Philadelphia & Washington, D. C., Field Trip Resources

Places that are Visited During the
Washington, D. C. Field Trip
compiled by Mrs. Koniushesky
September 2008

1	AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
2	ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
3	FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION BUILDING
4	FORD'S THEATRE
5	FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
6	HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
7	INDEPENDENCE HALL
8	JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
9	KENNEDY GRAVESITES
10	KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
11	LIBERTY BELL
12	LINCOLN MEMORIAL
13	MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL
14	MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
15	MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
16	MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
17	NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MEMORIAL
18	NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
19	PENTAGON
20	SUPREME COURT
21	TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
22	UNITED STATES CAPITOL
23	VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
24	WASHINGTON MONUMENT
25	WASHINGTON , DC
26	WHITE HOUSE

Hyperlinks are below. They are also on the Blue Shared Folder at school. Students must gather at least 3 facts in note form for each of the 26 monuments and memorials listed above. NO EXCEPTIONS. Write the facts in your own words in your composition book. This assignment is due by October 26. Students may show me their completed composition booklets anytime before the due date (MM, during class, or Period H on any day). THANKS, Mrs. K.

Tourist Map	http://dcpages.com/Tourism/Maps/Washington_DC_Map/ http://ahp.gatech.edu/dc_map.html http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tour-old.html http://www.dcphototour.com/
Washington , DC	http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/dc/ http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/state/dc.html
Air & Space Museum	http://www.aviewoncities.com/washington/nationalairandspacemuseum.htm http://www.nasm.si.edu/
Museum of Natural History	http://www.mnh.si.edu/ http://www.mnh.si.edu/museum/VirtualTour/
Lincoln Memorial	http://www.nps.gov/linc/ http://www.tourofdc.org/monuments/lincoln-memorial/
Museum of American History	http://americanhistory.si.edu/ http://dc.about.com/od/museums/p/AmericanHistory.htm
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial	http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/tours/fdr/history.htm http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/home.htm
Jefferson Memorial	http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc73.htm http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/jeffmem.html
United States Capitol	http://www.aoc.gov/pages/home_fr.htm http://www.aoc.gov/tour/intr_rms.htm http://www.aoc.gov/cc/grounds/grounds_overview.htm http://www.tourofdc.org/tours/USCapitol/
Supreme Court	http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/supreme_court.html http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ http://www.tourofdc.org/tours/SupremeCourt/
Vietnam Veterans Memorial	http://www.nps.gov/vive/home.htm http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm http://thewall-usa.com/
Arlington National Cemetery	http://arlingtoncemetery.org/ http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/cemetery.html http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/photo_gallery/index.html
Tomb of the Unknown	http://www.qmfound.com/tomb_of_the_unknown_soldier.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/visitor_information/tomb_of_the_unknowns.html http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols/tomb.html
Kennedy Family Gravesites	http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/visitor_information/JFK.html http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jfk-112201.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jfk.htm
Korean War Veterans Memorial	http://www.nps.gov/kwvm/home.htm http://www.nps.gov/kwvm http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/projects/WashingtonDC/korean.html
The Pentagon	http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pentagon/ http://www.fas.org/irp/overhead/diapent.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pentagon.htm
Ford's Theater	http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc39.htm http://www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htm http://www.tourofdc.org/tours/FordsTheatre/
Washington Monument	http://www.nps.gov/archive/wamo/home.htm http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc72.htm
White House	http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/video/index.html http://www.tourofdc.org/tours/WhiteHouse/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/ http://www.nps.gov/whho/
Holocaust Memorial Museum	http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/ushmm.html http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/HOLO/holo.html
The Marine Corps War Memorial	http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/usmc.htm http://www.mbw.usmc.mil/mcm_historydefault.asp
FBI	http://www.washington-landmarks.com/fbi.html http://www.gocitykids.com/browse/attraction.jsp?id=23665 http://www.answers.com/topic/j-edgar-hoover-building
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial	http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/motchan/nleomf/nleomfvisit2.html http://www.nleomf.com/TheMemorial/memorial.htm
National Museum of the American Indian	http://www.nmai.si.edu http://www.pbase.com/athiker95/american_indian
World War II Memorial	http://www.wwiimemorial.com http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=facts.asp&subpage=intro
Liberty Bell	http://www.nps.gov/archive/inde/liberty-bell.html http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/index.html
Independence Hall	http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_indhall.htm http://www.nps.gov/inde/

C. Koniushesky 6 September 2007

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Washington, D. C. Field Trip
compiled by Mrs. Koniushesky
September 2008