New Tour Spotlight: WWII US History: London, Normandy & Germany

Accelerate your students’ understanding of World War II with this inspiring and humbling trip. Our 11-day tour is an incredible opportunity for your students to step into history as you tour some of WWII’s most influential sites.   In London, you’ll see Winston Churchill’s cabinet war rooms and walk the city streets around the Thames River and Read More …

Group leader spotlight: Gary R.

Meet Gary, a Canadian history and social studies teacher for grades 9-12. He has 24 years of teaching experience, has led four tours with Explorica and is bringing his students to Vimy 100, a commemorative event hosted by the Canadian government marking the 100thanniversary of the First World War and the Battle of Vimy Ridge Read More …

Honoring Veterans Day by the Numbers

11/11/11 is here. Not only is this date a palindrome, more importantly it marks the truce made between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. One year later, it was commemorated as Armistice Day, but in the aftermath Read More …