Kentucky Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, you can combine summer fun into an educational experience. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into an educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours and hands-on activity sheets. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

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Historic Diamond Caverns

Diamond Caverns features intricate drapery deposits lining the halls in cascades of colorful calcite. For over 160 years, the Caverns has offered educational tours.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
Park CityTEL - 270-749-2233

Historic RailPark & Train Museum

The Historic RailPark & Train Museum and L&N Depot brings alive the magic and adventure of railroading everyday thru a guided tour and interactive exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
Bowling GreenTEL - 270-745-7317

International Museum of the Horse

The International Museum of the Horse is the largest museum in the world dedicated to exploring the history of all horses and their impact on human civilization. The Museum offers interesting virtual videos about the history of horses.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guide Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
Lexington
VIRTUALTEL - 859-259-4229

Jefferson Davis State Historic Site

Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is a memorial to the Kentuckian. The monument is a 351-ft obelisk. A museum on the grounds provides visitors with insight into his life.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
FairviewTEL - 270-889-6100

John James Audubon State Park

The John James Audubon State Park has a museum that interprets the live and work of John James Audubon. The nature center has a wildlife room and a discovery center.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
HendersonTEL - 270-826-2247

Josephine Sculpture Park

At Josephine Sculpture Park, visitors explore art and the environment with over 70 outdoor installations within a garden of Kentucky’s native, rural landscape on self-guided or guided tour.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
FrankfortTEL - 502-352-7082

Kentucky Coal Mining Museum

The Kentucky Coal Museum focus is the history of the coal industry in Eastern Kentucky. Exhibits focus on the life of miners, how coal is made and used, and safety equipment.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
BenhamTEL - 606-848-1530

Kentucky Derby Museum

The Kentucky Derby Museum is an American Thoroughbred horse racing museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Kentucky Derby.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
LouisvilleTEL - 502-637-1111

Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo

Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo is an Australia-themed animal park including outback and exotic animals, a Woolshed program, a petting zoo plus the Mammoth Onyx Cave and gem mining.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided ours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEL - 270-786-1010

Kentucky Gateway Museum Center

The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center illuminates the past through, over 4,000 regional artifacts and a gallery of fine art related to Maysville & Kentucky.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
MaysvilleTEL - 606-564-5865

Kentucky History Center & Museums

The Kentucky History Center’s main exhibition introduces visitors to 12,000 years of Kentucky history with walk-through environments and interactive displays.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
FrankfortTEL - 502-564-1792

Kentucky Museum

The Kentucky Museum is a history, arts and culture museum which includes 8,000 square feet of six long-term exhibits and several changing exhibits.

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