Tour Number: 2544914UC
Group Leader: Jacob Ollanik
Requested Departure Date: 5/31/2023
Requested Return Date: 6/7/2023
Requested Departure Gateway: Phoenix (AZ)

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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.

8 days
New York City, Washington, D.C., Charlottesville
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: New York City

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Hotel in New York City

  • Day 2: 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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Enjoy free time at Chelsea Market

    Enjoy free time on the High Line 

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum 

    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
  • Day 3: New York City

    Visit the American Museum of Natural History

    Take a guided tour of Central Park

    • Strawberry Fields (a tribute to John Lennon)
    • Bethesda Fountain
    • Friedsam Memorial Carousel

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

  • Day 4: New York City

    Take a guided tour of the United Nations (subject to availability)

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Museum of Modern Art

    Take a guided tour of New York City 

    • Greenwich Village
    • SoHo
    • Chinatown
    • Little Italy 

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

  • Day 5: Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

    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.

    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 6: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Mount Vernon

    • Estate, museum, and education center
    • Mansion (subject to availability)
    • George Washington's tomb
    • The Slave Memorial

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Explore the Tidal Basin

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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

  • Day 7: Washington, D.C. • Charlottesville

    Travel to Charlottesville

    Visit Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's former estate

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

  • Day 8: Washington, D.C.

    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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Depart for home

  • Day 1: New York City

    Meet your Tour Director at your destination

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Hotel in New York City

  • Day 2: 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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Enjoy free time at Chelsea Market

    Enjoy free time on the High Line 

    Visit the National September 11 Memorial and Museum 

    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
  • Day 3: New York City

    Visit the American Museum of Natural History

    Take a guided tour of Central Park

    • Strawberry Fields (a tribute to John Lennon)
    • Bethesda Fountain
    • Friedsam Memorial Carousel

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

  • Day 4: New York City

    Take a guided tour of the United Nations (subject to availability)

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Museum of Modern Art

    Take a guided tour of New York City 

    • Greenwich Village
    • SoHo
    • Chinatown
    • Little Italy 

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

  • Day 5: Washington, D.C.

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    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

    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.

    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 6: Washington, D.C.

    Visit Mount Vernon

    • Estate, museum, and education center
    • Mansion (subject to availability)
    • George Washington's tomb
    • The Slave Memorial

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Explore the Tidal Basin

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

    Dinner in Washington, D.C.

  • Day 7: Washington, D.C. • Charlottesville

    Travel to Charlottesville

    Visit Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's former estate

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Travel to Washington, D.C.

  • Day 8: Washington, D.C.

    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

    Lunch included ($20 to your Till card)

    Depart for home


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