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Group Leader: David Armstrong
Requested Return Date: 6/16/2022
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For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.
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Day 1: Pre-tour travel
Meet your Tour Director at the airportNote: Only hotel transfer is included in this portion of your tour. -
Day 2: Boston
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationTake a walking tour of Charlestown and the North End
- Bunker Hill Monument
- Charlestown Navy Yard
- USS Constitution
- Old North Church
- Black Heritage Trail
Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
Add this in-depth excursionDuck boat tour
Explore Boston by land and by sea in a brightly colored “duck boat”—an amphibious World War II-style vehicle. Sights include Bunker Hill, the Old North Church, the Longfellow Bridge, and more on your comprehensive tour of the city. (And yes, there will be quacking.) Just when you think you’re nearly done, pass by EF Center Boston and splash into the Charles River for spectacular views of both the Boston and Cambridge skylines. (Available March through November)
Visit the New England Holocaust Memorial
Dinner at Quincy Market
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Day 3: Boston and Cambridge • Lexington and Concord
Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge
- Newbury Street
- Public Garden
- Boston Common
- Beacon Hill
- Freedom Trail
- Harvard Square
Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord
- Lexington Battle Green
- Old North Bridge
- Author's Row
Visit Orchard House or the Old Manse
Enjoy an evening activity
Add this in-depth excursionTheater performance
Experience Boston's performing arts scene firsthand with a live theater performance.
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Day 4: New York City
Travel to New York City
Take a guided tour of Midtown
- United Nations Headquarters
- Chrysler Building
- Grand Central Terminal
- Bryant Park
- Rockefeller Center
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Fifth Avenue
Make a photo stop in Central Park
Enjoy views of New York City from one its iconic skyscrapers, which may include:
- Empire State Building Observatory
- Top of the Rock
- Edge at Hudson Yards
- One World Observatory
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Day 5: New York City
Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
- Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Take a walking tour of the Financial District
- Bowling Green park, where the Dutch purchased Manhattan from Native Americans in 1626
- Wall Street and Charging Bull sculpture
- Federal Hall
- Trinity Church
- National September 11 Memorial
Add this in-depth excursion9/11 Tribute Museum and survivor-led tour
Take a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial and hear powerful stories from survivors as they share their experiences before, during, and after the September 11 attacks.
Visit Times Square
Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)
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Day 6: Philadelphia • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Philadelphia
Take a guided tour of Philadelphia
- Free Quaker Meeting House
- Betsy Ross House
- Elfreth's Alley
- Christ Church
- Congress Hall
- Carpenters' Hall
- Franklin Court
- Independence Hall
Visit the Liberty Bell Center
Travel to Washington, D.C.
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Day 7: Washington, D.C.
Visit Arlington National Cemetery
- Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Kennedy gravesites
- Women In Military Service For America Memorial
Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial
Visit Mount Vernon
- Estate, museum, and education center
- Mansion (subject to availability)
- George Washington's tomb
- The Slave Memorial
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 8: Washington, D.C.
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Day 9: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Visit the National Archives
Add this in-depth excursionSpy Museum
Enter the world of espionage as you gather intelligence about the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of international spies. Explore the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever on public display—everything from a female operative’s lipstick gun to a pigeon camera developed during WWI—and uncover the challenges facing intelligence agencies in the 21st century.
Explore Georgetown with your Tour Director
Visit the Pentagon Memorial
Travel to Williamsburg
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Day 10: Williamsburg • Jamestown
Take a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement
- Reproductions of original boats used when settlers came to America
- 17th-century colonial fort
- Traditional Powhatan Village
Take a guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg
- Capitol
- Public Gaol
- 18th-century tavern
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 11: Washington, D.C.
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.Depart for home
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Day 1: Pre-tour travel
Meet your Tour Director at the airportNote: Only hotel transfer is included in this portion of your tour. -
Day 2: Boston
Meet your Tour Director at your destinationTake a walking tour of Charlestown and the North End
- Bunker Hill Monument
- Charlestown Navy Yard
- USS Constitution
- Old North Church
- Black Heritage Trail
Visit the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
Add this in-depth excursionDuck boat tour
Explore Boston by land and by sea in a brightly colored “duck boat”—an amphibious World War II-style vehicle. Sights include Bunker Hill, the Old North Church, the Longfellow Bridge, and more on your comprehensive tour of the city. (And yes, there will be quacking.) Just when you think you’re nearly done, pass by EF Center Boston and splash into the Charles River for spectacular views of both the Boston and Cambridge skylines. (Available March through November)
Visit the New England Holocaust Memorial
Dinner at Quincy Market
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Day 3: Boston and Cambridge • Lexington and Concord
Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge
- Newbury Street
- Public Garden
- Boston Common
- Beacon Hill
- Freedom Trail
- Harvard Square
Take a guided tour of Lexington and Concord
- Lexington Battle Green
- Old North Bridge
- Author's Row
Visit Orchard House or the Old Manse
Enjoy an evening activity
Add this in-depth excursionTheater performance
Experience Boston's performing arts scene firsthand with a live theater performance.
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Day 4: New York City
Travel to New York City
Take a guided tour of Midtown
- United Nations Headquarters
- Chrysler Building
- Grand Central Terminal
- Bryant Park
- Rockefeller Center
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Fifth Avenue
Make a photo stop in Central Park
Enjoy views of New York City from one its iconic skyscrapers, which may include:
- Empire State Building Observatory
- Top of the Rock
- Edge at Hudson Yards
- One World Observatory
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Day 5: New York City
Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
- Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
- Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Take a walking tour of the Financial District
- Bowling Green park, where the Dutch purchased Manhattan from Native Americans in 1626
- Wall Street and Charging Bull sculpture
- Federal Hall
- Trinity Church
- National September 11 Memorial
Add this in-depth excursion9/11 Tribute Museum and survivor-led tour
Take a guided tour of the 9/11 Memorial and hear powerful stories from survivors as they share their experiences before, during, and after the September 11 attacks.
Visit Times Square
Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)
-
Day 6: Philadelphia • Washington, D.C.
Travel to Philadelphia
Take a guided tour of Philadelphia
- Free Quaker Meeting House
- Betsy Ross House
- Elfreth's Alley
- Christ Church
- Congress Hall
- Carpenters' Hall
- Franklin Court
- Independence Hall
Visit the Liberty Bell Center
Travel to Washington, D.C.
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Day 7: Washington, D.C.
Visit Arlington National Cemetery
- Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Kennedy gravesites
- Women In Military Service For America Memorial
Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial
Visit Mount Vernon
- Estate, museum, and education center
- Mansion (subject to availability)
- George Washington's tomb
- The Slave Memorial
Enjoy an evening activity
-
Day 8: Washington, D.C.
See the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
Make a photo stop at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:
- National Air and Space Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of African Art
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of the American Indian
Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.
- Lincoln Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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Day 9: Washington, D.C. • Williamsburg
Explore the Tidal Basin
- FDR Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
Visit the National Archives
Add this in-depth excursionSpy Museum
Enter the world of espionage as you gather intelligence about the tradecraft, history, and contemporary role of international spies. Explore the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever on public display—everything from a female operative’s lipstick gun to a pigeon camera developed during WWI—and uncover the challenges facing intelligence agencies in the 21st century.
Explore Georgetown with your Tour Director
Visit the Pentagon Memorial
Travel to Williamsburg
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Day 10: Williamsburg • Jamestown
Take a guided tour of Jamestown Settlement
- Reproductions of original boats used when settlers came to America
- 17th-century colonial fort
- Traditional Powhatan Village
Take a guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg
- Capitol
- Public Gaol
- 18th-century tavern
Enjoy an evening activity
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Day 11: Washington, D.C.
Travel to Washington, D.C.
Enjoy free time in Washington, D.C.Depart for home
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