From art and music to hands-on experiences and more, there are always ways to insert some additional magic into your student trips. If you’re looking for a way to elevate your itinerary to the next level, consider some of these unique add-on visits and experiences students are sure to remember long after the trip concludes!
GRAMMY Museum
At the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, student groups can engage in hands-on school tours and workshops such as Music Production, Music Business 101, and “Music of the Civil Rights Movement,” led by museum educators. This makes a fantastic add-on experience because it brings classroom topics to life through immersive learning in music history and industry skills.
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Hatch Show Print
Located inside the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville, Hatch Show Print is a historic letterpress print shop (in operation since 1879) that offers guided tours and hands-on printing workshops where students can design and print their own posters. As a student add-on, it gives a creative, tactile window into the intersection of music, design, and cultural history in Music City.
Words & Music
Also available at the Country Music Hall of Fame is “Words & Music,” a program that invites students to craft song lyrics as part of a language arts curriculum, then work with professional songwriters to turn those lyrics into finished songs performed in an interactive workshop. It’s a terrific add-on for a student trip because it integrates writing, collaboration, and real creative production while giving students an authentic connection to Nashville’s music community.
Spread Love Tours
Spread Love Tours in New York City offers locally curated, custom walking or subway tours across all five boroughs focused on art, architecture, and urban culture. Their Gallery & Street Art Tour is especially revered among student groups. These tours make for a strong trip add-on option due to the ability to tailor them to your group’s interests and get an insider’s view of New York’s creative, off-beat, and community art spaces.
Hush Tours & Experiences
Also in New York City, Hush Tours specializes in immersive hip hop and cultural tours that explore the birthplaces, neighborhoods, and voices behind the genre, offering students some off-the-beaten-path experiences guided by insiders. This powerful trip add-on connects music history, urban culture, and social roots in a vibrant, narrative-driven way that resonates with young learners.
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