"Going to Gettysburg...gave me more of an affection for all those people [who died]..."
"My favorite part that inspired me was going to the Arlington Memorial, because I got to see my Great Grandfather's grave..."
"I'm really looking forward...[to seeing] Annie on Broadway, because I want to be on Broadway someday."
"It really helps you understand more about history...and helps you learn more."
"We got to go to Williamsburg...and I got this Spanish coin."
"All the people and places that we learned about in our history books came to life."
"I thought it was a pretty cool trip."
"My favorite was...the Metropolitan Museum of Art where I saw paintings from my very three favorite artists."
"...I still learn more just by going."
"[The Holocaust Museum] was just really eye opening."
"You get to see a lot of great views &...fun stuff."
"I went to some of the coolest places ever..."
"We got to go to this amusement park called Busch Gardens..."
"...it really inspired me to join the military after going to the Twilight Tattoo."
"My favorite part was going to the Smithsonian & seeing all the cool diamonds..."
"One of my favorite places to go was Monticello, because you get to see all the things that Thomas Jefferson invented."
"Washington, DC is a phenomenal trip...you get to do so many things."
"We went to the memorial for the Unknown Soldier. It was epic!"
"...we went to the [Newseum], which is really cool. We got to be 'Anchorman.'"
"We've seen all these museums & landmarks that have influenced us in a variety of ways."
"This trip was absolutely amazing, it was one of the best bonding experiences with my friends that I've ever had...i'm so thankful for my parents giving me the money to go."
"I hope you get to have this exciting experience..."
"...all this Colonial stuff we learned about...now we're getting to see it."