Cultural Travel Special Interest Tour Directory

Education Tours
in Europe

Brief Description of National Parks and Conservation Association
NPCA's Parkscapes Travel Program researches and designs dozens of itineraries to bring you the most gratifying and innovative group tours to our national parks. Parkscapes offers the best in educational travel to America's national parks.

Countries Served: United States of America
Activities: Hiking/Trekking, National Parks, Nature Expeditions, Walking, Wildlife Viewing

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Archaeological Institute of America

Host ID: 390 (USA)

Brief Description of Archaeological Institute of America
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) has been dedicated to the encouragement and support of archaeological research and publication and to the protection of the world's cultural heritage for more than a century. A non-profit cultural and educational organization chartered by the U.S. Congress, it is the oldest and largest archaeological organization in North America

Countries Served: Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Libya, Peru, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia
Activities: Archaeology, History Tours, Museum Tours

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The Traveller

Host ID: 396 (England)

Adventure, History Tours
in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Poles, So. America

Brief Description of The Traveller
Discovering World Cultures in the company of leading expert lecturers. Our themed tours explore a range of exotic destinations, using selected local agents who understand how to look after a discerning clientele. We invite you to join our exciting, meticulously planned tours for the journey of a lifetime. On our group tours, in addition to using local guides, we enjoy the expertise of a distinguished guest lecturer, each carefully chosen for their knowledge and ability to deliver lively and informative talks, no matter what your level of interest may be.

Countries Served: Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falklands Islands, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Tibet, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Activities: Archaeology, Art History, Birdwatching, Cultural Interaction, History Tours, Military History, Walking, Wildlife Viewing

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The Florence Griswold Museum

Host ID: 424 (USA)

Brief Description of The Florence Griswold Museum
The Florence Griswold Museum comes to life through the many educational programs for public and school audiences designed to interpret its collection and exhibitions. The Museum organizes public lectures, symposia and workshops, gallery talks, films and classes.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

Host ID: 385 (USA)

Brief Description of Academy of Natural Sciences
Yearly trips focusing on different subjects.

Countries Served: India, United States of America
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Art Gallery of Ontario

Host ID: 392 (Canada)

Education Tours
in Europe

Brief Description of Art Gallery of Ontario
We are delighted to design our tours to highlight the art of the cities we visit. From the Flemish Medieval centers to Dutch's golden age, Virginia's Colony and Antebellum past to the 20th century masters in Spain.

Countries Served: Peru, Spain, United States of America
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Association for Research and Enlightenment

Host ID: 395 (USA)

Brief Description of Association for Research and Enlightenment
Our Mission is to provide spiritually focused educational tours that help our participants come to know themselves and their oneness through fellowship with like minded travelers exploring the world with the wisdom and insights of the Edgar Cayce readings.

Countries Served: China, Egypt, England, Scotland
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Atelier Spyros Vassiliou

Host ID: AT679 (Greece)

Brief Description of Atelier Spyros Vassiliou
ATELIER SPYROS VASSILIOU The home and studio of Spyros Vassiliou (1902/3-1985) is now open to the public as a museum and archive, hence becoming the principal authority on the artist. The Atelier recomposes the artistic progression of one of the most acclaimed, reputed and prolific exponents of contemporary Greek art by displaying a large number of his works in a wonderful setting just across from the Herodus Atticus Odeon, under the Acropolis. Furthermore, the Museum Shop offers a selection of original lithographs, prints, books, etc.

Countries Served: Greece
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Brookfield Zoo

Host ID: 397 (USA)

Brief Description of Brookfield Zoo
Visit Marty the Polar bear in Toledo, Peru from the coast the Amazon the butterflies of Mexico and the wildlife of Africa.

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Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh

Host ID: 400 (USA)

Brief Description of Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh
Spend a weekend in New York visiting the Cloister and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or see the stars from 3 of the greatest observatories of the world high up top Mauna Kea. We also offer art lovers the chance to see London's contemporary art and architecture or Seattle's glass-makers.

Countries Served: England, United States of America
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Chicago Botanic Garden

Host ID: 403 (USA)

Nature Tours
in Africa

Brief Description of Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden is 385 acres of natural beauty set on nine lagoons. One of the most visited public gardens in the United States, it has 23 gardens with 1.7 million plants and is open yearround with a diverse array of programs including plant shows, family activities, festivals and tours. The Garden is a recognized center of education, research and conservation.

Countries Served: Barbados, United States of America
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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Host ID: 407 (USA)

Brief Description of Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Take a Walk on the Wild Side in Southern Africa with the Cincinnati Zoo. These deluxe safaris introduce you to a world of extraordinary habitats and a variety of wildlife.

Countries Served: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania
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College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum

Host ID: 977 (USA)

Brief Description of College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum presents exhibits emphasizing the prehistory of eastern Utah including dinosaurs, Pleistocene mammals,and prehistoric cultures such as Archaic and Fremont. New this summer will be mounted skeletons of the Utahraptor and armored dinosaur Gastonia, both new species of dinosaurs discovered by the CEU museum crews. On-going excavations have discovered at least 10 new species of dinosaurs. Summer field programs invited participants to help excavate and prepare bones from these new species from nearby dinosaur quarries. The Pleistocene exhibit includes a new 40-foot mural depicting life in eastern Utah at the end of the Ice Age and the mounted full skeletons of a sloth, Columbian mammoth, and saber-tooth cat. A life-size replica of a Fremont pit house, a Ute tipi, and exhibits of rare artifacts interpret early human life in Utah.

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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

Host ID: 411 (USA)

Brief Description of Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
A small museum with big events, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at UConn offers exciting and unique programs on nature and culture, often featuring University faculty.

Countries Served: Switzerland, Turkey, United States of America, Venezuela
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Delaware Art Museum

Host ID: 415 (USA)

Brief Description of Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum is dedicated to developing an awareness, understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and their impact on culture and to enriching lives by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the visual arts for a diverse audience.

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Denver Museum of Natural History

Host ID: 416 (USA)

Nature Tours
in Central America/Carib

Brief Description of Denver Museum of Natural History
The Museum has a wealth of programs for students grades PreK–12. Check out our Online Teacher’s Guide and explore the possibilities!

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Denver Zoological Foundations

Host ID: 417 (USA)

Brief Description of Denver Zoological Foundations
Enjoy the unspoiled country of Belize as we travel from the tropical rainforest full of wildlife to the crystal clear reefs, and study man's lasting impression on time at the Mayan ruins.

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Hillwood Museum and Gardens

Host ID: 427 (United States)

Education Tours
in Europe

Brief Description of Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Hillwood Museum and Gardens is one of America's premier estate museums, featuring the most comprehensive assemblage of imperial Russian fine and decorative arts outside Russia, and an extensive collection of eighteenth-century French works of art.

Countries Served: Germany, Russia, United States of America
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Houston Museum of Natural Science

Host ID: 429 (USA)

Nature, Outdoor, Science Tours
in No. America

Brief Description of Houston Museum of Natural Science
Founded in 1909, the purpose of the Houston Museum of Natural Science has always been to "enhance in individuals the knowledge and delight in natural science and related subjects..." To this very day, this purpose is carried out in every project, program and exhibition associated with the museum.

Countries Served: China, Mexico, Peru, Russia, United States of America
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Maine Audubon

Host ID: 432 (United States)

Brief Description of Maine Audubon
Maine Audubon offers trips, led by expert naturalists, to Maine's most interesting destinations for birding, natural history, and wilderness travel. The organization also sponsors tours to ecologically important international locales and offers residential summer nature programs for all ages at an island camp off midcoast Maine. All trip and camp fees support Maine Audubon's work to conserve Maine’s wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Countries Served: Italy, Scotland, United States of America, Venezuela
Activities: Birdwatching, Hiking/Trekking, National Parks, Nature Expeditions, Paddling, Wildlife Viewing

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Metropolitan Museum of Art - Travel with the Met

Host ID: 433 (USA)

Brief Description of Metropolitan Museum of Art - Travel with the Met
Travel with the Met to gain new cultural insights and fresh perspectives on the world of art. Metropolitan Museum staff and lecturers accompany each trip. No mere vacations, these international adventures combine curatorial expertise and special viewing arrangements with spectacular itineraries and interesting companionship.

Countries Served: Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Greece, Oman, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine
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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Host ID: 437 (Canada)

Nature Tours
in Europe

Brief Description of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Visit Bohemia and Prague and see what the new century has in store.

Countries Served: France, Italy, United States of America, Vietnam
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Morris Arboretum

Host ID: 438 (USA)

Brief Description of Morris Arboretum
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is an interdisciplinary center that integrates art, science and the humanities. Thousands of rare and lovely woody plants, including many of Philadelphia's oldest, rarest, and largest trees, are set in a romantic, 92 acre, Victorian landscape garden of winding paths, streams, flowers and special garden areas.

Countries Served: Italy, Japan, Scotland
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Museum Campus of Chicago

Host ID: 440 (USA)

Art Tours
in Africa

Brief Description of Museum Campus of Chicago
We take great pride in crafting journeys that enlighten while they entertain; that appease the senses while they excite the intellect, all the while catering to a longing for consummate luxury. A 30-year veteran of fine cultural tours, our Company custom-designs itineraries that focus on what interests you. Whether you seek to discover the exquisite embroidered gardens of seventeenth-century France or the spirituality in the ancient "x-ray" drawings on northern Australia's timeless cliffs, we fill each journey with rare and exciting opportunities to explore the subjects closest to your heart.

Countries Served: France
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Museum for African Art

Host ID: 439 (USA)

Brief Description of Museum for African Art
Since 1986, the Museum for African Art's Discover Africa Program has provided an in-depth experience of traditional and contemporary Africa for small groups interested in African peoples and their cultures. Through the Museum for African Art, a visitor to Africa becomes a friend visiting friends. The tour leader, Jerry Vogel, has had a thirty-five year relationship with Africa and Africans. In 1964, he was the first Fulbright Professor to teach in Francophone Africa, later founding the Parsons School of Design programs in West Africa, and serving as Executive Director of Operation Crossroads Africa. Through his wide circle of friends and associates, travelers enjoy the enriching experience of person-to-person contact in traditional villages and cities throughout the continent.

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Museum of Arts & Design

Host ID: 387 (USA)

Art Tours
in Asia

Brief Description of Museum of Arts & Design
Our tours offer an in-depth look into the field of contemporary craft with visits to distinguished private collections and prominent artists' studios, as well as exclusive tours and events at museums, art schools and galleries around the world. All tours are accompanied by Museum curators and scholars.

Countries Served: Belgium, China, Holland, Japan, Mexico
Activities: Art History, Art Workshops, Visual Arts

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Museum of Cultural and Natural History

Host ID: 441 (USA)

Education Tours
in No. America

Brief Description of Museum of Cultural and Natural History
Over 50 trips each year to all 7 continents, including special family programs. Superior planning, custom-designed itineraries, and Harvard scientists combine to make your travel experience truly unique. Travel in the spirit of expeditions-gone-by, with small groups of like-minded travelers. Call us to discover a world you will not find anywhere else.

Countries Served: Brazil, China, Georgia, India, Madagascar, Mexico, Turkey, United States of America
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Museum of the Rockies

Host ID: 1033 (USA)

Brief Description of Museum of the Rockies
"The Museum of the Rockies seeks to understand, preserve and interpret the natural and cultural history of the Northern Rocky Mountain region. The museum accomplishes its mission through research, care of collections, exhibits and educational programs consistent with the theme, One Place Through All of Time,for the education and enjoyment of people of all ages."

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Museum of Western Colorados Dinosaur Journey

Host ID: 7 (USA)

Brief Description of Museum of Western Colorados Dinosaur Journey
Your name and discovery may go into the annals of history! Join our dinosaur excavation team in Western Colorado with field instruction from a real paleontologist--right in the heart of the world-renowned Dinosaur Diamond! Be a paleontologist for a day and unearth spectacular bones! Package includes a visit to Dinosaur Journey to see animated replicas and fossils, plus a behind-the-scenes tour to learn the art of preparing bones for study and display. Also includes a passport to the Museum of Western Colorado's History Museum and Cross Orchards Historic Farm.

Countries Served: United States of America
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National Aquarium in Baltimore

Host ID: 444 (USA)

Brief Description of National Aquarium in Baltimore
The Aquarium's Mission Statement reads: Committed to serving a diverse constituency, the National Aquarium in Baltimore seeks to stimulate interest in, develop knowledge about, and inspire stewardship of aquatic environments.

Countries Served: Ecuador, United States of America
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National Gallery of Canada

Host ID: 447 (Canada)

Brief Description of National Gallery of Canada
Visit Sicily and Malta for a tour of the Island's art and architecture.

Countries Served: Canada, Mexico, United States of America
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Natural History Museum of L.A. County

Host ID: 451 (USA)

Brief Description of Natural History Museum of L.A. County
The Travel Program of the Natural History Museum is designed to allow participants to become acquainted with each other, travel domestically and internationally, meet museum curators, and come to know the rich natural and cultural history of the world in which we live.

Countries Served: Australia, Austria, China, England, France, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, United States of America
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New York Academy of Sciences

Host ID: 454 (USA)

Brief Description of New York Academy of Sciences
The Academy facilitates communications among scientists, physicians, students, educators, policymakers, government officials and journalists from around the globe through its interdisciplinary conferences, meetings and diverse electronic and print publications. Academy programs draw upon the foremost experts and the most current information about advances and issues in science and technology to inform policy discussions and actions, to enhance scientific education and to foster the human rights of scientists.

Countries Served: France
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North Carolina Zoological Society

Host ID: 456 (USA)

Art, History, Nature Tours
in Africa, Asia, Central America/Carib, Europe

Brief Description of North Carolina Zoological Society
Get ready for wonder and discovery as you enter the amazing North Carolina Zoological Park located in the magnificent rolling hills of the Uwharrie Mountains, near Asheboro. Bring your curiosity and a comfortable pair of shoes to explore more than 500 acres which will allow you to see everything from Polar Bears in the icy Rocky Coast of North America to an authentic African marketplace just beyond zebras, elephants, and giraffes all in one day!

Countries Served: Costa Rica, Kenya, South Africa
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Oakland Museum of California

Host ID: 457 (United States)

Brief Description of Oakland Museum of California
Museum of California art, history, and nature.

Countries Served: Mexico
Activities: Art History, Birdwatching, Cultural Interaction, History Tours, Museum Tours

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Philadelphia Zoo

Host ID: 462 (USA)

History Tours
in So. America

Brief Description of Philadelphia Zoo
Throughout its history, America's first zoo has played a monumental role in educating the public about exotic animals, promoting and participating in worldwide conservation efforts for endangered wildlife, and providing exceptional recreational opportunities for families.

Countries Served: Belize, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, Singapore, Turkey
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Royal Ontario Museum

Host ID: 465 (Canada)

Brief Description of Royal Ontario Museum
Mayan Mysteries in Belize.

Countries Served: Austria, Canada, China, France, India, Israel, United States of America
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Royal Tyrrell Museum

Host ID: 982 (Canada)

Nature Tours
in Africa

Brief Description of Royal Tyrrell Museum
There's been life on Earth for more than 3.5 billion years, so we have a lot to show you: ten signature galleries and feature exhibitions that celebrate the spectacular history and diversity of life on Earth, and the palaeontologists who bring the story to life. Learn about the projects and passions of our scientists. Watch our technicians carefully removing the rock from fossils that may hold new clues to the past. Tour our Discoveries Hall to see some of our prize specimens.

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Saint Louis Zoo

Host ID: 466 (USA)

Brief Description of Saint Louis Zoo
Saint Louis Zoo Travel provides expeditions to wildlife habitats around the globe. You'll travel with like-minded nature enthusiasts in the company of Zoo and wildlife experts, and witness first-hand some of the most exotic animals and destinations on the planet. Proceeds help the Zoo in its efforts to save endangered species and vanishing habitats.

Countries Served: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Greenland, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Panama, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Zambia
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San Diego Natural History Museum

Host ID: 976 (USA)