Delaware Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into a fun 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, hands-on activity or written materials to enrich the visit. For those unable to travel for a field trip, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs and the Virtual Field Trip sections. Have a Fun and Enriching Summer!

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New Castle Court House Museum

Visitors to the first courthouse and capitol of Delaware will learn how New Castle, Kent, and Sussex declared their independence from Pennsylvania and Great Britain, thus creating the Delaware State.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
New CastleTEL - 302-323-4453

New Castle Historical Society

Tour Historic New Castle including the Amstel House, Dutch House, and the Old Library Museum to gain insight into the traditions of early American settlers.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
New CastleTEL - 302-322-2794

Old State House

Visitors immerse themselves in the rich cultural and political history of Delaware’s Old State House. Tour the courtroom and the former state legislature.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
DoverTEL - 302-744-5054

Old Swedes Historic Site

Step back in time at the Old Swedes Historic Site and get a glimpse at how the earliest European immigrants would have lived in America.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
WilmingtonTEL - 302-652-5629

Peak Performance Tours

For over 20 years, Peak Performance designs the perfect customized tour for your students and youth group. They pride themselves on not only the customized packages that they design, but also the personal service they bring to each client.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool DELAWARE
NEW JERSEY
PENNSYLVANIATEL - 800-220-0165

Port Penn Interpretive Center

The Port Penn Interpretive Center offers displays and programs that explain the folklife of the historic wetland communities along the shores of the Delaware.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Port PennTEL - 302-836-2533

Seaford Museum

The Seaford Museum has thousands of local artifacts beginning with the area’s natural resources, the Nanticoke Indians, and to the 21st century.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
YorklynTEL - 302-628-9828

St. Jones Reserve

The St. Jones Reserve, on the north shore of the St. Jones River, and includes brackish-water and salt marshes, farmlands, and meadows.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
DoverTEL - 302-739-6377

Star Hill Museum

The Star Hill Museum is housed in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which was established circa 1863 and played a part in the Underground Railroad.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
DoverTEL - 302-697-9903

The Grand Opera House

The Grand Opera House has been delighting spectators with the finest live entertainment and a variety of educational programs for all ages.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
WilmingtonTEL - 302-656-7442

Trap Pond State Park

Trap Pond State Park was created in the late 1700s to power a sawmill used in harvesting the bald cypress. Trap Pond became one of Delaware’s first state parks in 1951.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
LaurelTEL - 302-875-5153

Treasures of the Sea

Treasures of the Sea is a maritime museum that features treasure from the Spanish Ghost Galleon, the Nuestra Seniora de Atocha. This 17th century ship sank during a hurricane with millions of dollars of treasure off the coast of Key West, Florida.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
GeorgetownTEL - 302-259-6150

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