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Your trip itinerary will be designed by your teacher and your WorldStrides representative. The following itinerary will give you an idea of what is generally experienced on a Washington, D.C. program.  By scrolling over any hyperlink below, you can see an image of that site or activity and link to a page of additional information.

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
Group arrives in Washington, D.C. and is met by a WorldStrides representative

Arlington National Cemetery
Burial grounds for American military personnel
  • Changing of the Guard
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Kennedy Gravesites
  • Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial
Iwo Jima Memorial
A tribute to all U.S. Marines who have died since 1775 while serving our country

Dinner

Hotel check-in
Breakfast

Alexandria
One of America's oldest and most historic cities

Mount Vernon
George Washington's home on the Potomac River

Washington Monument (picture stop)
World’s tallest stone monument

Lunch

Capitol Hill Grounds Tour
National Archives
Home of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence

Dinner

Return to hotel
Breakfast

Lincoln Memorial
A tribute to President Abraham Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Monument to over 58,000 men and women killed or missing in Vietnam

Korean Memorial
Dedicated to all those who fought in defense of South Korea

Lunch

Smithsonian Institution
The world's largest museum complex Dinner

Jefferson Memorial

Kennedy Center

WWII Memorial


Return to hotel
Breakfast

Naval Museum
U.S. Navy exhibits from the Revolution to present

FDR Memorial
Memorial not only to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but also to the era he represents

Lunch

National Postal Museum
The story of postal history in America

Holocaust Museum
Daniel’s Story – Living Memorial to victims of Nazi Germany

National Portrait Gallery
Famous and distinguished Americans are honored here in portraits, photographs, and other visual media

Dinner

Return to hotel
Breakfast

Hotel check-out

Petersen House
Where President Lincoln died after being shot (across the street) at Ford's Theatre

White House (picture stop)
Home of the U.S. President

Lunch

Embassy Row
Street lined with homes of over 100 foreign ambassadors

National Zoo
Home to three pandas

Dinner

Group departs
Washington, D.C. for home

 

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