CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR BECKY RIFFEE - DIRECTOR DESTINATION: WASHINGTON, DC DATES: MAY 30 JUNE 4 ITINERARY AS OF May 24, 2018 Tour Director: Russ Marcason Cell Phone: 847.293.9759 Director: Becky Riffee Cell Phone: 316-706-3669 BRT Contact: Vicki Laws Cell Phone: 630.707.5297 BRT Sales Consultant: Dan Peichl Cell Phone: 515.339.9166 BRT Emergency Contact: 800-373-1423 32 Students + 4 Adults + 1 Tour Director = 37 Travelers WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 7:00 AM 1-48 Village Tours Coach arrives at Campus High School; begin loading 316.721.4455 2100 W 55th St S, Wichita, KS 67217 8:00 AM Depart for Washington, DC (1,262 miles, 22 hours driving time plus 3 hours for meals stops plus 1 hour for time change) Lunch en route (student cost) Dinner en route (student cost) NOTE: Move watches ahead one hour for change to Eastern Time Zone THURSDAY, MAY 31 AM Breakfast en route (student cost) 10:00 AM Arrive at the National Archives 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20408 (No timed tickets are available must enter the archives through the public entry line) **Meet your Bob Rogers Travel Tour Director here! 12:00 Group meets at the motor coaches Boxed sandwich lunch delivered here Lunch to include sandwiches from Pot Belly, chips, water and a cookie 12:30 Depart for the US Capitol Building Contact-Chris Naylor at Chris.Naylor@mail.house.gov Phone: 202-225-6216 1:00 Arrive at the US Capitol Building A congressional staff member will meet the group by the base of the Statue of Freedom in Emancipation Hall. The statue is in-between two large staircases that Lead up into the Capital which is visible once you enter the Visitor s Center and Proceed down the stairs into the open area. 3:00 Load motor coach; depart for Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA 22211
3:30 Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery Have a self-guided tour on the history of the Cemetery Visit the graves of John F. Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, boxer Joe Louis, the space shuttle Challenger Memorial, & the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. ** View the changing of the Guard every 30 minutes 5:00 Load motor coach; depart for Fashion Centre at Pentagon City 1100 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202 5:30 Arrive at Fashion Centre The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, located just moments from the nation's capital, and on the Washington DC Metro system, offers a world-class shopping experience where avenues of fashions and boulevards of style await. A scenic glass elevator ride to the Third Level reveals more than 170 fascinating stores and restaurants. Dinner on your own (student cost) 7:00 Load motor coach; depart the Hilton Garden Inn Tyson s Corner 703.336.5373 8301 Boone Blvd. Vienna, VA 22182 8:00 Check into your hotel FRIDAY, JUNE 1 8:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel 9:00 AM Load motor coach; depart for the National Mall 10:00 AM Arrive at the National Mall AM This morning, visit other memorials throughout the National Mall Lunch at the Reagan Trade Center (student cost) 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, Dc 20004 1:00 Load motor coach; depart for Fort McHenry (43 miles; 1.25 hours driving time) 2400 E. Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230 410-962-4290 ext. 250 2:15 Arrive at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Critical events changed the course of history here, when the fort s soldiers successfully saved Baltimore from British attack in 1812. Inspired by the sight of the Star - Spangled Banner waving over the fort after the attack, Francis Scott Key was moved to write the US national anthem. 4:00 Head to your motor coach 4:15 Depart for Inner Harbor in downtown Baltimore 201 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 401-323-1000
4:45 Arrive at Inner Harbor Who's hungry? At these Baltimore Inner Harbor restaurants, you're sure to find all the Maryland blue crab, local favorites and hot new dishes from the top Baltimore chefs Dinner at Inner Harbor ($20 meal money included) 8:00 Load motor coach; return to your hotel (45 miles; 1 hour driving time) 9:00 Arrive at your hotel SATURDAY, JUNE 2 8:00 AM Breakfast at the hotel 9:00 AM Load motor coach; depart for the National Holocaust Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 No timed tickets are available - Pick-up free, same-day, timed passes at the Museum on the day of your visit. They are handed out on a first-come firstserved basis. Museum staff begin to distribute passes at 9:45 am with a limit of 20 passes per person. These passes are in high demand and supplies are limited to 650 total for the same day. Lines usually start forming before the Museum opens and during our busiest times Museum staff may distribute the entire supply of passes very early in the day) 9:30 AM Arrive at the National Holocaust Museum AM Explore the museum Spanning three floors, the self-guided Permanent Exhibition presents a narrative history of the Holocaust and features historical artifacts, photographs, and film footage. Personal objects and the concluding eyewitness testimonies highlight the stories of individuals. Walk over to the National Mall Free time to explore the Smithsonian Museums of your choice Lunch at one of the Smithsonian Museum food courts (student cost) National Museum of American History: Houses the flag that inspired the Star Spangled Banner. Popular exhibits include the Information Age, Field to Factory, American Encounters, and the transportation advances in America National Air and Space Museum NASM maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. The Museum has hundreds of artifacts on display including the original Wright 1903 Flyer, the "Spirit of St. Louis," Apollo 11 command module, and a Lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. National Museum of Natural History: The nation's largest research museum, responsible for maintaining and conserving a treasure house of more than 118 million specimens of plants, animals rocks and minerals, fossils and human cultural artifacts. 1:30 Walk to Ford s Theatre 511 10 th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 1:50 Arrive at Ford s Theatre
SATURDAY, JUNE 2, cont. 2:00 Enjoy a guided tour of Ford s Theatre Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. was the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next morning at Petersen House, across the street. Please Note: The ranger talk and Peterson House are not included with this tour AFTERWARD Walk back to the Smithsonian Museums of your choice 5:15 Load motor coach; depart for Hard Rock Café 999 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004 5:30 Arrive at the Hard Rock Cafe 5:45 Enjoy a group dinner 7:15 Depart for the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566 8:00 Enjoy a concert by the National Symphony Pops Orchestra Tonight s program Space, the Next Frontier (features - will.i.am, Michael Giacchino, Grace Potter, Coheed & Cambria, John Cho, and Nick Sagan join the NSO to celebrate NASA's 60th anniversary 10:00 Load motor coach; return to your hotel 10:30 Arrive at hotel SUNDAY, JUNE 3 6:00 AM Boxed breakfasts provided by the hotel 7:00 AM Check out of your hotel; load motor coach 7:15 AM Depart for Annapolis, MD (38 miles; 1 hour driving time) Please note We forwarded the driver information forms to the United States Naval Academy to Stephanie Woodall on 5/23, but haven t received the clearances for the motor coach as of 5/28! 8:15 AM Arrive in Annapolis at the United States Naval Academy 93 Bowyer Rd, Annapolis MD 21402 9:00 AM The Campus High School Choir performs at the Academy Chapel at the Catholic Mass 11:00 AM The Campus High School Choir performs at the Academy Chapel at the Protestant Service AM Tour of Chapel
12:00 Tour the Naval Academy Highlights life at the U.S. Naval Academy past and present. Tour includes Lejeune Hall Bancroft Hall, Tecumseh Court, Herndon Monument, and the Crypt of John Paul Jones, Revolutionary War Hero 1:00 Load motor coach; depart for Historic Downtown Annapolis 1:30 Arrive in Downtown Annapolis Grab lunch at one of the many restaurants along Main Street (student cost) 3:30 Load motor coach; depart for home (1,289 miles; 22.5 hours driving time plus 3 hours for meal stops minus hour for time change) Dinner en route (student cost) MONDAY, JUNE 4 NOTE: AM Breakfast en route (student cost) Lunch en route (student cost) Move watches back one hour for change to Central Time Zone 4:00 Approximate arrival at Campus High School