Students will reinforce what they have learned in 8th Grade US History while they travel for 6 days and 5 nights to  Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Hershey Park.  It's a trip of a lifetime as they experience Arlington Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, Independence Hall, Gettysburg Military Park and so much more.

We celebrate the trip by having a blast at the award winning Hershey Park.

Wednesday June 2nd

5:00 a.m. Meet at the school 

5:30 a.m. Depart for Washington, DC

1:00 p.m. Lunch provided at an appropriate rest area

6:00 p.m. Dinner at Pentagon Fashion City Mall food court

7:00 p.m. Memorial Tour:  Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, Jefferson, FDR, MLK Jr.

9:00 p.m. Depart for the Hotel:  

Holiday Inn, College Park, Md

10000 Baltimore Ave

Thursday June 3rd

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for Arlington National Cemetery

• Tomb of the unknown soldier

• Kennedy Graves

• Space Shuttle Memorial

• Wreath Ceremony

• Iwo Jima Marine Memorial.

11:30 a.m. Depart for Mount Vernon, home of General George Washington

• Lunch

• Mansion Tour

• Grounds Tour

• George Washington’s Burial Site

• Slaves of Mount Vernon Memorial

• Education Center

2:30 pm Depart for the Udvar - Hazy Center

• Space Shuttle Discovery

• Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

• Boeing B-29 Enola Gay

• And so much more in this huge Space museum

5:00 pm Depart for Dinner at Reagan International Trade Center

6:30 pm Memorial Tour:  WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean

8:30 p.m. Depart for our hotel 

9:00 pm Private Swim Time

Friday June 4th

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for the Washington Monument and the White House

10:00 a.m. Depart for the Capitol Building

• Lunch inside the capital

• Capitol Tour

• Library of Congress Tour

• Supreme Court Picture Stop

1:00 pm Depart for the Smithsonian Museums

Choices:

• Smithsonian American History Museum

• Smithsonian Natural History Museum

3:00 pm Depart for  Ford’s Theatre

• Ranger Talk or One Destiny Play (depending on availability)

• Peterson House

• Museum

5:00 pm Depart for Medieval Times Dinner Tournament & Theatre

*Time to cheer on your knight to 

  victory at this epic dinner show

9:00 pm Depart for the hotel

Holiday Inn, College Park, Md

10000 Baltimore Ave

Saturday June 5th

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for Philadelphia

10:00 a.m.. Liberty Bell Exhibit

11:00 a.m. Independence Hall - 

Site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution

• Guided Tour

• Essentials Room

• Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier

Let’s honor our fallen heroes of the Revolution

at the mass grave located in Washington’s Square.

12:30 p.m. Lunch at Philly Gourmet Steaks

• When in Philly, you gotta have a Philly Steak sandwich although there are plenty of other options as well.

1:30 p.m. Constitution Center

• Freedom Rising Live Performance Show

• Signer’s Hall

• Main Constitution Exhibit

3:00 p.m. The Franklin Institute - An amazing interactive science museum

5:00 p.m. Double Decker Bus Ride 

includes a stop at the Philly Museum of Art to run up the “Rocky Steps”

(traffic permitting)

6:30 p.m. Depart for dinner at Dave & Busters

8:00 p.m. Depart for our Harrisburg hotel

Best Western Premier

800 East Park Drive

Harrisburg, PA 17111

P: (717) 561-2800 | F: (717) 564-2347

Sunday June 6th

7:00 am breakfast

8:00 am Depart for Gettysburg National Military Park

• Freedom Rising Movie 

• Cyclorama

• 1 - 2 Hour Battlefield Tour

12:00 pm Depart for Hershey Park

• Boxed lunch on the way

• Enjoy the award winning Hershey Park including the following:

  • The Boardwalk (their waterpark)

  • The Hershey Zoo

  • Dinner Voucher

  • Chocolate world

@ Park closing - depart for the same Harrisburg hotel

Monday June 7th

7:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am Depart for home

• Includes lunch on the way

6:00 pm Approximate arrival