Washington, D.C. Spanish & French Student Field Trip Itinerary

The Spanish Colonial Lobby of the OAS Headquarters Building

Our French and Spanish trip to Washington, DC is a sampling of Spanish, Mexican, French and American cultures, intended for groups of language students traveling from locations on the East Coast from which a trip to New York City (not to mention Spain or France) might not be practical or possible.

Students of Spanish will visit the Spanish colonial OAS Headquarters and Museum (pictured above), view the remarkable murals depicting the history of Mexico at the Mexican Cultural Institute, and then take a tango lesson from a professional instructor. French students will, with the French-born Pierre Charles L'Enfant-designed city as a backdrop, view some unforgettable works of the French Masters at the National Gallery and dine at a fine French restaurant.

Needless to say, the monuments and institutions of Washington, DC will surround and inspire visiting students from the beginning to the end of their trip.

Check into the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Dinner at Le Rivage.

Visit the Jefferson (pictured right) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials

Visit the Iwo Jima Memorial

Tour the Organization of American States

Photograph the White House

Take a guided tour of the National Gallery of Art's works of the Spanish and French Masters.

After lunch at Union Station, visit the Mexican Cultural Institute. (pictured above at left)

Dinner at The Tombs in Georgetown

Take a tango dance lesson.

Visit the Lincoln (pictured left), Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorials

Visit Ford's Theatre or the Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall

Lunch at the Old Post Office Pavilion