Tour Number: 2471853FK
Group Leader: Timothy Massie
Requested Departure Date: 3/27/2023
Requested Return Date: 3/31/2023
Requested Departure Gateway: Chicago (IL)

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5 days
Washington, D.C., New York City
Your teacher has planned a special trip for you and your group, packed with local highlights, engaging activities and unforgettable moments. The only thing left for you to do? Get ready for the experience of a lifetime.
  • Day 1: Washington, D.C.

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

    • Photo stop at the White House
    • Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza
    • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
    • WWII Memorial

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    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

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.

    • Lincoln Memorial
    • Korean War Veterans Memorial
    • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 2: 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

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Explore the Tidal Basin

    • FDR Memorial
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
    • Jefferson Memorial

    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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 3: Washington, D.C. • New York City

    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

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Travel to New York City

    Dinner included ($15 cash)

    Visit the Top of the Rock Observatory

    Hotel in New Jersey

  • Day 4: New York City

    Take the Circle Line Statue of Liberty Cruise

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a walking tour of the Financial District

    • Bowling Green Park
    • Wall Street and Charging Bull sculpture
    • Federal Hall
    • Trinity Church
    • National September 11 Memorial

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum 

    Dinner in New York City 

    Visit Times Square

    Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)

  • Day 5: 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

    Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Make a photo stop in Central Park

    Dinner included ($15 cash)

    Depart for home!

  • Day 1: Washington, D.C.

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Explore Washington, D.C. highlights:

    • Photo stop at the White House
    • Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza
    • Photo stop at the Washington Monument
    • WWII Memorial

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    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

    Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Permanent Exhibition (subject to availability) 

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Take a guided night tour of Washington, D.C.

    • Lincoln Memorial
    • Korean War Veterans Memorial
    • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Hotel in Washington, D.C. area

  • Day 2: 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

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Explore the Tidal Basin

    • FDR Memorial
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
    • Jefferson Memorial

    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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

    Enjoy an evening activity

  • Day 3: Washington, D.C. • New York City

    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

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Travel to New York City

    Dinner included ($15 cash)

    Visit the Top of the Rock Observatory

    Hotel in New Jersey

  • Day 4: New York City

    Take the Circle Line Statue of Liberty Cruise

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Take a walking tour of the Financial District

    • Bowling Green Park
    • Wall Street and Charging Bull sculpture
    • Federal Hall
    • Trinity Church
    • National September 11 Memorial

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum 

    Dinner in New York City 

    Visit Times Square

    Attend a Broadway show (based on a select list of current shows)

  • Day 5: 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

    Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Lunch included ($15 cash)

    Make a photo stop in Central Park

    Dinner included ($15 cash)

    Depart for home!


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