"It's an amazing opportunity..."
"We've seen places that I would never been able to see..."
"I always wanted to go the White House and we did."
"It's just a totally different experience...you get to cover so much more ground."
"One of the things School Tours of America did...was provide simplicity for me."
"My favorite part would have to be seeing all the monuments."
"It's just been really amazing seeing all the sites...& going back into time to see what's happened."
"You actually get to see [history] in real life & you can understand it more."
"The trip is not what I expected, it's the best trip I've ever been on."
"I realized how fun it is and how much experience i'm getting...so educationally this is also very fun to do..."
"Breathtaking - you should definitely go on it!"
"[The 9/11 Memorial] brought it more into reality how many people died that day."
"My favorite part...was laying the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier."
"It's...more of a learning experience..."
"It may be educational, but you get to do a lot of cool things..."
"I know some of you might be thinking that coming on this trip is boring...,but it's way different with your friends."
"You get to...kind of be a little more of an adult."
"This was the best trip I've ever had."
"The highlight of the trip was the Holocaust Museum and going to [the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial.]
"My dad served overseas in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom & there was a whole area [in the Smithsonian] just dedicated to that & that was really a great experience for me to see..."
"It was one of the best trips that I've been on & I was really happy that I could take it."
"It was my first time flying on a plane and it was really fun."
"When I first heard about the tour I was really excited because I've never actually been to DC or New York...I couldn't wait and I wanted to [go] the next day."