Washington, DC - Trip of a Lifetime -

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Washington, DC- Trip of a Lifetime -
The 8th Grade Trip!!!
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Day 1
Traveling from Ky into WV, Maryland, and then to
DC (Thats 3 states in 24 hours!)
We drive from Stanton to DC
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Day 2
First Stop Madame Tussauds Wax Museum!
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• Next Fords Theater (Where Lincoln was shot!)

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Learn about the life of espionage and exhibits
where you actually get to act as a spy!

• Spy Museum

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History of crime, and its consequences, in
America and American popular culture. The museum
features exhibits on colonial crime, pirates,
Wild West outlaws, gangsters, the Mob, mass
murderers, and white collar criminals.
Twenty-eight interactive stations include the
high-speed police chase simulators used in the
training of law enforcement officers, and a
Firearms Training Simulator (F.A.T.S.) similar to
that utilized by the Secret Service.

• Crime Punishment Museum

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• Dinner at the Hard Rock Café!

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Day 3 The Smithsonians
The Castle
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Museum of Natural History

• This museum contains many of the artifacts and
  specimens that have been found throughout the
  worlds history.

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Museum of American History

• At the Museum of American History, you will see
  exhibits representing important events in the
  history of America. Everything from a piece of
  Plymouth Rock to Abraham Lincolns personal
  possessions are here to Dorothys shoes, and C3PO
  (its all here!)

As you walk in the front door of this
Smithsonian, you are met by the giant flag that
inspired the Star Spangled Banner in 1813!
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Air and Space
The National Air and Space Museum is home to many
of the ships that have been used in space
exploration.
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Arlington Cemetery

• At this final resting place for military
  personnel, Arlington Cemetery is a special stop.
  You will see thousands of white gravestones
  marking the location of those who have died for
  our country. Also the changing of the guard at
  the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers.

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Holocaust Museum
Shoes of Jews killed during the Holocaust

• A life changing experience learn about the
  millions of men, women and children killed during
  the Holocaust and other genocides in our history.

Images of those who died
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Moonlight Dinner Cruise

• See the monuments lit up at night!

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Day 4
We Go Home!