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., Williamsburg, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Hershey Park.  It's a trip of a lifetime as they experience the U.S. Capitol, Smithsonian museums, the Lincoln Memorial, Jamestown Settlement, Independence Hall, Gettysburg Military Park and so much more.

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

Tuesday May 4th

• 4:30 Meet at the school

• 5:00 Depart for Washington, DC

• 12:00 Lunch - self provided sack lunch or purchase at the rest area (on your own)

• 6:00 Dinner at Pentagon Fashion City Mall food court (on your own)

• 7:00 Memorial Tour:  Memorial Tour:  Jefferson, FDR, MLK Jr.

• 9:00 Depart for the Hotel: 

Wednesday May 5th

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. Depart for the Capitol Building

• Capitol Building Tour (Shoot for 9:00 am tour)

• Library of Congress Tour

• Supreme Court Picture Stop

12:30 p.m. Lunch at Union Station (Voucher will be provided)

1:30 p.m. White House Picture Stop

2:30 Explore the Museums (Museum choices)

• Museum of Natural History, Museum of American History, National Gallery of Art, National Sculpture Park

5:00 p.m. Dinner at Reagan International Trade Center (Voucher will be provided)

6:00 p.m. Memorial Tour:  WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean

8:30 p.m. Depart for our hotel:

Thursday May 6th Williamsburg / Colonial Virginia

7:00 am Breakfast 

8:00 am Depart for Jamestown Settlement

10:30 am Self-Guided exploration of the Jamestown Settlement & Museum,

  the very first permanent English settlement

12:30 am Lunch at the Jamestown Cafe

1:00 pm Depart for Colonial Williamsburg

1:30 am Tour of Colonial Williamsburg, world's largest living museum

• Governor’s Mansion (Guided Tour)

• Capitol Building (Guided Tour)

• Self-Exploration: Trade shops, reenactors, shopping

4:30 pm Depart for the Hotel: Great Wolf Lodge, 549 East Rochambeau Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia - 23188, 757-229-9700

• Enjoy the Water Park

5:30 pm Dinner at the lodge

• Enjoy the water park

Friday May 7th Philadelphia

6:00 a.m. Breakfast at hotel
7:00 a.m. Depart for Philadelphia (6 hour drive)

1:30 p.m. Lunch at Philly’s Gourmet Steaks
114 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 • (215) 923-4397

2:30 p.m. Independence Hall (3:00 reservation)

• Congress Hall

• Great Essentials Exhibit

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Revolutionary War

• Liberty Bell Exhibit

4:30p.m.  Double Decker Bus Tour (Pick up in front of Constitution Center)
6:00 p.m. Drop off at Reading Terminal for Dinner and Exploring

7:30 p.m.  Depart for Hotel

9:30 p.m. Hotel check-in: 800 East Park Dr. Harrisburg, PA 17111

Saturday May 8th Gettysburg-Hershey Park

6:30 am           Breakfast

7:30 am           Depart for Gettysburg National Military Park

• Freedom Rising Movie (9:00)

• Cyclorama

• 2 Hour Battlefield Tour

• Pick up Boxed lunches

12:00 pm Depart for Hershey Park Open 11 to 7 

1:00 pm Hershey Park 

• Cash not accepted********

• Voucher Provided for dinner

7:00 pm Hershey Park Closes

Shopping at Chocolate World (our meeting place) meet in the back where the dining is located within the store at 7:30 with your shopping already done.

7:35 pm Depart for Hotel 800 East Park Dr. Harrisburg, PA 17111

Sunday May 9th – Return Home

6:00 a.m.  Breakfast
7:00 a.m.  Depart for Vestaburg
1:30 p.m.  Lunch at Hilton Garden Inn
8971 Wilcox Drive, Twinsburg, OH 44087

7:00 p.m. Approximate arrival at Vestaburg