Explore cultural, historical, political and artistic angles of some of the finest cities in the nation.

Explore cultural, historical, political and artistic angles of some of the finest cities in the nation

Great American Cities Program

Quick Facts: 3-4 trips per Academic year, planned during ASU breaks and holidays

Trips range between 4-6 days

15-20 students per trip, 1-2 Barrett staff

Need-based scholarships are available

Fees cover: airfare, lodging, transportation, and planned group activities.

Barrett staff handle ALL logistics and travel with the group

Why travel with Barrett?

Where we go

San Francisco Seattle New York City

Chicago Washington, D.C.

Honolulu

Boston Philadelphia

What we doGuided city bike or bus tour, visits to local museums, passes to major attractions,

group dinners, tickets to theatre or shows, and much more!

Day 1Depart AZ, arrive DC (morning)Check in to hostelBike the Sites: Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, Washington, Vietnam, WWII, Group Dinner Day 2Tour of Arlington National CemeteryVisit the Holocaust MuseumExplore various Smithsonian Museums Day 3Tour the Capitol Building and visit with Arizona RepresentativeLunch with Barrett AlumniExplore Georgetown Day 4Guided Tour of the Newseum Depart for Phoenix (evening) 

Sample Itinerary: Washington, D.C.

Costs

The Barrett Trips are approximately $700-850

*price variability depends on cost of flights and student enrollment*

Trip fees include: • Airfare, lodging, ALL group

activities!

Do your research! Boston

On your own (average costs) Flights = $380Lodging = (average 100/night ) = $500Trolley Tour = $48Harbor Cruise = $ 16.00Museum of Science= $ 10Museum of Fine Arts = $6Skywalk observatory = $13Boston’s Tall Ships = $30 Plymoth History Walking tour = $10 Freedom Trail History Tour = $12 Paul Revere House = $3.50Salem Witch Museum = $8Zoo = $14Transportation in city = $25TOTAL = $ 1035.50

Scholarships• “NEED BASED/LIMITED TRAVEL EXPERIENCE” Scholarships are available

*Need based = Students with a FAFSFA form on file

*Limited travel experience = Students who have not travelled out of country, or many places out of their home state.

Scholarships cover ½ the cost of your

trip!

2012-13 Travel Schedule

PORTLAND & SEATTLE October 11th-16th (ASU Fall Break)

Spend two and a half days in Portland: enjoy a city bike tour, Portland Japanese Garden, Voodoo Donut Shop, Portlandia walking tour, and a river cruise in the Columbia Gorge. We’ll take the train to Seattle and spend three days in the Emerald City! Enjoy a Seattle Harbor cruise, guided city bus tour, monorail ticket,

Space Needle observation deck, Experience Music Project, Seattle Aquarium, Science Fiction Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific Science Center, Pike’s Place Market!

NEW ORLEANS January 2nd -6th (Week before Spring 13 semester)

Wander sprawling antebellum plantations, tour the city’s European origins, iconic battlegrounds, and historic jazz districts. City trolley tour, visit the French Quarter, take a cruise on a paddlewheel riverboat and

a ride on the famous streetcar, and participate in a potential service project in the Ninth Ward.

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 11th -16th (Spring Break)

See the famous “Newseum”, enjoy a National Monuments and city bike tour, visit the Capitol Building, Arlington Cemetery, Holocaust Museum, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of

American History, and more!

BOSTON May 11th -15th (Spring Break)

Visit Harvard and MIT Campuses; enjoy a Trolley tour of Boston area and a Harbor Constitution Cruise; walk the Freedom Trail; visit the USS Constitution Museum, the New England Aquarium, Museum of Fine Arts,

the Boston Museum of Science, and Fenway Park

How to participate: Stay tuned for Trip info sessions

Portland & Seattle Info sessions: August 28th-30th New Orleans Info sessions : November

Washington, D.C. Info sessions: Late January Boston Info sessions: Late March

(meeting details sent via honors-L, facebook, and Barrett Downtown Digest)

Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Join our Facebook page: (search for “Barrett Great American Cities”)

TRAVEL WITH US!

New York City Highlights

NEW YORK CITY HIGHLIGHTSVisit the United Nations

See award winning Broadway ShowsVisit World Class Museums

Visit Ground Zero

Central Park

Museum of Modern Art

Representing Barrett at The Today Show!!

(Al Roker and Meredith Viera)

Barrett’s Great American Cities Program offers a unique college travel experience to some of the finest cities in

the nation. Explore the cultural, historical, political and artistic angles of the city with

Barrett peers and staff.

Great American Cities

SAN FRANCISCO HIGHLIGHTS

Bike over the Golden Gate BridgeExplore Fisherman’s WharfTour Alcatraz IslandWalk down Lombard StreetShop on Haight Street

Seattle Highlights

Pike Place MarketDinner Cruise

Experience Music ProjectUnderground Tour

WASHINGTON DC HIGHLIGHTSBike the sites, West Wing Tour, Arlington National

Cemetery Tour, Visit the Holocaust Museum, Group Dinner

BARRETT STAFF MEMBER & STUDENT IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE

Chicago highlights: Architecture River tour, visit to Art Institute, Shedd Aquarium, Millennium Park, Deep Dish Pizza, Lincoln Park Zoo