A little video

Another option at the airport

In some cases, if the GL swipes their credit card (no charge is made, it simply accesses the information on the card and matches it to a reservation), the entire group will appear on the screen, and give the GL the possibility of checking the entire group in in one action. For this to work best, students should be required to carry bags small enough to allow them to be taken on-board, and not requiring that they be checked. Additionally, if the bags are small enough to carried on, but the airline decides to require them to be checked and reclaimed at the destination, there is then NO CHARGE for checking the bag at the gate.

Video Suggestions

Full size images available if you click on them

For NYC travelers


Grand Central

New York Underground

Empire State Building

Center of the World (PBS documentary on the World Trade Center buildings...while it drags at points, it really tells to story well, and at the end, is one of the most compelling stories ever)Some available at this site

Brooklyn Bridge (Pre-2001, so many of the images are especially stark, but really enhances any trip that will include a crossing of the bridge)

Secrets of New York )On-line, viewable, and best of all....FREE. Videos sometimes can be purchased, but the online versions are pretty solid)




For D.C. Trips...mostly on-line, with some available for purchase

Stories from the Vault (Insiders view of the Smithsonian collection)

America's Great Monuments

America's Hanger

White House revealed

Suggested Readings

For NYC travelers


722 Miles (Subway History)

Conquering Gotham (History of Penn Station...and a little art history as well.)

American Eve (An interesting book, but not a very "nice" story, actually pretty sordid, but a great description of life in NYC in the early 20th century)

When the Astors Owned New York (A period piece of NYC History)

Triangle" (The story of the great fire, and the reaction of the city to the tragedy)






For D.C. trips

Grand Avenues (This is, in my opinion, THE book that explains why D.C. looks like it does...great book, and it has great connecting materials to NYC)

The House (The history of the House of Representatives)

The Pentagon (A nice history of the building whose construction began on September the 11th, 1941)

The Making of the American Capitol

Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker (An interesting biography with a smattering of DC history)

The Presentation Notes