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.

Please note, the price of this trip will vary greatly depending on some of the following factors:

1.  Distance from location

2.  Number of trip members

3.  Number of chaperones per student

4.  Number of free/discounted travelers

5.  Meal choices

6.  Among other factors as well

Please contact American History Tours to obtain a quote for your desired trip.

We personalize each one of our trips.  If there is a place you'd like to visit, we'd be happy to add it to the itinerary.   We work with you carefully to make sure the trip is all that you want it to be.

Day 1

•  Depart for Washington, DC
•  Lunch TBD
•  Dinner at Pentagon Fashion City Mall
•  Memorial Tour:  Jefferson, FDR, MLK Jr., and a picture stop at the White House
•  Depart for the Hotel:  Holiday Inn, 10000 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740 

Day 2

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for the US Capitol Building & Grounds

• Capitol Grounds Tour
• Capitol Building Tour 
• Library of Congress Tour
• Supreme Court Picture stop
• Group Picture in front of the Capitol

11:30 p.m. Lunch at the Capitol Building Cafe

12:30 p.m. Depart for Ford’s Theatre or Holocaust Museum

2:30 p.m. Depart for the  Smithsonian Museums

5:30 p.m. Dinner at the Reagan International Trade Center

6:30 p.m. Memorial Tour:  Lincoln, WWII, Vietnam and Korean

8:00 p.m. Depart for the hotel

9:00 p.m. Story Time with Ole Bess

 Day 3

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

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

• Iwo Jima Marine Memorial
• Several sites within the cemetery
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
  • Kennedy Graves
  • Robert E. Lee House
  • Space Shuttle Crew
  • Among others

12:00 p.m. Pentagon Memorial

1:00 p.m. Lunch at Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

2:00 p.m.   Depart for Mount Vernon

• Grounds tour
• Educational Center
• Mansion Tour

5:00 p.m. Depart for Medieval Times Dinner Tournament and Theatre

9:00 p.m. Drive back to the same hotel

Day 4

7:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am Depart for Philadelphia

10:00 a.m. Independence Hall, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the  Revolutionary War

Washington Square, Liberty Bell Exhibit

11:30 a.m. Constitution Center, Signer’s Hall, Freedom Rising Show, Constitution Museum

12:45 p.m. Depart for Lunch at Philly’s Gourmet Steaks

2:00 p.m. Depart for the Betsy Ross House

3:30  Depart for Eastern State Penitentiary

5:30 p.m. Hard Rock Cafe of Philadelphia

7:00 p.m. Double Decker Bus Tour

8:30 p.m. Depart for the hotel

Hotel:  Best Western Premier: The Central Hotel & Conference Center

800 E Park Drive Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111 United States  

717-561-2800

Day 5

8:30 Breakfast

9:30 Depart for Hershey Park

10:00 Hershey Park  

8:00 pm Park closes 

8:30 pm Depart for Best Western Premier, Harrisburg

Day 6

7:00  breakfast

8:00  depart for Gettysburg

Freedom Rise Movie

Cyclorama

2 hour Gettysburg Battlefield Tour

12:30 Pick up boxed Lunch at Gettysburg, eat on the bus

6:00  Dinner

(Time Varies) Arrive back home