Educational Tour to New York City & Boston | WorldStrides

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New York, N.Y. & Boston, MA

From the Boston Harbor, the spot that started our country’s march to freedom, to Times Square, one of the world’s most influential locations, this educational student travel program offers it all. Tour all the iconic spots that New York City has to offer: Broadway, the 9/11 Memorial. Central Park. The Brooklyn Bridge. Then, head up to Boston to continue the fun. See spot of the Boston Tea Party and the Salem Witch Trials. Head to Plymouth Rock and visit Plimoth Plantation. There’s fun to be had around every corner when you take an student trip to these two cities.
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TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Paul Revere House
  • Plymouth Rock
  • Plimoth Plantation
  • Rockefeller Center
  • 911 Memorial
  • USS Constitution

Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Welcome to Boston
Arrive in Boston, MA

Meet your WorldStrides Course Leader

Lunch

Scenic introduction to Boston and the Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail

Historically significant sites including Massachusett’s State House, King’s Chapel, Old South Meeting House and site of Boston Massacre

Paul Revere House

(photo stop)

Old North Church

Made famous by Paul’s Revere’s midnight ride

Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum

Meet your 18th century hosts for this interactive introduction to the event that started a revolution!

Dinner

Hotel

Check-in

Day 2 : Follow in the Footsteps of the American Revolution
Breakfast at hotel

Depart for Lexington/Concord

Lexington and Concord

Key sites in the events that sparked the American Revolution. Also home to some of our great American authors including Thoreau, Emerson, Hawthorne and Louisa May Alcott

Lexington Green

Location of the first shots of the Revolutionary War

Minuteman National Historical Park and Old North Bridge Battle Site

Grounds of one of the earliest battles of the Revolutionary War

Depart for Cambridge

Lunch

Harvard University Tour

Return to Boston and visit Charlestown

Bunker Hill Monument

Commemorates one of the first major battles in the American Revolutionary War

Photo stop at USS Constitution

Fanueil Hall

Dinner at Quincy Market

Optional time

Shopping at Quincy Market

Return to hotel

Day 3 : Onward to Plymouth!
Breakfast and hotel check-out

Depart for Plymouth, MA

Plimoth Plantation

Step into this engaging and experiential living museum that illustrates the lives Pilgrims

Lunch

Plymouth waterfront, Plymouth Rock and site of Mayflower II

Depart for New York

Dinner

Top of the Rock or Empire State Building

Hotel check-in

Day 4 : Continue in New York
Breakfast

Ferry to Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

Visit these famous landmarks-Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island National Immigration Museum

Lunch

National 9/11 Memorial

Wall Street and Financial District

Visit America’s financial center, home to the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Hall

Chinatown and Little Italy

Dinner

Broadway Show

Times Square

Group photo

Return to hotel

Day 5 : New York and More!
Breakfast and hotel check-out

Rockefeller Center

Considered the heart of Manhattan

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Fifth Avenue Walk

Perhaps the most expensive and elegant street in the world!

Lunch

Central Park Walking Tour

Explore this 840 acre oasis in the midst of the busy city

Depart for home

Dinner along the way

Schedules and events subject to change

November-March itinerary will include visit to Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate with Today’s Vote Program instead of Lexington, Concord and Minuteman National Park

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