Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tour Consultant Katy Peters was on the road last year in Washington, D.C. She shares with us about one of her must-see Washington, D.C., sites—the Newseum. I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. this past December with colleagues, … Keep reading …

Though Hurricane Irene may have postponed the official Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial dedication, hundreds still paid homage to Dr. King on Sunday and throughout the past week. Once the rain had stopped and the winds had died down, visitors … Keep reading …

updated August 26, 2011 10:27 EST Just about half a mile away from where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his indelible “I Have a Dream” speech, a 30-foot sculpture of the civil rights leader looks over the National Mall’s Tidal … Keep reading …

Our tour consultants talk to a lot of teachers and student travelers about their favorite tour destinations. Tour consultant Luke Chow shared with us about Arlington National Cemetery: While each group is unique when it comes to favorite tour sites … Keep reading …

Smithsonian Institution Building, “The Castle,” c. 1867.Smithsonian Institution Archives Happy Birthday to the Smithsonian Institution. It was on August 10, 1846 that James Polk signed the Smithsonian Institution Act into law. But the story of the historic institution was decades … Keep reading …

Math is everywhere; but some of us wish we could get away from it. Those two attitudes—the ubiquity of math in our lives and people’s aversion to it—were the reason for the new Museum of Mathematics, scheduled to open next … Keep reading …