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Educational Trips For High School Students

Planning educational trips for high school students can be challenging. How do you plan a fun trip that your students will enjoy while also providing an educational experience they will not forget? Well, we are here to help you combine those two ideas! We have scoured the internet and put together a list of the…

Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: New Orleans

This wonderfully entertaining southeastern Louisiana city is among the Top Ten most visited destinations in the country. New Orleans is chock-full of captivating magic and mystery just waiting for you and your student travel group to discover. Its rich history, good-time reputation, and humid subtropical climate draw visitors year-round, who come to partake of its famously flamboyant celebrations,…

7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Mardi Gras

Break out your purple green and golds, grab some beads, and order some King Cake, it's officially FAT TUESDAY. Of course, when you think of Mardi Gras you probably think of booze and debauchery, which you should, but you should also think about religion, cultural history, and well, we'll say it again for the people…

Mardi Gras World

Mardi Gras World Next stop Mardi Gras World, the only place in New Orleans where your entire student group can, at any time of the year, still experience and enjoy the true Mardi Gras spirit (minus anything above a PG rating of course). This highly popular tourist attraction allows guests to tour a working warehouse where…

New Orleans Museum of Art

New Orleans Museum of Art Lose yourself in a world of New Orleans art as you and your group visit the New Orleans Museum of Art and Sculpture Garden or NOMA for short. NOMA is an impressive collection of around 40,000 various objects ranging from French and American art and modern photography to antique glasswork…

Steamboat Natchez Cruise

[caption id="attachment_16016" align="alignright" width="425"] Steamboat Natchez Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Steamboat Natchez Cruise Get ready to end your night the perfect New Orleans way, with a Dinner Jazz Cruise aboard New Orleans Steamboat Company’s own Steamboat Natchez. This locally owned and operated steamboat company is considered to be the last authentic steamboat on the mighty Mississippi…

Degas House

Degas House Next stop, the absolutely gorgeous Degas House, the upscale Bed and Breakfast in the former historic home of the famous painter, sculptor, and French Impressionist master, Edgar Degas. This amazing historic home and museum, photogenic courtyard, and the elegant inn is located along the beautiful tree-lined Esplanade Avenue and serves as a highly loved local…

St. Louis Cathedral

St. Louis Cathedral [caption id="attachment_25396" align="alignright" width="283"] St. Louis Cathedral and statue of Andrew Jackson, located in Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.Photo was taken on April 25th, 2015[/caption] Welcome to the famous St. Louis Cathedral, or more formally the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France…

French Quarter

French Quarter [caption id="attachment_25922" align="alignright" width="425"] French Quarter NOLA[/caption] What would a trip to the Big Easy be without a rather long stop at Vieux Carre, aka French Quarter? This essential New Orleans landmark exudes vibrant culture and history, being the oldest neighborhood in all of New Orleans. The city itself was established in 1718, founded by Jean…

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 [caption id="attachment_25930" align="alignright" width="425"] NOLA Graves[/caption] Welcome to St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, one of the most popular and most respected burial grounds in the city, the burial ground of the most illustrious citizens of New Orleans past and present. Located in the heart of the Treme Neighborhood near the French…

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