Washington and New York were stops for a group of students from Piedmont Academy earlier in April.

The group visited New York landmarks including the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, Grand Central Station, Midtown Manhattan, a walking tour of Central Park, the Ground Zero and the Fireman's Memorial and Rockefeller Center. They also took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and enjoyed a play on Broadway.

In Washington, stops included the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Memorial, the Smithsonian Museums, Arlington National Cemetery and Mount Vernon.

Travelers included Jana and Blakely Arp; Ryan, Amanda, Michael and Patrick Berg; Elaine Boggs; Traci and Mack Brady; Doris Cunard; Elizabeth, Ben, and Sydney Davis; Stephanie and Lynne Marie Edwards; Laura and Ivy English; Scott, Dominique and Levi Ford; Melissa and Evan Harvey; Rae, Ashley, and Mattie Johnston; Susan and Anna Jones; Curtin and Lynne Morgan; Judy and Ivey Nelson; Amy and Rylee Owens; Kathy and Garrett Richardson; Jennifer and O'Neil Sealy; Donia Smith; Gena, Matti and Ryn Smith.