Travel Enrichment
It’s almost a cliche to say that travel broadens the mind. Enrichment is the inevitable consequence of the kind of learning experiences found traveling, and never more so than in travel themes such as: adventure, agriculture, archaeology, arts, culture, cuisine, education, forestry, gardening, language, nature, science, sports, wine and wildlife.
Take it from the ancients, “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine
Close to home, enrichment can happen in home projects, team challenges, and day trips. Here are a few ideas and resources for enrichment both at home and abroad:
Culinary Travel:
Sometimes, sweet treats are the enticement that fuel happy family excursions, and sometimes they are the destination. Find a select few of our foodie adventures on Food and Travel, and the whole smorgasbord in the Food archives.
Storybook Travel:
Storybook Travel takes you on a journey into the setting of a book for a deeper appreciation of its: ideas, author, history, creative impulse, and so much more.
- How To Plan A Read Across America Road Trip
- Travel Tips for Reading with Kids on Road Trips
- Read Across America Road Trip Begins In NYC
- Taking the Kids to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Chicago’s Blues Festival
- A Family Visit to Mark Twain’s Hometown in Hannibal, MO Is an Adventure of the Imagination
- Take the Kids on a Wright 3 Mystery Tour of Robie House In Chicago
- Travel Tips for Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando
- The Hunger Games: Film Locations In North Carolina
Arts & Humanities:
- Corning Glass Museum: The 90 Minute Tour - Corning, NY
- Get the Message! Explore Graphic Design with Kids - Albany, NY
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Tips for a Fun Thing To Do With Kids In New York City
- Warner Brothers Studio – The VIP Tour
- Visit the Newseum in Washington, D.C. with Kids
Engineering:
- Why Some Kids Will Become Engineers Someday - Albany, NY
- A Return to LegoFest - Hartford, CT
- Seeing the Future at NANOvember Community Day - Albany, NY
- NanoCareer Day and Student Outreach at CNSE - Albany, NY
- Field Trip to an Operating Room at St. Peter’s Hospital - Albany, NY
- MIT Museum – Visiting the MITERS, Computer Geek HQ - Cambridge, MA
- How to Become a Video Game Tester in the Capital Region
History:
- New York State Capitol Displays New Exhibits - Albany, NY
- New York Women In History Now On Display - Albany, NY
- A World Tour In a Day: United Nations, NBC Studio Tour, Nintendo World, and Chinatown - New York, NY
- Historic Sites In New York – Yankee Doodle Came to Fort Crailo - Rensselaer, NY
- Take the Kids to the Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
Interdisciplinary Studies:
Natural History:
- Dig This! Mine Your Own Gems - Herkimer, NY
- Glass Flowers at Harvard Museum of Natural History - Cambridge, MA
- Beyond Planet Earth at the American Museum of Natural History - New York, NY
- Fossils – Sternberg Museum of Natural History and Chalk Pyramids – Hays, Kansas
Wildlife:
- Go On a Birding Family Adventure in the Adirondacks - Paul SmithsVisitor Center, NY
- Get Close to Manatees in the “Real Florida” - Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida
To be added: Adventure (skate parks, skiing, rock climbing, kayaking, ?); Fossil Hunts













