Unconventional Washington DC Landmarks In a Charter Bus
April 12th, 2007As one of the worlds most talked about cities, Washington D.C. has a lot to taste, see and experience. If you are traveling in a large group, I would suggest taking a charter bus to Washington DC. This will save money on renting a fleet of cars for your party and allow everyone to relax and not have to worry about finding your way in an unfamiliar place. I am the teacher of an 8th grade class in Springfield, Illinois and we called The BusBank for our Washington DC charter bus rental. Off the top of your head you could already name about a dozen attractions that a student group would visit in Washington DC. However, our group took the unconventional route and saw all the famous attractions first and made room to experience all of DC via our charter bus.
Who wants to stand in line with a large group at the Hard Rock when you could be enjoying a non-chain restaurant’s aura? If you enjoy trying something different, the Blues Alley is the place for dinner and music. The club is reminiscent of the old venues in the 1920’s. Blues Alley has had many great performers appear on stage. From Dizzy Gillespie, to Pat Metheny and Wynston Marsalis the club has become internationally showcased.
If you want to be a super tourist, there are a few sites that you can not miss seeing. The U.S. Botanic Garden is a plant museum come to life. A little bit of advice, have the charter bus pick you up after an hour, students attention span on plants is not very long. The Holocaust Memorial Museum is quite the sight. The museum exhibits a timeline starting from the Nazi rise to power in 1933 and up to the fall of the Third Reich in 1945. The operating hours are 10am-5:30, which will give you plenty of time to get some breakfast.
Despite all the dinning and sightseeing you will be enjoying, you need a place to rest your head. A great hotel with an extravagant location is the Phoenix Park Hotel. With no more than two blocks from the Capital and about a block from Union Station, you are in the middle of everything.
I must say the student’s favorite location on our unconventional tour was the International Spy Museum. It had a few wanting to watch the newest James Bond film on the charter bus ride home. If you are visiting with your group make sure to taste, see and experience a variety of new things; and don’t fall into the tourist trap, take your Washington DC charter bus for a ride.
