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We’ve been asking field trip organizers a simple question over the past year: What is the hardest part of planning a school trip? The responses have been interesting. While the teachers, youth group directors and administrators could write anything they want, the replies have...

Note: This is part of a series of blog posts pinpointing under-the-radar, enriching stops on field trips to Julian Tours’ top destinations. Experience tells us these sites will help you beat the crowds and create a truly memorable experience on your next group trip. For more...

Note: This is part of a series of blog posts pinpointing under-the-radar, enriching stops on field trips to Julian Tours’ top destinations. Experience tells us these sites will help you beat the crowds and create a truly memorable experience on your next group trip. For more...

Note: This is part of a series of blog posts pinpointing under-the-radar, enriching stops on field trips to Julian Tours’ top destinations. Experience tells us these sites will help you beat the crowds and create a truly memorable experience on your next group trip. For more...

Note: This is part of a series of blog posts pinpointing under-the-radar, enriching stops on field trips to Julian Tours’ top destinations. Experience tells us these sites will help you beat the crowds and create a truly memorable experience on your next group trip. For...

Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts pinpointing under-the-radar, enriching stops on field trips to Julian Tours’ top destinations. Experience tells us these sites will help you beat the crowds and create a truly memorable experience on your next group trip....

Students may think the modern music they love has no history – invented by their generation, with no links to the past. A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. will show them that’s not true. Today’s sounds evolved from the...

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. has opened to rave reviews. The praise is justified – as visitors experience African Americans’ journey from slavery to equality, they learn, feel and have fun. But that doesn’t mean the museum is an...

The prospect of adding another museum to an already overloaded trip itinerary is like stuffing 10 pounds of sugar into a five-pound bag. But many school groups touring Washington, D.C. still will try to fit in a visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture...

Updated October 2018 Since its September 2016 Grand Opening, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has created remarkable interest and drawn heavy crowds day after day. Many visitors — and those planning to visit —have questions. We’ve tried to answer some...

Updated October 2018 Can’t get tickets for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture? More than two years after the NMAAHC opened, it still can be difficult, especially for groups. But school groups and other visitors hoping to learn more about...

  The math is daunting: A school group planning to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of a trip to Washington, D.C., has about two hours to spend there. The new museum features 12 galleries with 3,000 objects on display over 85,000...

Lonnie Bunch III grew up wanting to know more about his African-American culture — more than the stories of slavery and well-known heroes like George Washington Carver. But there wasn’t a museum dedicated to African-American history where he could learn those lessons . . . until...

  Updated January 2020 By Randy Julian Editor’s note: This post is part of a series aimed at helping teachers come up with single-day class trip ideas. In this post, I’ve listed attractions in Gettysburg and Williamsburg/Jamestown ─ two of our most popular...

  Updated January 2020 By Randy Julian Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that highlight some of our best ideas for single-day class trips — the type of outings that are perfect for educators looking for a spring or end-of-year field trip. For more ideas like...

By Randy Julian Updated January 2020 Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting some of the best ideas we’ve seen for single-day spring class trips. To see all of our day trip ideas posts, click this link. Two of the most popular destinations we book at...

  Updated Jan. 2020 By Randy Julian Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that highlights some of the best ideas we’ve seen for single-day class trips. If you think there’s good information in this post, I encourage you to click this link to see all...

Updated January 2020 By Randy Julian One of the most popular types of trips we help plan at Julian Tours is the one-day spring field trip. A good spring field trip allows students (and teachers) to get out of the classroom, breathe some fresh air and have fun. And yes, it allows...

By Randy Julian School budgets are tighter than ever. Many families are watching what they spend, as well. Curriculums are changing. Safety concerns remain high. All of these factors have made it more difficult to plan and run an educational student trip. And if you decide to do...

We’re pleased to announce that starting today, you can sign up for the Julian Tours email newsletter here on juliantours.com. The signup box is directly to the right — it’s hard to miss. If you’re a past Julian Tours customer or are considering working...