Indian Key Historic State Park Islamorada Briefly inhabited in the 19th century, Indian Key Historic State Park is now a lovely natural little island nearest to Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Visitors frequent the island as a recreational destination as well as a historical attraction for its ongoing archaeological projects. Efforts are currently being made to uncover…
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National Key Deer Refuge
National Key Deer Refuge [caption id="attachment_31189" align="alignright" width="425"] Deer Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Big Pine Key and the Lower Keys Protected home to the native and endangered Key deer population, National Key Deer Refuge is a beautiful 8,542-acre park on Big Pine Key. The Key deer is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer though it is…
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Bahia Honda State Park
Bahia Honda State Park [caption id="attachment_31182" align="alignright" width="425"] Bahia Honda Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Big Pine Key and the Lower Keys Covering 500 acres of pristine Key landscape as well as an offshore island, Bahia Honda State Park is a favorite destination of locals and visitors alike for the phenomenal recreational activities and beautiful views. There's…
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Washington, D.C. Field Trip Ideas
Field trip destinations may depend on the age of the students but one thing you can be certain of, Washington, D.C. has perfect attractions for them all. You could, if you had the time, cover every single subject in school with your field trip to D.C. with the number and diversity of educational attractions available.…
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Top Science Field Trips in the U.S.
Science plays a huge role in education from the youngest kindergartners playing in the sandbox to high school and college students forming their own experiments. There are, however, so many science-related museums and attractions around the U.S. that it can be hard to sift through and find the best. Because of this, we've separated out…
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History of Diving Museum
History of Diving Museum Islamorada Diving, especially in the Florida Keys, is an adventure in the underwater abyss, to learn and discover the unexplored and untamed. As humans cannot live underwater, the allure is all the greater to explore its depths and control what is beyond our reach. The History of Diving Museum in Islamorada…
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San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve Islamorada When you're on a group trip to the Florida Keys, some underwater adventure is bound to take place. San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is the second such park to be established in Florida and surrounds the historic shipwreck of the San Pedro, a 1733 Spanish flotilla. Visitors…
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Why Your Senior Trip Should Be to Honolulu
Everyone wants to visit Hawaii at some point in their life and if you're graduating (congratulations), it just may be the perfect time to go for it! In between ventures and looking for an adventure, graduating students are prime candidates for Honolulu senior trips. Read below and see why Hawaii's capital city would be a…
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Museum of Monterey
Museum of Monterey Also known as the Monterey History and Maritime Museum, the Museum of Monterey explores the rich history of the Central California city and its unbreakable connection to the Pacific Ocean. Monterey is undoubtedly linked to the sea, through the fishing and canning practices which put the city on the map as the…
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Fort Ord Dunes State Park
Fort Ord Dunes State Park Once a military training base, Fort Ord Dunes State Park refashioned several miles of the Monterey Bay coastline into a recreational wonderland complete with hiking and biking trails, a beautiful boardwalk, and military-inspired educational exhibits. Fort Ord Dunes State Park was created in 2009 as a way to stay true…
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