New York

New York City, with its rich history and abundance of museums and interesting sights, is a fantastic destination for student travel, offering a highly educational experience.

Students can explore the MET (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History, or the Museum of Modern Art (Moma). Or visit Historic Landmarks such as Central Park and Times Square. There are many cultural experience for performing groups.

Getting hands-on expertise from a Broadway performer is a fantastic opportunity for students interested in the world of theater and performance. Watch a musical show live on Broadway.

In summary, New York City offers a wealth of educational opportunities for student travel, combining history, art, culture, and entertainment in a dynamic and iconic setting.

Top Attractions

  • 5th Avenue

    Fifth Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is considered one of the most expensive streets in the world.

  • Brooklyn Bridge

    The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn on Long Island. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.

  • Carnegie Hall

    The main hall was home to the performances of the New York Philharmonic from 1892 until 1962. Known as the most prestigious concert stage in the US, almost all of the leading classical music and, more recently, popular music performers since 1891 have performed there.

  • Central Park

    Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city by area, covering 843 acres (341 ha). It is the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually as of 2016, and is the most filmed location in the world.

  • Empire State Building

    Opened in 1931, the Empire State Building is the world’s most famous office building, a historical landmark, and was named “America’s Favorite Architecture” in a poll conducted by the American Institute of Architects. It’s no surprise that visiting this amazing building is one of the top places to visit in New York.

  • Grand Central Terminal

    Opened to the public on February 2, 1913, Grand Central is a world-famous landmark and transportation hub in Midtown Manhattan. … Today, the beaux-arts landmark is a retail and dining destination as well as the home of the MTA Metro-North Railroad and a subway station

  • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

    Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a 16.3-acre complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. Guided tours are offered to groups.

  • National September 11 Memorial & Museum

    The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six.

  • One World Observatory

    The Observatory is located on floors 100-102 of One World Trade Center, with exhibits & restaurants.

  • Radio City Music Hall

    Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.

  • Rockefeller Center Building

    30 Rockefeller Plaza is a skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1933, the 66-story, 850 ft building was designed in the Art Deco style by Raymond Hood, Rockefeller Center’s lead architect.

    Rockefeller Plaza is home to the world famous Christmas Tree and ice rink each year

  • Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

    The Statue of Liberty stands in Upper New York Bay, a universal symbol of freedom. Originally conceived as an emblem of the friendship between the people of France and the U.S. and a sign of their mutual desire for liberty, over the years the Statue has become much more. … It represents the United States itself.

    Ellis Island is a federally-owned island in New York Harbor that was the busiest immigrant inspection station in the United States. From 1892 to 1924, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there under federal law.

  • Times Square

    Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue.

  • Top of the Rocks Observatory

    Soaring 70 floors above New York City, Top of the Rock’s three levels of indoor and outdoor observation decks deliver spectacular, unobstructed 360-degree spring views of the city skyline. No trip to NYC is complete without a visit to the ultimate observation deck.

Performance Venues

  • Broadway Workshop

    You group can enjoy a vocal, theatrical or instrumental workshop lead by a Broadway performer.

  • Cathedral of St John the Divine

    The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. It is at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, between West 110th Street and West 113th Street.

    Performance opportunity for choirs.

  • Macy’s Day Parade

    The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the world’s largest parade, is presented by the U.S. based department store chain Macy’s. The parade started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit.

Events

  • Broadway Musicals

    Broadway theatre, also simply known as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances which are presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City

    Enjoy one of the many shows Broadway has to offer.