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Meet Your Congressman or Congresswoman [caption id="attachment_38903" align="alignright" width="250"] DC Student Group 2 Credit AST[/caption] Our travel company loves to go the extra mile to make your student travel as fulfilling as possible. We are one of the only travel groups who will do the work for you and try to set up a meeting…

Capitol Hill Photo Opportunity [caption id="attachment_32257" align="alignright" width="200"] AST Student Trip Capitol Hill Photo Opportunity[/caption] Just as Capitol Hill is sure to be one of your group's favorite government tours, it also provides excellent backdrops for group photos. Although our nation is relatively young compared to others around the globe, this impressive building captures the…

New York Botanical Garden [caption id="attachment_32470" align="alignright" width="425"] New York Botanical Garden, Fordham, Bronx, NYC Credit NYC & Company[/caption] Not only is the New York Botanical Garden an enchanted wonderland set in the country's most massive metropolis but it is a nationally significant historic site established in 1891. The majority of the land was formerly…

Historic Richmond Town A farm and town complex on Staten Island, New York, Historic Richmond Town preserves more than two dozen buildings, many of which date back to the 17th century. The historic area was recognized to be in need of conservation by local Staten Island residents and established the official park in 1958. Currently, the…

  Edgar Allan Poe Cottage [caption id="attachment_39208" align="alignright" width="400"] Edgar Allen Poe Portrait Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] New York is the historic home to many famous and influential American writers including the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Originally from Boston and later Richmond, Virginia, Poe moved several times during his forty years trying to…

Staten Island Zoo Ranked by Wall Street Journal as the best small zoo in New York City, Staten Island Zoo is home to an astonishing 350 different species including a gorgeous pair of the world’s rarest cats: Valeri and Kolya, Amur leopard brothers! Mobs of meerkats, frolicking fossas, and precocious red pandas - your favorites…