You’ll tour our nation’s capital with American heritage experts, DC professionals, and all-pro storytellers as you encounter the area’s numerous sites, museums, memorials, and establishments. Much more than a site-seeing venture, this trip is designed to help you connect your story to our nation’s narrative and enhance your citizenship.

 

A Few Must-See Sites:

  • Lincoln Memorial 

  • Korean War Veterans Memorial

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  • World War II Memorial

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

  • The Victims of Communism Memorial and Museum

  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial 

  • District of Columbia War Memorial

  • Air Force Memorial 

  • Pentagon 9/11 Memorial 

  • Arlington National Cemetery

  • Marine Corps War Memorial

  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum

  • The Washington Monument

  • The White House

  • Library of Congress

  • The Smithsonian Museums

  • Mount Vernon

  • National Cathedral

  • National Harbor

  • Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing

  • United States Botanic Gardens 

  • Museum of the Bible

  • Ford’s Theatre

  • The US Capitol Building

  • The US Supreme Court Building

“I learned more on this trip than in the past 6 months!”
— Asia F. (student)

Thematic Elements and Ideas:

  • American History and Patriotism

  • Architecture & Art (neoclassical through modern)

  • Human Rights and Genocide

  • Personal Sacrifice for God and Country

  • Memorialization and Grateful Remembrance