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NYC STEAM Educational Trips

Written by Michaela Ruffino | October 13, 2020

NYC STEAM Educational Trips

New York City offers an array of educational attractions for your next trip. From science, technology, engineering and math, these topics are found integrated throughout the following museums! 

  • American Museum of Natural History 

  • National Museum of Mathematics 

  • Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

American Museum of Natural History 

Located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, this museum is known as one of the largest natural history museums in the entire world! On your next educational tour, consider adding this museum to your tour's itinerary. 

This museum is made of 26 interconnected buildings and houses 45 exhibit halls. Students explore over 34 million specimens of plants, fossils, rocks, animals and more! In 1874, the cornerstone was laid for the museum's first building by United States President Ulysses S. Grant. 

Check out the following video to learn more about the reopening of the museum due to COVID-19 regulations: 

 

National Museum of Mathematics 

The National Museum of Mathematics is a great attraction for a hands on STEAM experience. Located in lower Manhattan, this museum is open 10:00 AM-5:00 PM daily. Due to COVID-19 during 2020 when this blog is posted, travel restrictions may apply. Please keep in touch with our team for any educational trip updates. 

The museum offers a plethora of exhibits to explore. An example of the exhibits are: the dynamic wall, hyper hyperboloid, polypaint and more. 

Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

A museum that takes students on an imaginable flight on some legendary sea, air and space carriers. On your next educational trip, we highly suggest a stop at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. 

Students visiting the museum learn about the American military and maritime history in New York City. Located on the West Side of Manhattan, this museum features many carriers including the USS Intrepid, Space Shuttle Enterprise and the cruise missile submarine USS Growler. 

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City! 

All three of these museums are perfect choices on your next STEAM educational trip itinerary! Our travel specialists are here to help make planning easy while incorporating your desired educational aspect.