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TO HELP PLAN DECEMBER 2025 & JANUARY 2026 curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these themed celebrations might be helpful. Dec. 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day. Dec. 5: International Day. Dec. 10: Dewey Decimal System Day. Human Rights Day. Nobel Prize Day. Save The Eagles Day. Dec. 11: Kaleidoscope Day. Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day. Dec.19: Look for an Evergreen. Dec. 20: Poet Laureat Day. Dec. 21: Winter Solstice. Celebrate Short Fiction Day. Crossword Puzzle Day. JANUARY 2026: Jan. 5: National Bird Day. Jan. 8: Earth Rotation Day. Jan. 10: Houseplant Appreciation Day. Jan. 14: Ratification Day. Jan. 18: National Thesaurus Day. Jan.19: Martin Luther King Day. National Day of Service. National Imagination Day. Jan. 20: Penguin Awareness 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.  

Grover Museum

Operated by the Shelby County Historical Society, the Grover Museum features a life-size exhibit representing an early, 20th-century village in Shelby County.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Central Region
Shelbyville
TEL - 317-392-4634

Haan Museum of Indiana Art

The Haan Museum features the best Indiana art and ceramics, offering educational programs that focus on historical paintings by Hoosier artists. View the museum’s central

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
Lafayette
VIRTUAL
KENTUCKY
Hopkinsville
TEL - 765-742-6449

Hayes Arboretum

Hayes Arboretum, certified by Nature Explore, features 466 acres of woodlands, meadows, swamps, and streams. Outdoor programs provide hands-on learning experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
Richmond
TEL - 765-962-3745

Indiana Historical Society (IHS)

A Smithsonian Affiliate, the IHS brings history to life from its headquarters at the Glick Indiana History Center. Dig into Indiana history with the society’s virtual resources.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
VIRTUAL
TEL - 317-232-1882

Indiana Landmarks

Indiana Landmarks offers walking tours of the cities’ landmarks and historic districts. Explore the beautiful Capitol and Monument Circle, the Athenaeum, City Market Catacombs, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
TEL - 317-639-4534

Indiana Medical History Museum

Explore the beginnings of scientific psychiatry and modern medicine in at the Indiana Medical History Museum. Included is a 2-hour Museum visit that will allow students to step back in time and see how scientists studied, diagnoses, and treated syphilis a century ago.

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, Camp, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
TEL - 317-635-7329

Indiana State Museum

Discover natural and cultural history—from geological specimens to the 16th president—live theater and more at the AAM accredited Indiana State Museum. Explore its virtual resources.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances, Outreach COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
VIRTUAL
TEL - 317-232-1637

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (IMSM)

Educational programs at IMSM explore the stories of the incredible innovations, history, and people of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500. The Museum strives to tell the stories of the people and the lessons learned on and off the track.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
TEL - 317-492-6784

Indianapolis Zoo

Discover more about animals and humanity’s role within the environment at the Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens—accredited by the AZA and AAM. Enjoy a virtual visit with the animals.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
VIRTUAL
TEL - 317-630-2001

Jeeninga Museum

The Jeeninga Museum at Anderson University holds artifacts of the Ancient Near East, including the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Babylonian, Assyrian and Israelite periods.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool INDIANA
Anderson
Central Region
TEL - 765-641-4428

Kokomo-Howard County Public Library

Kokomo-Howard Library offers cutting-edge STEM trips, family literacy, and more. The Russianville branch is Nature Explore certified. View their virtual story time and programs.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Family INDIANA
Central Region
Kokomo
Russianville
VIRTUAL
TEL - 765-457-3242

Lilly House

The AAM accredited Lilly House & Garden at Newfields is a National Historic Landmark. Step back into early 20th-century Indiana history.

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 INDIANA
Central Region
Indianapolis
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FieldTripdirectory.com offers enriching experiences for Indiana school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Indiana Museums.

Indiana Museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Indiana Art Museums, Science Museums, History Museums, Multicultural Museums and Children’s Museums offers educational experiences that support classroom curriculum and scout badge achievement. Beside museums, you can search for other learning experiences at Botanical Gardens, Planetariums, Living History Programs, STEM & STEAM, Planetariums, Farms, Zoos and Aquariums, Theaters and Concerts, Service Learning and more.

Can’t go on a field trip to a museum, your students, scouts, and families can still experience these fun enriching experience by scheduling a Museum Virtual Field Trip anywhere and at anytime.

Want the fun to come to you- book a School Assembly Programs, Outreach Field Trips or Residency at your school, homeschool association or scout council. They support and enhance a school’s curriculum, offers opportunities for scout badge achievement and enriches a camp program. There are mobile museum exhibits, traveling planetariums and classroom and grade level workshops and residencies.

To help fund field trips, virtual programs and school assembly programs visit our section on Grants and Fundraising Programs.

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