Itinerary
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
Depart Cheektowaga early this morning for Gettysburg, PA. Meal/rest stops will be coordinated between the chaperones and bus driver. Upon arrival, your first stop will be at the Museum and Visitors Center where you’ll have time to explore the museum and also view the film, “A New Birth of Freedom.” You’ll then tour the Gettysburg Battlefield, led by a National Parks Service guide. Here you’ll learn about the events that took place during the battle as well as see the town itself, where major parts of the battle were fought. You’ll have DINNER in Gettysburg before departing for your hotel in suburban Washington D.C. Check in and remain for the evening.
THURSDAY, MAY 16
BREAKFAST at the hotel. Depart your hotel this morning for Washington D.C. Meet your guide once again and begin the day sightseeing with exterior tours of the White House, Supreme Court, and the Capitol Building (all tours are exterior only unless interior tours can be confirmed). This afternoon you’ll travel to Baltimore and visit the National Aquarium. You’ll have lunch (individual’s expense) as directed by the chaperones. Return to Washington D.C. for DINNER this evening, followed by a tour of the major monuments/memorials in D.C: Vietnam, Korean, Lincoln, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jefferson, Roosevelt, and World War II Memorials. Return to your hotel following your tour and remain for the evening.
FRIDAY, MAY 17
BREAKFAST at the hotel. This morning your group will travel to Arlington National Cemetery, where you will meet your guide, and view the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You will also see the Kennedy gravesites as well as the Challenger Memorial. Depart the cemetery for a quick stop at the Air Force Memorial and the National Pentagon September 11th Memorial. Lunch (individual’s expense) at the Pentagon City Mall. Following lunch you’ll visit Mount Vernon, the former home of George Washington. This evening you’ll enjoy a DINNER CRUISE. Following the cruise, return to your hotel and remaining for the evening.
SATURDAY, MAY 18
BREAKFAST at the hotel. Check out and depart the hotel for the Smithsonian Museum complex. The Smithsonian buildings line the Washington Mall area, and you may visit any of the museums of your choice: the Natural History Museum, the Air & Space Museum, the American History Museum, or any one of the other museum buildings, all within walking distance of one another. Lunch (individual’s expense) before departing for Cheektowaga. Additional meal/rest stops will be coordinated between the chaperones and the bus drivers. Arrive back at the school later this evening.