紐約市校外教學 —— 熱門景點及活動指南

對於希望向學生介紹紐約文化與建築多樣性的校外教學團體而言，巴士導覽非常便利。 如果您選擇全團留在車上，像這樣的 Hop-On Hop-Off 選項提供了極具參與感且富有教育意義的解說，是個不錯的選擇。 雖然在景點之間移動時（尤其是像博物館這類的大型景點）它非常實用，但我們不建議用巴士完全取代一般的城市交通工具。 根據您想與團體一同參觀的其他景點，從上城或下城巴士路線中進行選擇。 入場方式：所有 Go City® 紐約套票均包含 Big Bus New York tickets。

紐約市最棒的寓教於樂景點之一就是美國自然史博物館。 實際上，大三州地區幾乎每一位學生都曾在某個時刻到此校外教學！ 博物館充滿了學習機會和特別展覽，館藏擁有超過 3,400 萬件物品。 其中最熱門的展區包括米爾斯坦海洋生物家族館（Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life）和戴維·科赫恐龍館（David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing）。 他們還為班級旅行規劃提供特定機會，包括專業導覽等。 入場方式：所有 Go City® 紐約套票均包含 American Museum of Natural History tickets。

作為另一個吸引全國各地校外教學的首選景點，自由女神像是各年齡層學校團體的理想選擇。 自由女神是美國文化的象徵，也是美國歷史教學單元的理想補充。 同樣地，對於想要強化移民歷史課程的人來說，埃利斯島移民博物館（Ellis Island Immigration Museum）是必訪之地。 對於有預算考量的遊客來說有個好消息：自由女神像與埃利斯島移民博物館皆為免費入場！ 使用您的 Go City® 紐約套票來支付渡輪航程的費用。 進入方式：Statue of Liberty Ferry tickets 適用於所有 Go City® 紐約套票。

古根漢美術館是一座建築奇蹟，收藏了近代史上最具代表性的藝術品。它同時扮演著文化中心和教育機構的雙重角色。 古根漢美術館的館藏以一系列早期現代傑作為基礎，並不斷更新擴充，致力於展示 20 世紀及以後的藝術。 您將為各年齡層的孩子找到豐富的教育機會，包括導覽和免費語音導覽。 請注意：12 歲以下兒童可免費進入古根漢美術館；對於陪同家長或年齡較大的團體，Go City® 紐約套票可協助您規劃 Guggenheim Museum tickets 的預算。

If there’s a New York attraction more likely to engage schoolkids than the mighty Intrepid Museum we’ve yet to find it. Lead your unruly mob of salty sea dogs on board this absolutely enormous historic aircraft carrier, now permanently moored on the Hudson in Hell’s Kitchen and watch as the whole crew’s eyes widen. They’ll learn how the USS Intrepid survived a torpedo strike and several kamikaze attacks during WWII and get a chance to explore below deck and get a feel for what life might have been like on board back in the day. But that ain’t all. Far from it, in fact. There’s also a Cold War-era cruise missile sub that they can clamber around inside, dozens of fighter jets to ogle and – for ultimate wow factor – the space shuttle Enterprise. Best teacher ever? You betcha.

Sure, there are plenty of places to ogle European masters in NYC, but the Whitney – set in a gleaming Renzo Piano-designed building at the southern end of the High Line – is where it’s at for the very best in (mostly) American art. It’s no accident, for example, that the Whit is where you can find the largest collection of Edward Hopper works on the planet, including the cinematic masterpieces ‘A Woman in the Sun’ and ‘Second Story Sunlight’ from the early 1960s and his classic Depression-era ‘Early Sunday Morning’. Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns and Alice Neel are also all well-represented here. Need a breather? Easy: just step outside onto Piano’s eye-catching cascading terraces for fresh air and stunning vistas of the Hudson and High Line.

In a similar vein to the Big Bus tour, here’s a New York school trip idea that requires minimal effort – once there – from you, the teacher. It’s a straightforward way to make sure all the kids stay in one place, with the longest of Circle Line’s regular cruise tours lasting nearly three hours. That’s three whole hours for putting your feet up. Win! Departing from Pier 83 in Hell’s Kitchen, the Best of NYC cruise completes a full loop of Manhattan Island. A lively narrative keeps the kids engaged, answering such puzzlers as: which New York mayor’s residence used to be an ice-cream parlor? And: how many billions of dollars did construction of the Yankee Stadium run to? Meanwhile, eager eyes can clock more than 100 landmarks and 20 bridges across all five boroughs, including Lady Liberty, the One World Observatory, Brooklyn Bridge, George Washington Bridge, the Empire State Building and Yankee Stadium, to name just a few.

We love this cool little slice of NYC’s maritime history, tucked away down in Lower Manhattan on the East River. Set in a series of charming 19th-century merchant’s buildings and historic docked ships, the South Street Seaport Museum takes a deep dive into the Big Apple’s origin story, charting its growth from tiny Dutch colony to bustling global port. Schoolkids can explore a working 1800s letterpress printing shop, and ogle antique navigational instruments, intricate model ships, and artworks by marine painters of the 19th and 20th centuries, before the real treat: stepping aboard historic vessels including the Ambrose, a steam-powered lightship used as a beacon in New York Harbor’s busiest shipping canal until 1932. Ship ahoy!

Ok, so this one will require you to put up with the grumbles about tired feet and sore legs that accompany requests for any toddler, child or teen to walk anywhere. But maybe, just maybe, the lively tour guides and their punchy historic narratives will be enough to keep your group engaged for the short time they have to stay on their feet. Our New York school trip faves? Discover how money made America with a guided wander through the storied Financial District, including Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, Fraunces Tavern and the historic Trinity Church. Or dip into a darker era of New York’s past on this eye-opener focusing on colonial slavery and underground railroad. Meanwhile, any student with even a passing interest in music and/or New York’s cultural heritage is bound to get a kick out of a behind-the-scenes tour of Carnegie Hall.