"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."
"One of the things School Tours of America did...was provide simplicity for me."
"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."
"I got to Washington DC by saving up..."
"I like being here, I don't [want to] go back home..."
"I really liked the Space Museum..."
"You should really go on the New York/D.C. trip..."
"So far my favorite has been the Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima monument. My favorite part about it was getting to meet [Gunnery Sergeant Johnson]."