Destination Guides

HISTORY & POLITICS Arlington National Cemetery America’s largest national burial ground which was built during the Civil War. Among the thousands of white headstones are the graves of President John F Kennedy and the Tomb of the Unknowns. The site still averages 5,000 funerals a year and attracts four million visitors. Ford’s Theatre Museum The…

ART & DESIGN Vatican The Holy See – The Vatican Museum houses one of the finest art collections in the world. Marvel at St. Peter’s Square and the Obelisk, the Papal Swiss Guards, the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of Saint Peters. Capitoline Museums The Capitoline Museum boasts ancient sculptural marvels and paintings, including works…

NEW ORLEANS The birthplace of jazz and zydeco thrives on visiting musicians who can walk the same streets as Louis Armstrong, Allen Toussaint and Dr John. Students can visit concert halls from the 18th century and witness contemporary artists continue to innovate “America’s Art Form” on French-influenced boulevards. St. Louis Cathedral and Houmas House Plantation…

CITY HIGHLIGHTS Seine River Cruise A tour along the River Seine will offer students the chance to see most of Paris’ sights and institutions from the river. A commentary is available in English to explain the history and background of the attractions. Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie This ultra-modern science museum at La Villette…

ART & DESIGN Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of New York’s most popular museums and contains the finest and most comprehensive collection of 20th-century art in the world. The collection’s highlights include work by Matisse. Guggenheim Museum The museum contains Solomon R. Guggenheim’s excellent collection of impressionist and…

GEOGRAPHY TOURS Golden Circle Tour Stops include the Pingvellir National Park, the only place in the world where the Mid Atlantic Ridge can be observed above sea level. Appreciate the interaction between tectonic and glacial influences at Gullfoss Waterfall as well as the Geyser geothermal area with its hot springs. Witness Strokkur the most famous…

BUSINESS, ECONOMICS & MATHS Business & Economics German Stock Exchange The visit begins with an audio-visual presentation explaining how the Stock Exchange works. Following the video, the group can see the stock exchange itself from the spectator’s gallery. Opel Factory Tour Opel is one of Europe’s largest automakers, alongside its British sister brand Vauxhall selling…

ART & DESIGN The Uffizi The gallery’s wonderful collection is arranged to illustrate the evolving story of Florentine art. Some of the most famous pieces are in rooms 7-18, they include Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Titan’s Venus of Urbino, Michelangelo’s Holy Family and Piero Della Francesca’s Duke & Duchess of Urbino. Cappelle Medici Cappelle Medici…

HISTORY & POLITICS – BEIJING Tiananmen Square (Beijing) Tiananmen Square was the original gate to the Imperial Palace and was burnt down and rebuilt many times between 1417 and 1651. Today, it is remembered as the place where Mao Tse-Tung declared the foundation of the Peoples Republic of China (1949) and more recently was the…

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Spanish Language Workshops There are excellent opportunities to improve students’ language skills through sessions with native Spanish speakers. Sessions will be adapted to the ability of your students which are led by highly qualified language teachers. Sightseeing Tours of Barcelona The tour is an excellent introduction to the city and will typically…