DESTINATIONS

CALIFORNIA
Field Trips

To help plan OCTOBER 2025 curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these October themed celebrations might be helpful. MONTHLY: National Bullying Prevention Month; National Book Month; National Fire Prevention Month. WEEKLY: Oct 10-16: Earth Science Week; Oct. 3-9: National Newspaper Week. DAILY: Oct. 3: Butterfly and Hummingbird Day. Look at the Leaves Day. National Body Language Day. Oct. 4: National Diversity Day. Oct. 8: National Stop Bullying Day. National World Octopus Day. Oct. 11: World Migratory Bird Day. Oct 16: National Dictionary Day. National Get Smart About Credit Day. Oct. 20: National Day On Writing. Oct. 24: United Nations Day. 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.  

FiltersX
Map

Kidspace Children's Museum

For 40 years, Kidspace has championed the essential benefits of play to nurture a child’s development intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Their play-based approach is designed to develop skills and confidence, spark curiosity, and inspire creativity. 

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Pasadena
TEL - 626-449-9144

La Plaza De Culturay Artes

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes honors the past, inspires the future, and recognizes the enduring cultural influence of Mexicans, Mexican Americans and all Latinas/Latinos in Los Angeles through transformative exhibitions, programming and educational experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 213-542-6200

Lawrence Hall of Science

At the Lawrence Hall of Science visit the Hall to connect with science, technology, engineering, and math for  a field trip or bring a Science Show or Science Festival to your site.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Films COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Oakland
VIRTUAL
TEL - 510-642-5132

Legion of Honor Museum

The Legion of Honor Museum displays a collection of art spanning more than 6,000 years of ancient and European art and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, the largest collection in the world. Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
TEL - 415-750-3600

Leonis Adobe Museum

The Leonis Adobe Museum is a historical monument and living history museum dedicated to restoring, preserving, and sharing California ranch life in the late 1880s.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Calabasas
Los Angeles
TEL - 818-222-6511

Living Coast Discovery Center

The Living Coast Discovery Center is an environmental education center with marine animal, animal and bird exhibits located in the Sweetwater Marsh Unit of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Chula Vista
San Diego
TEL - 619-476-7836

Los Angeles Audubon, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program

Los Angeles Audubon Society, Baldwin Hills Greenhouse Program offers STEM and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) based environmental education programs to local K-6 schools.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 323-876-0202

Los Angeles County Arboretum

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a unique 127-acre botanical garden and historical site. Their mission is to cultivate the natural, horticultural and historic resources for learning, enjoyment and inspiration.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 626-821-3222

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a collection of more than 147,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
VIRTUAL
TEL - 323-857-6512

Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum

Experience the fun and lore of railroading at Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum that educates the public in railroad history and show live steam, gas-mechanical and electric railroad technology in actual operation.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
TEL - 323-661-8958

Los Angeles Zoo

The Los Angeles  Zoo has more than 2,200 mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles representing more than 270 different species. The Zoo’s botanical collection has over 800 different plant species.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
VIRTUAL
TEL - 323-644-4200

Lotusland

The garden at Lotusland is home to more than 3,000 plants from all over the world, representing the horticultural passion of one extraordinary woman. Madame Ganna Walska.

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 CALIFORNIA
Santa Barbara
TEL - 805-969-9990
  1. 1
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10
  5. 11
  6. 12
  7. 19