is an educational experience no young American should miss!
This itinerary is customizable
Today we arrive in our nation’s capital and meet our ClassTrip.com Tour Director. We visit one or more of the Smithsonian Museums, which include the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African Art, and the National Museum of the American Indian. We then see the World War II Memorial, dedicated to Americans who served during the Second World War. The Memorial is situated between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument and contains 56 pillars which represent the U.S. states and territories. We visit the Washington Monument and take time for a group photo before moving on to the White House, the home of the U.S. President since John Adams took up residence there in 1800. We take a night tour of Washington D.C. to include the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
Day 2: Washington, D.C. & Mount Vernon
This morning we begin our day at the U.S. Capitol. We start out at the Visitor’s Center before touring the historic areas of the building, including the Crypt, the Rotunda, and the National Statuary Hall. We make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court before exploring the Tidal Basin, a reservoir between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel which each spring serves as the focal point of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. We visit the nearby Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial which commemorates both FDR and the era of American history during which he was president, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial which contains the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Dr. King, and the Jefferson Memorial. After lunch, we head to Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington. Here we visit Washington’s mansion (subject to availability), the Museum and Education Center, and Washington’s tomb. We enjoy dinner together and spend the night back in Washington, D.C.
After breakfast we visit Arlington National Cemetery, a military cemetery where the dead from America’s conflicts, beginning with the Civil War, have been buried. We visit the gravesites of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, where an “Eternal Flame” burns. We visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and witness the Changing of the Guard. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument dedicated to U.S. service members who died and whose remains have not been identified. The changing of the guard occurs every half hour. We stop for a photo at the Marine Corps War Memorial, which honors members of the United States Marines who have given their lives for their country since 1775. The statue here depicts the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima. From this memorial we enjoy also a panorama of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Building. We then begin our journey back home.
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