When I was younger I loved going on field trips. I didn't care where we were going, I just didn't want to be at school. Little did I know that I was actually learning a lot on these field trips.
Homeschoolers are always looking for field trips to go on. Something new and exciting that they haven't done before and something that goes along with their lesson plans.
Going on field trips to learn about the outside world is an important part of learning. If you're looking for fun field trips, look no further!
A lot of museums and the like have free or cheap memberships for those going through hardships. Call your local museum to find out more information.
(Scroll to the bottom of the post to find websites with things to do in your state)
Here is our list of field trip ideas:
-911 dispatch/ call center
-Air show
-Amish community
-Animal shelter
-Antique shop
-Aquarium
-Arboretum
-Archaeological sites
-Architectural buildings
-Art gallery
-Art museum/ Art institute
-Art studio
-Aviation museum
-Bakery
-Bee keeper
-Bike shop
-Bird watching
-Bowling
-Bug hunting
-Bus company: City bus and School bus
-Bus museum
-Camp for a night (backyard or campgrounds)
-Canoeing
-Caves & mines
-City hall
-Civil war museum
-College/ University
-Courthouse
-Craft store class
-Dance studio
-Drive a scenic route
-Drive through safari
-Entrepreneur: Have a talk with an entrepreneur or visit a local business to learn about businesses.
-Factory tour
-Farm
-Farmers market
-Festival
-Fish hatchery
-Fishing
-Garden
-Green house
-Hall of fame museums
-Hardware store
-Historic birthplace of a famous person
-Historic mansions
-Historical sites
-Home depot: wood working classes
-Horseback riding
-Hospital
-Jeweler or Jewelry store
-Laboratory tour
-Library
-Lighthouse
-Local concert
-Local Dam
-Local fire department or police station
-Machinery museum
-Marina
-Military museum & posts
-National history museum
-National monument
-National or state park
-Native American historical site or museum
-Nature walk
-Newspaper company
-Nursing home
-Observatory
-Opera
-Orchard
-Orchestra
-Orphanage
-Performances: Theater in the park
-Pet store
-Photo shoots: Give your kid(s) a camera and let them go crazy
-Planetarium
-Play pool at a billiards
-Post office
-Pottery studio
-Pow wow
-Power plant
-Recycling plant
-Religious facility: Church, Synagogue, mosques, etc.
-Renaissance festival
-Restaurants: learn about cultures by trying a variety of foods
-River boat ride/ steam boat
-Rock climbing
-Roller skating
-Science museum
-Shoe company/ Shoe smith
-Soap factory
-Sports team: Tour football stadiums, basketball courts, baseball fields, hockey arena's, etc.
-State capitol
-Taxi company
-Textile center
-Theater: Study a play
-Toy museum
-Train station
-Trolley ride
-Veterinary museum
-Vintage car shows
-Visit a historical reenactment
-Volunteer with a local ministry/ homeless shelter/ soup kitchen
-Walk a historic trail
-Water mill
-Water treatment plant
-WWII museum
-YMCA or other type of gym
-Zoo
Websites with things to do in your state:
Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Deleware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennesee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
