DESTINATIONS

Wilmington
Field Trips

The FieldTripDirectory.com is a resource of Wilmington field trips for elementary school students thru high school students, camp groups, homeschool groups and scout troops for day field trips, overnight field trips and youth retreats. Learn about Wilmington’s museums, zoos and aquariums, botanic gardens, nature centers, historic sites, amusement parks, recreation, performing arts and more, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for further field trip information. For those unable to travel to these locations, check out our Virtual Field Trips section or Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm

Meet the millers, textile workers, and the wives and children who lived at Greenbank Mill from 1790-1830. Participate in fun hands-on period activities like stick-weaving, baking bread in wood fired ovens, and mapping!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-999-9001

Hagley Museum

Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802. This example of early American industry includes restored mills, a workers’ community, and the ancestral home and gardens of the du Pont family.

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
Wilmington
TEL - 302-658-2400

Historical Society of Delaware

The Delaware Historical Society offers programs that enhance Delaware history curriculum through interactive learning at the Delaware History Museum, Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, and Read House & Gardens.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-655-7161

Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Museum & Shipyard

Visit the Copeland Maritime Center at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard to experience exhibits including Watercraft of the World with 73 model ships, Riverfront Room chronicling Wilmington’s train and ship-building history, Science of Sailing and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-429-7447

Mitchell Center

The Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage honors two persons who dedicated their professional lives to ensuring equal rights and opportunities for African Americans and other disenfranchised Delawareans.

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, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-656-0637

Nemours Mansion & Gardens

Nemours Estate, an 18th-century-French-style chateau, contains 77 rooms on 222 acres of land, with European and American furniture, rare mugs and artwork, books, as well as several reproductions of older paintings.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-651-6912

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
Wilmington
TEL - 302-652-5629

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
Wilmington
TEL - 302-656-7442

Wilmington & Western Railroad

The route of the original Wilmington & Western Railroad was laid in the early 1870s. Soon after, men and machines went to work moving goods and passengers through the Red Clay Valley.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-998-1930

Wilmington State Park

Find recreation, history, education, and sports and community events right in the heart of Wilmington at Wilmington State Parks: Brandywine Park, Rockford Park, and H. Fletcher Brown Park.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 302-577-1164

Winterthur Museum

Founder Henry Francis du Pont opened this estate to the public almost 60 years ago as a repository for American decorative arts. Step into the past through object-based learning at the historic Winterthur and wander through its colorful gardens.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool DELAWARE
Wilmington
TEL - 800-448-3883
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

About us

FieldTripDirectory.com offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in Wilmington—for early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Wilmington by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

  • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
    Find Wilmington art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find class trips to Wilmington children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View Wilmington history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find Wilmington team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find Wilmington aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find Wilmington field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.


Overnight field trips & retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups. We know funds for class trips are limited, so we’ve included grants for field trips that cover admission, transportation, and more.

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Class trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

...Read more