MAINE
Field Trips

Thompson’s Orchards is a family owned and operated apples orchard. Come treat your group to a day of apple picking, hot spiced cider and donuts. Pick your favorite variety of apples in season.

The Tides Institute & Museum of Art collections are extensive and wide ranging – from historical to contemporary, from the 18th century to today, focusing on art, architecture and history.

Come visit us here at Treworgy Orchards and discover what life is like on a real working farm in Maine! Discover the secrets of farming on a horse-drawn farm tour. Activities include pick-your-own, exploring the maze & a petting zoo.

Victoria Mansion is a Portland landmark distinguished for its architecture and extraordinary, original interiors. It’s among the most important historic homes of the nineteenth century anywhere in the nation.

The Viles Arboretum 224 acres is a botanical garden and arboretum. Their Mission is “to promote the knowledge and appreciation of Maine’s trees and other flora by offering opportunities for education and recreation.

The Waponahki Tribal Museum preserves the Passamaquoddy Tribal culture and traditions with exhibits of Maine Native tools, baskets, beaded artifacts, photos, arts and crafts and displays depicting the day-to-day lifestyle of yore.

The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center preserves the heritage and traditions of rural life in Maine’s past. The Norlands’ offers 90-minute; half-day; and 24-hour live-in programs for school, scout and homeschool groups.

During the academic year, the Waterville Opera House offers a selection of performances that will meet the curricular, financial, and scheduling needs of area classrooms and home-school groups.

The Wells Reserve protects hundreds of acres of “living laboratory” and maintains education facilities that include a teaching laboratory, exhibit areas, a barn classroom and a Forest Learning Shelter.

The Wendell Gilley Museum celebrates the life and work of Wendell Gilley, a pioneer in the field of decorative bird carving.  The Museum always features substantial and changing exhibits of bird carvings by Wendell Gilley.

The Wilson Museum features natural history exhibits, prehistoric artifacts, various culture exhibits, early weapons and firearms, local history, ship models, and more. Be prepared for a tour through time and cultures.

The Winslow Homer Studio is where the American painter Winslow Homer lived and worked from 1883 to 1910. Tours of the Winslow Homer Studio must be booked through the Portland Museum of Art with advance registration.