School Trip Activities & Excursions - Boston, USA

Recommended Excursions

The Institute of Contemporary Art
The ICA presents an outstanding contemporary art exhibition in all media, including visual art exhibitions, music, film, video and performance. Students can see art being created and develop an appreciation of techniques and style.

Boston Movie Tour
Boston is the home of over 400 films and TV shows from recent blockbusters such as Mystic River and Good Will Hunting to classic TV such as Cheers and Ally McBeal. This tour shows your group all the familiar sites and lets you into some industry secrets.

Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
The Gardner Museum has remained essentially unchanged since its founder's death in 1924. Three floors of galleries are filled with paintings, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, and decorative arts from cultures spanning thirty centuries. This is a must for students studying the history of American art.

Museum of Fine Arts
From groundbreaking exhibitions and engaging programs to state-of-the-art gallery space, ancient Egyptian mummies and cutting-edge mobile phone wallpapers, this museum provides real hands-on, interactive experiences.

Plimouth Plantation
This museum has recreated a pilgrim village from the 1700’s and a Hobbamock Wampanoag Indian village. Students can talk to the inhabitants and find out how American settlers and Native Americans used to live.

Salem
The famous witch trials of the 1700’s put Salem on the map for all the wrong reasons. The stories surrounding this terrible time in American history make for gripping reads and a visit to the Salem museum examines how such an abuse of power and gender could take place.

Sites of the Boston Tea Party
Students can see the ships and visit the museum that will explain how British treatment of American protestors led to the declaration of American independence.

Lexington and Concord Tour
A ride on a classic trolley will help your students piece together how the Americans battled the British for independence. The tour allows you to hop on and hop off to visit museums, sites of interest or simply to go shopping!
 
Old Sturbridge Village
This is the largest history museum in the Northeast and re-creates the daily activities and community celebrations of a rural 19th-century town. Students will be able to explore early New England in the company of farmers, craftsmen, and other interesting characters as well as trying on traditional costumes and helping out on the farm.

John Quincy Adams National Park
A visit here will give your students the chance to study early American politics within beautiful country park surroundings. Adam’s family members include the 2nd and 6th American Presidents and the museums and library helps your group to find out more.