Educational Travel

The Florida Museum That Sparked My Love of Florida History

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Front entrance of the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science in Cocoa, Florida, with the museum sign displayed above the glass entrance doors.

Some field trips teach you something new. Others quietly change the direction of your life. When I decided to homeschool my son, one of the things I looked forward to most was getting out of the classroom. Instead of simply reading about history and science, we could experience them together. That’s exactly how trips like … Read more

When History Becomes Human: Visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

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The word "Holocaust" displayed on a stone wall beneath four overhead lights inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

There are some places you visit because they’re famous. There are others you visit because you feel like you should. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum fell into that second category for me. It was our final full day in Washington, D.C. The next morning, my son and I would leave the nation’s capital behind … Read more