1. The Eastern Seaboard June 10th -18th, 2016
9 Days – Boston / New York City / Philadelphia / Gettysburg / Washington, D.C.

2. Tour Itinerary / Day 1 – Boston
Arrive in Boston
Take a walking tour of Boston
The King’s Chapel
Granary Burial Ground
Boston Massacre site
Boston Common
Beacon Hill
Public Library
Dinner at Quincy Market

4. Tour Itinerary / Day 2 – Boston
Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II
Step back in time to the year 1624
Walk the village of Plimoth (that’s how the Pilgrims spelled it!)
Talk to Pilgrims, see what they’re doing in their daily life
Step aboard the Mayflower II – an exact replication of the original Mayflower!
Take a guided tour of Boston and Cambridge
Paul Revere House
USS Constitution
Old North Church
Bunker Hill
Freedom Trail
Harvard Square
Visit the Prudential Center Skywalk Observatory

6. Tour Itinerary / Day 3 – New York City
Travel to New York
Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Visit Central Park
Take a guided sightseeing tour of New York:
5th Avenue
Rockefeller Center
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Trump Tower
Wall Street
Greenwich Village
SoHo
Chinatown
Little Italy
Visit the Empire State Building by night

8. Tour Itinerary / Day 4 – New York City
Visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Marvel at the 151-foot model engineered by Alexandre Gustav Eiffel, of Eiffel Tower fame
Explore the Ellis Island Immigration Museum
9/11 Memorial and Museum
Subway ride – one way
Visit Times Square
Attend a Broadway show

12. Tour Itinerary / Day 5 – Philadelphia
Travel to Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy Plaza LOVE Statue celebrating the “City of Brotherly Love”…PHILADELPHIA!
Take a walking tour of Independence National Historic Park:
Congress Hall
Carpenters’ Hall
Franklin Court
Visit Independence Hall
Visit the Liberty Bell Center
Travel to Washington, D.C.

14. Tour Itinerary / Day 6 -- Gettysburg
Travel to Gettysburg
Gettysburg Visitors Center, Museum, & Cyclorama Experience
Tour of Gettysburg National Military Park where 170,000 fought and 51,000 died during the Civil War’s bloodiest battle in July 1863.
Four months later, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address here to commemorate the fallen.

15. Tour Itinerary / Day 7 – Washington, D.C.
Visit Arlington National Cemetery
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Kennedy gravesites
Robert E. Lee’s home
Make a photo stop at the Marine Corps War Memorial/Iwo Jima Statue
Take a guided tour of Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument
FDR Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Make a photo stop at the White House
Visit Mount Vernon
Mansion and grounds
Museum and education center
George Washington's tomb
Enjoy an evening activity

17. Tour Itinerary / Day 8 – Washington, D.C.
Visit Capitol Hill
U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center
U.S. Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Visit the National Archives – see the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights!!!
International Spy Museum – including OPERATION SPY!
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Take a night tour of Washington
Lincoln Memorial
WWII Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

19. Tour Itinerary / Day 9 – Washington, D.C.
Ford’s Theater – visit the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated
Visit the Smithsonian museums of your choice:
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of American History
Free time in Washington, D.C. (time permitting)
Depart for home

20. Who can go on the trip?
1) Students who have STAMINA. This is a high energy trip!!! We are ON THE GO!!! If you get tired easily or just like to generally hang out and relax…this may not be the trip for you.
2) Students who are PASSIONATE about learning . Students who love history.
This is an academic trip. An educational trip. It’s fun and exciting…but it is a HISTORY trip. So, if you do not like history…this may not be the trip for you.
3) Students who are RESPONSIBLE—who display good academic behavior
and MATURE classroom behavior.
We are traveling across the country—on planes, boats, buses, and trains—to countless historic sites, through major U.S. cities. So, if you are not a mature, responsible, respectful student…this may not be the trip for you.
4) Going on this trip is a privilege earned. If we see behaviors during the year that indicate that this trip is not for you due to a lack of the aforementioned behaviors, you will lose your spot and someone from the wait list will take your place.

21. Eastern Seaboard Tour Mission Statement
So…if you think you would like to go on the trip, you need to be sure that you can commit to the following trip mission statement…
Eastern Seaboard Tour Mission Statement
As a student traveler on the LTMS Eastern Seaboard trip I have a passion for learning. 
I feel that this trip will allow me to further my knowledge of U.S. history and deepen my understanding of the content of a subject that I truly enjoy by visiting historical sites and museums first hand.  I understand that these are experiences that I should not take for granted and, if given the opportunity to attend, I will uphold behavior expectations set by my teachers and represent myself, my school, and my community in the most positive light.

22. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1) How do we get there?
We fly into Boston, then we are on a tour bus to travel to NYC, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, D.C. Then we fly out of Washington, D.C. and back to Austin.
2) How many people stay in each hotel room? 4
3) Do we get to choose who we room with?
You get to fill out a request for the top 4 people you would like to room with and we can guarantee that you will room with at least one or two of those people.

23. PARENT INFORMATION MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
For those who think they may be interested in going on the EASTERN SEABOARD TOUR 2016…
PARENT INFORMATION MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th
7:00pm in the LTMS Library
Also, there will be information on Mrs. Buerk’s website on the Eastern Seaboard Tour 2016 tab later today that your parents can check out before the meeting.

24. QUESTIONS?!?
Any questions?!? Ask your History teacher or you can stop by or Mrs. Buerk!