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Richard F Caris Mirror Lab
Richard F Caris Mirror Lab Welcome to the Richard F Caris Mirror Lab, the astonishing, inventive, and out-of-this-world impressive series of mirrors breaking scientific barriers at the University of Arizona. This spot has it’s very own team of scientists and engineers who are making this conglomerate of ‘giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power for a…
Pima Air and Space Museum
Pima Air and Space Museum The Pima Air and Space Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona, is the massive (in both stature and popularity) museum that is considered to be one of the world’s largest non-government funded aerospace museums, holding over 300 different aircraft in over 80 acres of land. The entire museum campus is actually…
Mission San Xavier del Bac
Mission San Xavier del Bac Welcome to the oldest intact European structure in all of Arizona, the national historic landmark is known as Mission San Xavier del Bac. This historic Spanish Catholic mission is located just about 10 miles south of downtown Tucson, right on the Tohono O’odham San Xavier Indian Reservation. The history here…
Old Tucson Studios
Old Tucson Studios One of the most entertaining, educational, and extremely authentic spots in all of Tucson can be found here, at the iconic spot known as the Old Tucson Studios. This hotspot (literally, don’t forget you’re in the desert!) is a movie studio and theme park all in one, not to mention an excellent…
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum A zoo, an aquarium, a botanical garden, an art gallery, and a natural history museum all in one?! This is an educational travel destination paradise! Located on Kinney Road in Tucson, Arizona, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is the massively impressive desert region museum that provides it all for its guests, literally! There…
Wanderlust Wednesday: Student Favorites
This week’s Wednesday blog post is bittersweet to us; it’s the last part in our growingly-popular Wanderlust Wednesday series. So what did we choose for the theme to our big Part 5? How about something we can all agree on: Student Favorites This, the last of #WanderlustWednesday, features our top 5 favorite travel blogs regarding what…
Andy Williams Moon River Theatre
Andy Williams Moon River Theatre Branson, as you probably already know, is known to be the ‘live music capital of the world’, the entire city draped in a myriad of different performance venues. The particular performance venue in question now, the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre, is one of the favorites for student groups for…
The Importance of Educational Travel
Study abroad, annual field trips, huge senior trips, weeklong marching band getaways. . . let’s face it, students are traveling a lot more today than they used to. Of course, you already know that we think that is great, but the point of this blog is to tell you why we think you should think…
Sloss Furnaces
Sloss Furnaces Birmingham isn’t only well-known for its important involvement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, it is also known for its iron industry involvement, believe it or not. That’s right, Birmingham was actually the largest pig iron-producing blast furnace in the area from 1882-1970, giving the region almost 90 years of excellent…
Birmingham Botanical Garden
Birmingham Botanical Garden There is a spot in Birmingham that is untouched by hate, untouched by war, and untouched by the hustle and bustle of day to day urban life, and that spot is known as the Birmingham Botanical Garden. This prime peace-filled spot in the city is a total of 67.5 acres, a large…
Student Budget Trip: Birmingham
Birmingham is one of the most often overlooked U.S cities when it comes to both affordable and educational fun, in our opinion over here at AST. This diverse gem of a vacation spot will give guests a great taste of history, ecoadventure, arts, and authentic local cuisine. This history here is outstanding, taking you back…
Alabama Splash Adventure
Alabama Splash Adventure Looking to let loose a little during your Birmingham visit? Well then you need to be sure you and your group plan a half day or more in the city’s finest watering hole, so to speak, the amazingly entertaining Splash Adventure Waterpark. Formerly known as Alabama Adventure, this newly renovated and updated…
