Maine Field Trips

Besides Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa there are other themed day celebrations to help enrich classroom curriculum for December. Dec. 1: Rosa Parks Day. Dec. 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. World Pollution Prevention Day. Dec. 4: Wildlife Conservation Day. Dec. 5: International Volunteer Day. World Soil Day. Dec. 7: Letter Writing Day. Dec. 8: Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day. National Crossword Solvers Day. Dec. 10: Human Rights Day. Nobel Prize Day. Dewey Decimal System Day. International Animal Rights Day. Dec. 14: National Energy Conservation Day. Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day. Dec. 16: Boston Tea Party Day. Dec. 20: Crossword Puzzle Day. Dec. 21: Winter Solstice. Dec. 22: Mathematics Day. Dec. 23: Roots Day. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for further field trip information. For those unable to travel to these locations, check out the Virtual Field Trips section or Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

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19th Century Curran Village

The Curran Homestead is a 19th century living history farm and museum, dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the rural Maine family farm.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
Newfield
OrringtonTEL - 207-205-4849 Read More

Adventure Bound

Our 40-acre Adventure Center, nestled by the Kennebec River in Western Maine, oﬀers family-friendly fun with outdoor activities like kid-friendly rafting and ample basecamp amenities.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEL - 207-672-4300 Read More

Boothbay Railway Village

Step back in time to experience early Maine life. The town (village) includes historic structures and buildings filled with artifacts from the mid-1800s to 1900s. Visit the Village shops, schoolhouse, and homestead. Take a train ride around the grounds.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Group Rates GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MAINE
BoothbayTEL - 207-633-4727 Read More

Desert of Maine

The Desert of Maine is comprised of sand and mineral deposits left behind by a glacier during the last Ice Age. Veins of hundreds of shades of sand run through the Desert floor. This unique site make it a great place for learning.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
FreeportTEL - 207-865-6962 Read More

Dorr Museum

The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History investigates, interprets, and displays the natural world of Maine. Visitors of all ages can touch, smell, listen and create while learning about the natural history of Maine.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
Bar HarborTEL - 207-288-5395 Read More

Funtown Splashtown USA

As Northern New England’s largest water and amusement park, Funtown Splashtown USA attracts visitors from around the region.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
SacoTEL - 207-284-5139 Read More

Maine State Aquarium

The Maine State Aquarium features a collection of regional fish and invertebrates, extraordinary lobsters in all sizes and colors and colorful marine life.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
West Boothbay HarborTEL - 207-633-9559 Read More

Nature’s Classroom

Nature’s Classroom gives students the opportunity to break out from the constraints of the walls of a school and learn from the world first hand.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
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MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONTTEL - 603-539-8053 Read More

Portland Museum of Art

The Portland Museum of Art exhibits American, European, and contemporary art, as well as iconic works from Maine—highlighting the rich artistic tradition of the state and its artists.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-775-6148 Read More

Versant Power Astronomy Center and the Maynard Jordon Planetarium

The Emera Astronomy Center and M.F. Jordan Planetarium offers a variety of unique, immersive public, private & mobile planetarium programs; school, homeschool, and scout programming.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Shows COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MAINE
Orono
OUTREACHTEL - 207-581-1341 Read More

Wadsworth-Longfellow House

Within the Wadsworth–Longfellow House walls lived three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MAINE
PortlandTEL - 207-774-1822 Read More

Abbe Museum

An exciting contemporary museum and first and only Smithsonian Affiliate in Maine, the Abbe Museum inspires new learning about the Wabanaki Nations. Explore virtual exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances, Outreach, Professional Development COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp MAINE
Bar HarborTEL - 207-288-3519

FieldTripdirectory.com offers enriching experiences for Maine school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Maine Museums.

Maine Museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Maine 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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