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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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Lyles Station Museum

The Lyles Station Museum explores the history of the community known as Lyles Station in Gibson County. The museum offers a heritage, 1920s classroom experience.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool INDIANA
Evansville
Princeton
South RegionTEL - 812-385-2534

Morris-Butler House

Operated by Indiana Landmarks, the Victorian-era Morris-Butler House—an example of the Second Empire style of architecture—is an ideal venue for educational programs and gatherings.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
IndianapolisTEL - 317-639-4534

Museum of Miniature Houses

The Museum of Miniature Houses is one of few museums in the country devoted to the art of fine scale miniature. Children can participate in a scavenger hunt while touring the collection.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Carmel
Central RegionTEL - 317-575-9466

Newburgh Museum

Learn about the history and culture of Newburgh and the surrounding area’s unique river town heritage at the Newburgh Museum, housed in the historic Old Newburgh Presbyterian Church.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
Evansville
Newburgh
South RegionTEL - 812-853-5045

Peeler Art Center

The AAM accredited Peeler Art Center at DePauw University hosts programming intended to stimulate the spirit of inquiry. The center offers free, guided tours to school and civic groups.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout INDIANA
Central Region
GreencastleTEL - 765-658-4336

Potawatomi Zoo

With over 500 animals on 23 acres, there is plenty to see at the Potawatomi Zoo. Take learning beyond the classroom on a trip to the AZA accredited Potawatomi Zoo. Programs cover adaptations, classification, and habitats.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family INDIANA
North Region
South BendTEL - 574-235-9800

Science Central

At Science Central, explore exhibits on magnets, sound, light, optical illusions, live animals, and more!  Topics include sound, minerals, matter, electricity, weather, STEM and more. Experience exciting, educational demos and hands-on workshops

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Fort Wayne
North RegionTEL - 260-424-2400

Sieberling Mansion

Operated by the Howard County Historical Society and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Sieberling Mansion is an example of Victorian elegance.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool INDIANA
Central Region
KokomoTEL - 765-452-4314

Snite Museum of Art

Experience significant, original artworks on a trip to the AAM accredited Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. Explore the museum’s virtual learning resources.

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, Family INDIANA
North Region
Notre Dame
South Bend
VIRTUALTEL - 574-631–5466

South Bend Museum of Art (SBMA)

Programs at the AAM accredited SBMA include docent-led museum mornings and sculpture quest tours, hand-on art making, and more. Check out its virtual educational content.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Family INDIANA
North Region
South Bend
VIRTUALTEL - 574-235-9102

TerraTime Nature Play & Learning

A certified Nature Explore classroom, TerraTime gets children outside to move, explore, discover, play, and learn—in nature! Standard-aligned activities are sensory-rich and engaging.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Albany
South RegionTEL - 765-212-8521

The Anderson Museum of Art (AMOA)

The Anderson Museum of Art features a hands-on gallery for children. In addition to the elements and principles of art, programs focus on literacy and culture.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool INDIANA
Anderson
Central RegionTEL - 765-649-1248
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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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