This trip is an amazing opportunity to see our nation's capital up close and personal.  Students will experience the sights and sounds of nations capitol first hand.  The experience will enhance their knowledge and understanding of our history and government through educational travel.  It's a fantastic way to learn. 

 Monday, April 20

5:30 a.m. Arrive at Northpointe Christian, meet inside the school

6:00 a.m. Depart Northpointe Christian via Charter motor coach 

3101 Leonard St NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Self provided bagged lunch on the way to Gettysburg time TBD

6:00 p.m. Gettysburg National Military Park evening tour

• Robert E Lee - Virginia Monument

  • Virginia Monument Cir, Gettysburg, PA 17325

• Longstreet Observation Tower

  • SW Confederate Ave, Gettysburg, PA 17325

• Little Round Top

  • Sykes Ave, Gettysburg, PA 17325

• Pennsylvania State Monument

  • 350 Hancock Ave, Gettysburg, PA 17325

7:00 p.m. Dinner at the Farmhouse Restaurant at the Red Barn Resort

75 Cunningham Rd. Gettysburg, Pa 17325 Ph 717-334-7580

8:30 p.m. Depart for hotel

Hilton Garden Inn 1061 York Road, Gettysburg PA 17325

717-334-2040

Tuesday, April 21

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

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

• Iwo Jima Marine Memorial

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Kennedy Graves

• Among other graves

• Arlington House

1:15 p.m. Depart for Lunch Pentagon City Mall Food Court

2:30 p.m. Depart for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024 (3:00 tickets)

4:30 p.m. Depart for a memorial tour:  WWII, Vietnam, Lincoln, and Korean Memorials

6:15 p.m. Depart for Dinner at Carmines: 425 7th Street NW | Washington, D.C. 

7:45 p.m.  Depart for the hotel, we’ll be at this hotel the next two nights.

Hilton Garden Inn Washington, DC Downtown

815 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20005

Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Convention Center, 

900 10th St NW, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 739-2001

Wednesday, April 22

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:15 a.m. Depart for Mount Vernon home of General George Washington, 

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121

Grounds Tour - Order Number: 5811189

Mansion tour (9:55 reservation) 

11:30 a.m. Lunch at Mount Vernon Gristmill Buffet

12:15 pm Depart for the Capitol Building 

(Drop off at Garfield Circle ℅ Maryland and 1st SW.)

• Group Picture in front of the Capitol

• Capitol Visitors Center Museum see the following:

• DC through time series

• Plaster mold of the statue called Freedom

• Capitol Tour reservation:  2:00 and 2:10

• Picture stop at the Library of Congress and Supreme Court

3:30 p.m. The bus picks us up at the Peace Monument at 1st and Pennsylvania NW.

3:30 p.m. Depart for the African American Museum of History and Culture

5:00 p.m. Depart for an evening memorial tour….The White House, 

Washington Monument, MLK Jr. Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial

6:30 p.m. Depart for a pizza party and swimtime at the hotel

8:00 p.m. Story time with Ole Bess

 Thursday, April 23

7:30 Breakfast  

8:30 Depart for a White House picture stop

9:00 Depart for the Museum of the Bible, 400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024

11:00 Depart for the National Mall Smithsonian Museum of choice, 

The bus will drop us off on Madison Ave.

• American History Museum or the Natural History Museum

• Lunch on your own at the museums or food trucks (money provided)

• Gift shops in the museums

1:30   Depart for the National Cathedral  2:10, 2:15, and 2:35 tours

3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016

3:15  Depart for the National Zoo

3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

4:30 Depart for Medieval Times Dinner Tournament and Theatre

7000 Arundel Mills Cir, Hanover, MD 21076

7:00     Medieval Times Dinner Show

9:00 Depart for home, 3101 Leonard St NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Friday, April 24

9:00 am Approximate Arrival Home