Join us for a grand 8-Day tour of America’s Heritage as we travel from the Midwest to the east coast. Our stops will include Chicago, Ill; Gettysburg, PA; Charlottesville, VA, and the Washington, D.C. area.

Our mission at Legacy Student Travel is to provide a unique and educational program for students that has a lasting impact. We strive to provide a life-changing experience that encompasses not only education, but also important social skills they can use far into the future. Our tours are dedicated to enhancing the student’s mind and knowledge far beyond the classroom.

– 3:00 am - Loading begins at Byron High School

– 3:30 am - Depart aboard a Hawkeye Stages motorcoach

– A mid-morning stop in Chicago

– Overnight stay in Ohio - Evening "tour kickoff" pizza party (indoor pool)

– Beautiful travel through Pennsylvania and the Appalachian Mountains - stops for restroom breaks and meals

 – Visit to Flight 93 National Memorial

 – Afternoon arrival into Gettysburg, PA

 – Visit to Gettysburg Visitor Center & Cyclorama

 – Evening battlefield walking tour with your tour guide

 – Overnight in Gettysburg

– Tour of the 6000-acre Gettysburg Battlefield National Military Park with a Licensed Battlefield Guide

– Walking tour of the Gettysburg National Cemetery (site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address) 

– Group lunch in Gettysburg

– Drive through Shenandoah National Park

– Travel to Charlottesville, VA where we will stay overnight - dinner included (indoor pool)

– Morning tour of Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson

– Lunch included

– Afternoon at National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA

– Arrival to our D.C. accommodations for the next 3 nights

– Beautiful, illuminated night-time walk among the many Washington, D.C. Memorials

– Visit to Arlington National Cemetery

– Student Wreath Laying Ceremony

– Capitol Hill tour

– Smithsonian Institute Museums

– Dinner/Theater evening event

– Dinner/Dance Cruise on the Potomac

– Visit to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington

– Holocaust Museum

– White House neighborhood walking tour

– Tour of additional memorials

– A big travel day with stops for restroom breaks and meals

– Expected arrival time back home will be evening

– Unpack & treasure the memories you made on this trip of a lifetime!