What Really Happens to your Lost Luggage? Welcome to the land of lost luggage, Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro Alabama! Welcoming over 1 million guests a year and being one of Alabama's top tourist attractions, Unclaimed Baggage is certainly a 'hidden gem' worth exploring, especially if you've always been curious about just what happens to all…
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Friday Feature with Michelle: 4-Day DC Trip
Come along with AST on a 4-Day Educational Trip to Washington DC. It's a trip your group will never forget! What better way to know if you want to take a trip than by seeing the attractions visually? Sure, our sample itinerary descriptions are really great, but sometimes you just need to see what we're…
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Best Destinations for 6th Grade Field Trips
6th Grade is a seriously pivotal time in your student's educational lifetime. This is the period in which they have so much energy and interest to learn that it's best to jump on it while you can and show them unbelievably fascinating things about our world. That's why we think field trips are so crucial…
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Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: Universal Studios vs. Islands of Adventure
If you are heading to Orlando, there is probably one main question on your mind right now; which theme parks are you going to visit first?? Two of the most popular parks in Orlando outside of Disney World are Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. While both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure share…
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Serenity Live: Old South Meeting House
Built in 1729, the Old South Meeting House was one of the first buildings to be declared a historic site in the U.S, as it was the location of the meetings that sparked the famous Boston Tea Party movement of 1773. To continue the significance of this building’s history, poet Phillis Wheatley, Samuel Adams, Ben Franklin, and William…
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Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: Dr. Seuss Museum
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is dedicated to the life, works, and lasting impact that Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, had on the world. There are two floors jam-packed full of interactive exhibits,…
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Battle of the Beaches: Key West vs Clearwater
Florida is certainly known for its beautiful, bountiful, bustling beaches, from Miami Beach to Siesta Key, South Beach to Naples. However, when we think of Florida Beaches two come to mind first: Key West and Clearwater! Clearwater sits along the Gulf of Mexico and provides some of the most gorgeous sandy beachside views, as well…
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Biggest [and Best] Museums in Baltimore
Baltimore has always been full of culture, history, sports, and special events throughout the year. Home to the Baltimore Ravens, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Maryland Science Center, and many more epitomes of history, it is definitely an amazing place to visit and to help educate the future generations on United States history. If…
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AST Shares: NYC Culture Pass
Attention Parents and Teachers of NYC!! There is a new opportunity for you and your kiddos to get access to some of the most educational spots throughout New York City, and it all starts with getting your New York City Public Library card! ...The New York Public Library is making it even easier for New Yorkers…
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Travel Feature Friday with Michelle: National Law Enforcement Museum
Get ready for the grand opening of one of the most exciting new museums in Washington D.C, the National Law Enforcement Museum! From night watchmen of the 1600s to contemporary high-tech special investigations, our law enforcement agencies continue to protect and serve our nation with distinction. The National Law Enforcement Museum was developed to tell…
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