Kentucky Field Trips - Statewide | Field Trip Directory

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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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Mary Todd Lincoln House

The Mary Todd Lincoln House, the wife of the 16th President, was her family home and the first house museum to honor a First Lady. The 14 room house tells the remarkable story of Mary Todd Lincoln.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool KENTUCKY
LexingtonTEL - 859-233-9999

McConnell Springs

McConnell Springs offers programs to learn about the natural history of Kentucky. Themes include adaptation, geology, plants, animals, insects, water and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
LexingtonTEL - 859-225 -4073

McDowell House Museum, Apothecary and Gardens

At the McDowell House Museum, students take guided tours through the house and apothecary shop. They learn about life and medicine in the early 19th century.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
DanvilleTEL - 859-236-2804

Mountain Homeplace

The Mountain Homeplace is a re-creation of a mid-19th-century farming community, including a blacksmith shop, a schoolhouse, church, cabin, and farm.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool KENTUCKY
StaffordsvilleTEL - 606-297-1850

Museums of Hopkinsonsville

Museums of Historic Hopkinsville includes both the Pennyroyal Area Museum ( Edgar Cayce and African American history) and the Woody Winfree Fire- Transportation Museum.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool KENTUCKY
HopkinsvilleTEL - 270-887-4000

My Old Kentucky Home

Explore My Old Kentucky Home by selecting the following tour options that include a Mansion Tour, Forest to Furniture, Farm to Table or Architecture.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool KENTUCKY
BardstownTEL - 502-348-3502

Newport Aquarium

The Newport Aquarium has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, with 5 acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 ft in length and showcases thousands of animals from around the world.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
NewportTEL - 800- 406-3474

Norton Center for the Arts

The Norton Center For The Arts’ Student Matinee Series provides a performing arts journey into global cultures and history with supportive curriculum materials.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool KENTUCKY
DanvilleTEL - 859-236-4692

Old Bardstown Village & The Civil War Museum

At the Old Bardstown Village, visit our sites, The Civil War Museum, Women’s Civil War Museum, Colonial Village, & the War Memorial of Mid America.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
Bardstown

BardstownTEL - 502-349-0291

Old Fort Harrod State Park

A full-scale replica of the fort built in 1774 is the centerpiece of Old Fort Harrod State Park with cabins, blockhouses with furnishing used by the pioneers.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
HarrodsburgTEL - 859-734-3314

Owensboro Museum of Art

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art has a diverse collection that includes European & Asian fine art & Appalachian folk art which includes paintings, sculptures and furnishings.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
OwensboroTEL - 270-685-3181

Owensboro Museum of Science and History

The Owensboro Museum of Science and History offers educational programming to visitors. From historic Coal Mine Gallery to the hands-on ENCOUNTER or the Government Gallery.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, School KENTUCKY
OwensboroTEL - 270-687-2732

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