In France, Institute participants stay in Bayeux in Normandy and, at the end, in Paris. The following is a tentative itinerary based on past Institute programs.
Day One: Before the Landings
- Pegasus Bridge Museum and Cafe Gondree in Benouville
- Museum of the Atlantic Wall in Ouistreham
- Monuments to the Free French
- Batterie at Longues sur mer
Day Two: The First American Landings
- Church of St. Come and St. Damien in Angoville au Plain
- The Airborne Museum at Sainte Mere Eglise
- La Fiere Bridge and Iron Mike
- The Richard Winters Leadership Memorial
- Utah Beach, the Utah Beach memorials, and the Utah Beach Museum
- The LeClerc Monument
- The Azeville Batterie
- Pointe du Hoc
Day Three: The British and Canadian Sectors
- The Mulberry at Arromanches
- The Cross of Lorraine Monument
- Canada House and Juno Beach
- Sword Beach, the Bill Millen Statue, and the Commando Monument
- Strongpoint Hillman
- Marie Louise Osmont's home
- Abbaye d'Ardenne
- The British War Graves Commission Cemetery at Ranville
Day Four: Omaha Beach
- Vierville Draw, Omaha Beach
- Site of General Cota's Landing
- The first temporary US Cemetery
- Monument to the 2nd Infantry Division
- The German Cemetery at La Cambe
- The Bayeaux Tapestry
Day Five: Colleville Sur Mer and Paris
- The American Cemetery
- 1st Infantry Division Monument
- Travel to Paris
Day Six: Paris
- Visit historic and cultural sites in Paris in groups led by faculty, for example:
- Deportation Martyrs Memorial
- Memorial de la Shoah
- Other sites around Paris (Ex. Palais de Chaillot, Place des Etats Unis, French Police (Gestapo) HQ, Arc de Triomphe, The Champs Elysees and Place de La Concorde, Hotel Meurice, Jean Moulin Meeting Site, Helene Berr's Flat)
Day Seven: Returning to DC
- Charles DeGaulle Airport
- Dulles International Airport