Preliminary Group Leader Itinerary North Branch Middle School 8th Grade 2018 Trip To Washington D.C. Tour ID: 68174 Washington, DC, Gettysburg, PA, Luray, VA May 1 - 5, 2018

Day One - Tuesday, May 1, 2018 10:00 AM Visit the Arlington National Cemetery Filled with the casualties and deceased veterans of 7:30 PM Trip check-in American conflicts dating back to the Civil War, this cemetery is home to the Women in Military Services for Tour Director will meet you at the school America Memorial, John F. Kennedy’s “eternal flame” 8:30 PM Trip departs and the Tomb of the Unknowns. 12:15 PM Participate in a Wreath Laying Ceremony (Pending confirmation) Day Two - Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Wreath Laying Ceremony - Pending confirmation. This is an opportunity for 4 students to honor all unknown 7:30 AM Enjoy Breakfast at the Dobbin House Tavern soldiers by laying a wreath with your schools name at This colonial restaurant is listed on the National the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while the rest of the Register of Historic Places. In the mid-1800's, a secret group quietly watches their classmates. crawl space, featured in "National Geographic", served 1:00 PM Travel on the Subway as a "station" for hiding runaway slaves on their perilous Take the subway from Arlington National Cemetery to journey to freedom on the "Underground Railroad." the Federal Triangle stop 9:00 AM Visit the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Enjoy lunch at the Ronald Reagan Building Center w/Film, Cyclorama and Museum 2:00 PM Guided tour of the Memorials 10:30 AM Tour the Gettysburg Battlefield - 2 Hour Tour Your stops may include the Vietnam Wall, Lincoln A Licensed Battlefield Guide will lead your tour and you Memorial, Korean War Memorial, FDR Memorial, MLK will leave the bus a few times during the tour to walk on Jr. Memorial, and much more. this hallowed ground. 7:00 PM Enjoy a moonlight cruise on the with 12:45 PM Enjoy your Dobbin House boxed lunch! Spirit Cruises 1:00 PM Depart for Washington D.C. Boarding 7pm Departure 7:30pm 3:00 PM Tour the Washington National Cathedral (Pending Confirmation) 10:30 PM Take a photo at the The tallest cathedral in the United States and the seat A picture of this national icon is a must. of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, this 11:45 PM Arrive back at the hotel for the evening cathedral has hosted some of the largest national events. 4:30 PM Enjoy your dinner at Pentagon City (voucher) Day Four - Friday, May 4, 2018 6:00 PM Arrive at the Twilight Tattoo 8:00 AM Enjoy breakfast at your hotel 7:00 PM Watch the Twilight Tattoo This live action, hour long military service combines the 9:30 AM Depart for sightseeing precision of the 3rd U.S. infantry’s drill team and the 10:30 AM Take a Group Photo at the Capitol orchestral music of the U.S. Army Band for a traditional With nearly 100 years of experience, Central Photo tribute to the sacrifices of the military. Company captures panoramic photographs of student 8:30 PM Visit Memorial tour groups. Dedicated on September 11, 2008 and located just 11:30 AM Tour the U.S. Capitol Building (Pending Southwest of the Pentagon building, 184 illuminated Confirmation) benches commemorate the 184 individuals who died in Enjoy a real-life history lesson at the home of the United the attack. States Congress, a neoclassical building where laws 10:00 PM Check in at your hotel: are made, foreign policies are formed and expenditures are decided upon. Nighttime security to watch over your students each evening at the hotel. 1:00 PM Enjoy your lunch at National Place (voucher) 2:30 PM Tour the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Pending Confirmation) Day Three - Thursday, May 3, 2018 In a cold, dark building meant to evoke terror and sobriety, exhibits follow the Nazi rise to power, the lives 8:00 AM Enjoy breakfast at your hotel of Jews confined to the ghettos, the horror of “The Final Solution,” and in the Daniel’s Story exhibit, the 9:00 AM Depart for sightseeing experience of a child.

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Page 1 of 2 Preliminary Group Leader Itinerary North Branch Middle School 8th Grade 2018 Trip To Washington D.C. Tour ID: 68174 Washington, DC, Gettysburg, PA, Luray, VA May 1 - 5, 2018

Smithsonian Museums (Group's Choice) Choose between the American History Museum, Natural History Museunm Air & Space Museum, American Indian Museum or one of the many art museums located on the . 5:30 PM Depart Washington D.C. 7:00 PM Enjoy Dinner at the Golden Corral 8:00 PM Depart for Luray 9:15 PM Tour the Luray Caverns This much-visited underground cavern system in Shenandoah Valley teems with speleothems such as columns, stalactite, and mirrored pools and sings with the sounds of the Great Stalacpipe Organ. 10:30 PM Depart for home

Day Five - Saturday, May 5, 2018

10:00 AM Trip returns

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