History of Psychology in Europe

Take a walking tour of Vienna

With your Field Director you will see:

• Opera House, one of the leading opera houses in the world
• Kärntnerstrasse, Vienna's main boulevard
• St. Stephen’s Cathedral, central to Austrian history and iconic for its tiled roof

Enjoy dinner in Vienna

🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a guided tour of Vienna 

With your expert local guide you will see:

• Ringstrasse, a circular boulevard around the Inner Town district
• Parliament, a columned building that serves as Vienna's center of government
• Rathaus, Vienna's flower-adorned city hall
• Hofburg, the presidential residence and former imperial palace

Visit Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace with beautifully landscapes gardens where Marie Antoinette spent her childhood 

Guided visit of the Viktor Frankl Institute Museum, dedicated to the neurologist and psychiatrist who founded logotherapy

🔹 Guided learning: Tour the Sigmund Freud Museum with an expert local guide, which tells the story of Freud’s life along with the history of psychoanalysis

Visit the Leopold Museum, home to modern Austrian art created by artists like Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele 

Fly to London

Take a walking tour of London

With your Field Director you will see:

• The Strand, London's major thoroughfare
• Trafalgar Square, a bustling central square
• Leicester Square, a square lined with theaters and other events
• Covent Garden, a vibrant and charming shopping area

Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

Take a guided tour of London

With your expert local guide you will see: 

• Big Ben, an iconic London bell at the Palace of Westminster
• Houses of Parliament, home to England's governing body
• Piccadilly Circus, a five-way intersection 
• St. Paul’s Cathedral, a domed church which has hosted many royal events
• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

Visit the London Science Museum to see medical artifacts and original art that explores ideas about the connections between medicine, life, and art

Take a day trip to Kent and Beckenham 

Visit Down House, the family home of Charles Darwin and where Darwin conceived of natural selection and evolution  (closed November to March) 

Tour Darwin's gardens at Down House with an expert local guide and take a walk down the “thinking path” he carved out and named the Sandwalk Wood

🔹 Guided learning: Visit the Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum, the first institution for mental health in the history of Europe

🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring London on your own

🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy lunch at one of London's outdoor markets

Tour the Freud Museum with an expert local guide, converted from Freud's home; see his study as well as his famous couch, all while learning more about the story of psychoanalysis

Fly to Zurich, a city rich in cultural heritage and the birthplace of modern psychology, where Carl Jung developed his groundbreaking theories. 

Take a walking tour of Zurich

 Visit the Carl Jung House Museum, the former home and workplace of Carl Jung, offering insights into his life and pioneering work in analytical psychology. 

Enjoy dinner in Zurich with a local psychiatrist