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=Williamsburg Field Trip Information= []

=Washington DC Field Trip Information=

INFO From Joyner- Places to stay: National 4H Center, Crystal City, Pentagon City Good areas to check into: -Arlington (including Crystal City, Rosslyn, Pentagon City, Reagan Airport) -Alexandria (specifically Old Town Alexandria) -Chevy Chase, MD/Bethesda, MD Those are close enough to DC but might be cheaper and better accommodating for a larger group. Hotels in those locations: -Crystal Gateway Marriott (Crystal City) -Crystal City Marriott -Embassy Suites Reagan Airport -Holiday Inn Reagan Airport -Americana Hotel in Crystal City (www.americanahotel.com) it's a motel type place but it is clean and they offer a lot of free services. And it's near a mall and some dining. If the others are too expensive. -Doubletree Crystal City -Embassy Suites Chevy Chase (Friendship Heights area of DC actually) The BW Westpark Hotel in McLean (Tysons) specializes in student groups and has a large open parking lot for buses. Depending on traffic, it's about a 20 minute drive into the District. March weather can be cold and rainy so plan accordingly. Exhibits Smithsonian @http://www.si.edu/museums/ Focus most of your time on the Smithsonian museums on the mall which are free and cover most topics 5th graders usually study. There are lots of outdoor memorials to see as well. Union Station (behind Capitol) has a food court downstairs which is a good eating place for kids. International Spy Museum @http://www.spymuseum.org/plan/groups.php Holocaust Museum @http://www.ushmm.org/visit/groups/ National Archives archives.gov/nae/visit/reserved-visits.html DC Duck Tour (@http://www.dcducks.com/) National Postal Museum (@http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/). National Zoological Park, @http://nationalzoo.si.edu/