First Class

Washington, DC

Tour summary

Our nation’s capital is a place where you can feel a part of something bigger than yourself. From the monuments and documents that represent the Nation's history to amazing African American History Museum, a Washington, D.C. educational tour will put you and your students at the heart of the American experience and bring the textbook to life.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is paper currency for the Federal Reserve.

 

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States’ official memorial to the Holocaust.


The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors.

The Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 men and women who lost their lives as victims of the attack, killed both in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

 

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.

 

The Marine Corps War Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial) is a military memorial statue outside the walls of the Arlington National Cemetery and next to the Netherlands Carillon, in Arlington, Virginia, in the United States.