| When student travel tours are scheduled for New | | | | Have a qualified educational tour consultant |
| York City, the main item on the itinerary is art | | | | schedule a group tour of the Empire State Building |
| and culture, with some standard points of interest, | | | | in New York City. The Empire State Building was |
| like The Statue of Liberty and Times Square, | | | | constructed in 1930, during the beginning of the |
| included. Here is a descriptive sample itinerary for | | | | great depression, greatly reducing building costs. |
| a New York City student field trip, which balances | | | | The 86th Floor Observatory offers a |
| art and cultural highlights with visits to interesting | | | | commanding view of Manhattan and has been the |
| destinations in Manhattan. | | | | site of filming "Sleepless in Seattle" and "An Affair |
| Always use a professional educational travel | | | | to Remember." The building has a unique history |
| consultant when planning a trip to New York City. | | | | surrounding its construction. The impetus for |
| Certified tour guides must be used in New York | | | | building the Empire State Building was a contest |
| City, and motor coach drivers must be well | | | | between Walter Chrysler (Chrysler Corporation) |
| versed in street layouts and traffic patterns. An | | | | and John Jakob Raskob (General Motors) to see |
| educational travel consultant will select qualified | | | | who could build the tallest skyscraper. |
| individuals to work with an educational tour. The | | | | Guided Tour of Manhattan |
| goal of educational travel is to deliver the highest | | | | Half-day student tours of Manhattan usually begin |
| quality learning experience to the group, and to | | | | at Central Park, the northernmost point in |
| keep the student travel tour on schedule. | | | | Manhattan, and end to Battery Park, the |
| Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) | | | | Southernmost point. The tour covers some major |
| Student travel tours planned in advance can easily | | | | points of interest in Manhattan such as Central |
| complement classroom activities. "Modern | | | | Park, Times Square, Soho, City Hall, Wall Street, |
| Teachers" is a MoMA program that allows | | | | The Statue of Liberty, and much more. In addition |
| educators to customize educational tours of the | | | | to seeing points of interest, student tour groups |
| Museum. Working closely with materials on | | | | will also learn about the artistic and commercial |
| MoMA's website, an educator can construct a | | | | history of Manhattan on this tour. |
| lesson plan to coincide with the field trip to MoMA. | | | | Educational Tours: See a Broadway Musical While |
| This exciting tool for educators is complemented | | | | in New York City |
| by video lessons on the world's greatest artists. | | | | Almost every student travel group wants to |
| With advance notice, educational tour groups can | | | | experience at least one Broadway Musical while in |
| visit MoMA with a docent. | | | | New York City. Tickets for popular shows need |
| Metropolitan Art Museum | | | | to be procured in advance by a student travel |
| At the Metropolitan Art Museum, an emphasis on | | | | company. "Wicked", "Chicago", and a "Chorus Line" |
| the classics benefit the student travel group, and | | | | are popular Broadway musicals appropriate for |
| give them a well rounded approach to art history. | | | | student travel groups. Off Broadway productions |
| The brand new Greek and Roman galleries offer | | | | are also available. Book student travel group |
| glimpses into the world of the ancients with 5,200 | | | | tickets in advance through a qualified educational |
| pieces from the permanent collection now | | | | travel company to obtain student seating |
| available for public viewing. The Cloisters is located | | | | together and receive the best price per ticket. |
| at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan and | | | | An educational field trip to New York City can |
| recently reopened in 2006. It represents the | | | | offer the student the travel opportunity of a |
| world of medieval art and architecture. Other | | | | lifetime. This is only one sample itinerary of a |
| exhibits, lectures, and special programs are also | | | | student tour of New York City. There are many |
| available to student tour groups. Have an | | | | other variations of student travel tours to New |
| educational travel professional schedule a guided | | | | York. With clear objectives in mind and proper |
| student tour for the Met in advance. | | | | planning, a more customized educational tour of |
| A Student Tour of the Empire State Building | | | | New York City can easily be created. |