Day 1 :
Welome to Washington D.C.!
- Arrive in Washington, D.C.:
Meet your WorldStrides representative and begin your once-in-a- lifetime experience!
- Lunch:
- Arlington National Cemetery:
America’s most famous military cemetery: Changing of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Kennedy Gravesites
Discussion: Learning from the sacrifices of others
- Iwo Jima Memorial:
A tribute to all
U.S. Marines based on the famous WWII photo by Joe Rosenthal
- Pentagon Memorial:
Honors the 184 victims of the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon
- Dinner and hotel check-in:
Day 2 :
Walk in the Footsteps of our Founding Fathers
- Breakfast and Morning Prayer:
- Alexandria:
One of America's oldest and most historic cities
- Mount Vernon:
George Washington’s home, plantation, and Education Center, which showcases life during colonial times, 18th- century treasures, and our first president as a farmer and businessman
- Washington Monument:
(picture stop) The world’s tallest stone monument, which honors our nation’s first president
- Lunch:
- Capitol Hill Grounds Tour:
Capitol Visitor Center (by appointment), Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress. Prayer: for our nation and its leaders
- National Archives:
Home of the original Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence
- Dinner and return to hotel:
Day 3 :
Continue to Explore Our Nation's Capital
- Breakfast and Morning Prayer:
- Lincoln Memorial:
In remembrance of former President Abraham Lincoln and the great nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial:
Dedicated to the more than 58,000 men and women killed or missing in Vietnam
Discussion: Reflecting on the cost of freedom
- Korean War Veterans Memorial:
Tribute to the men and women who defended South Korea in the Korean War
- Lunch:
- Smithsonian Institution:
The world's largest museum complex. National Air and Space Museum, Natural History Museum, National Gallery of Art, National Museum of American History
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- Jefferson Memorial:
Dedicated to our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence
- Kennedy Center:
A magnificent performing arts center dedicated to our 35th president
- World War II:
Memorial Honors the 16 million who served — and 400,000 who died— in the U.S. Armed Forces during WWII, and all who supported the war effort from home
Day 4 :
Continue Learning!
- Breakfast and Morning Prayer:
- Naval Museum:
(by appointment) U.S. Navy exhibit showcases maritime history from the Revolution to present times
- FDR Memorial:
In remembrance of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- MLK Memorial:
Honors the famous civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Lunch:
- National Postal Museum:
A unique perspective on America’s postal history
- Holocaust Museum:
Get a glimpse of life for the victims of Nazi Germany with a viewing of “Daniel’s Story” at this living memorial
- National Portrait Gallery:
Famous for its showcase of distinguished Americans in portraits, photographs, and other visual media
- Dinner and return to hotel:
Day 5 :
Pray and Reflect.
- Breakfast and hotel check-out:
- National Shrine of Immaculate Conception:
Celebrate mass at the largest Catholic Church in North America
- Ford’s Theatre and Petersen House:
(by appointment) Where President Lincoln was shot and later died on that fateful day
- White House:
(picture stop) Home of the U.S. president
- Lunch:
- Embassy Row:
Houses more than 170 foreign embassies
- National Zoo:
Home to several giant pandas and more!
- Dinner and depart Washington, D.C., for home:
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