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Trip Destinations and Descriptions

The following sites and attractions are commonly visited on
Students On Tour student tour programs. Please note that depending on the length of your trip and the time of year your itinerary might not include everything listed here. Furthermore, there is always the chance that the particular site might experience an unscheduled closure. This is most often true of the White House (for official functions) and the Washington Monument (for weather). Students On Tour tour leaders will always have alternate sites or activity suggestions in mind for any unexpected site closure.
 

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Washington, D.C.

Almost all trips to Washington, including short ones, will typically include:

  • United States Capitol Building
  • Supreme Court
  • Library of Congress
  • Night "Illumination" Tour of the monuments and memorials
  • National Museum of American History
  • National Air and Space Museum
  • National Museum of Natural History
  • Ford's Theater and The Petersen House
  • Arlington National Cemetery
Trips of moderate length will also typically include:
  • National Archives
  • Mount Vernon
  • Trip to the top of the Washington Monument
  • Picture stop by the White House
Trips of optimal length might also add most or all of the following:
  • White House Tour
  • National Cathedral Tour
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Tour
  • Navy Memorial Museum
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Almost all Washington program trip extensions to Gettysburg will include:

  • Gettysburg National Military Park including the NPS Civil War Museum
  • Electric Map Presentation
  • Battlefield Tour with licensed NPS battlefield guide
Most, time permitting will also include:
  • The famous Gettysburg Cyclorama
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Amost all Washington program trip extensions to Philadelphia will include:

  • Independence Hall
  • Congress Hall
  • Liberty Bell Pavilion
This extension is usally conducted in conjunction with extensions to New York City and Boston. Return to index of destinations or just continue to scroll down the page to see them all.

 

New York City, New York

Almost all Washington program trip extensions to New York City will include:

  • Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
  • Motorcoach tour of Mid-town and lower Manhattan Island
Even most short extensions to New York City can also include:
  • Stop en route in Philadelphia to see Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell
  • Broadway Play (additional expense)
  • Observation Deck of the Empire State Building
  • Time on Fifth Avenue and at Rockefeller Center
Longer extensions to New York City can also include:
  • Madison Square Garden Tour
  • USS Intrepid Tour
  • Visits to various museums and galleries
  • Carnegie Hall Tour
  • NBC Studio Tour
  • United Nations Tour
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Williamsburg, Virginia

Virtually all Washington program trip extensions to Williamsburg include:

  • Evening "Lanthorn" Tour of Colonial Williamsburg
  • Study Visit of Colonial Williamsburg
Most programs will also include:
  • Jamestown Settlement
Longer extensions to Williamsburg can also include:
  • Yorktown
  • Nauticus
  • A further side trip to Monticello
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Boston, Massachusetts

Most Washington program trip extensions to Boston usually include:

  • Inclusion of New York and Philadelphia extensions
  • USS Constitution
  • Picture stop of Paul Revere's home
  • The Old North Church
  • Trinity Church
  • Other stops along the Freedom Trail
  • Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall
Longer extensions to Boston might include:
  • Tour of Harvard University and time at Harvard Square
  • Lexington Green
  • Concord - The Old North Bridge, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - "Author's Ridge", Orchard House
  • Walden Pond
  • A visit to the Mayflower and Plimouth Plantation
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