Bear Country USA Welcome to Bear Country USA, the unique drive-thru wildlife park featuring the largest privately owned collection of American Black Bears! Your group is going to love stopping here, this 3-mile drive showing you 200 acres of natural habitat home to several different local animals, with an obvious emphasis on black bears. One…
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Mammoth Site
Mammoth Site “The Mammoth Site is not just a window into the Past—it’s as close to being a true time machine as you’ll find, with some of the best ice-age fossils on the planet on permanent display.” Dr. Ross MacPhee American Museum of Natural History Welcome to South Dakota's Mammoth Site at Hot Springs, an…
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Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park One of the world's longest and most complex caves in the world sits beneath one of America's oldest National Parks, Wind Cave and Wind Cave National Park. This 28,000-acre park sits in the southwest corner of South Dakota and is well-known for it's unique 'box work' formations within the cave, as…
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Black Hills Mining Museum
Black Hills Mining Museum Welcome to the Black Hills Mining Museum, the fascinatingly educational and immersive gold mining museum located in Lead, South Dakota. This museum was built by miners from the nearby, now shut down Homestake Gold Mine, over 140 miners lending a hand by sharing their personal stories, professional know-how, and various artifacts…
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Field Trips to Take in Houston
Houston is one of the most educationally diverse cities in Texas, offering guests of all ages something interesting and insightful to do during their visit. From the spacious Museum District to a multitude of different University experiences, there is certainly plenty to do to learn during your visit, which makes this one of our favorite…
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The Great Smoky National Park Ultimate Field Trip Experience
The Great Smoky National Park is the most visited national park in the United States, renowned for its great biodiversity, Southern Appalachian history and culture, and perhaps above all, it's striking natural beauty. [caption id="attachment_25554" align="alignright" width="425"] Great Smoky Mountain National Park Map - NPS[/caption] Within the boundaries of The Great Smoky Mountain National Park,…
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Road Trip Tips for Student Groups
Whether your group is taking a road trip purely for the sake of enjoying a road trip or your group is undergoing a long journey on their way to a specific destination, there are many components that go into planning and executing a successful trip outside of the destination(s) itself. Between gas prices, bathroom breaks,…
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Booking your Trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture
The newest Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C is booking student groups faster than it can let them in, and if you've tried to get in yourselves then you already know how hard the process can be. It's so hard, actually, that it is legitimately impossible to do currently without the help of a professional tour…
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Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: Monopoly in the Park
Monopoly in the Park is a larger than life version of the world's most popular board game and a Guinness Book of World Records holder. The real estate market is always booming, and a visit to San Jose will show you that first hand! Our AST staff vlogger, Michelle, has a serious treat for you…
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Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: CN Tower
Perhaps the most talked about architectural feature in all of Toronto, measuring in at a whopping 553.3 meters high, is the CN Tower. This concrete communications and observation tower is located in downtown Toronto, undoubtedly providing the very best panoramic views of the city there is! Our AST staff vlogger, Michelle, is talking all about Toronto's…
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