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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.

Adventure Park at Sandy Spring

The Adventure Park is more than just a fun activity! Building self-confidence, leadership skills, and introducing a hands-on approach to problem solving, The Adventure Park will support your class like no other field trip can!

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
Sandy Spring
WASHINGTON DC-METRO
TEL - 240-389-4386
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College Park Aviation Museum

An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the College Park Aviation Museum preserves and promotes aviation innovations fostering curiosity about the history and science of flight.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
College Park
TEL - 301-864-6029
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Destination Education by Watermark

Watermark® offers guided historic walking tours and narrated cruises that are easy and affordable ways to get out on the water in Annapolis and Baltimore.VVirtual

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Annapolis
TEL - 410-268-7601
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Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center

The Harriet Tubman Museum & Education Center tells the story of this remarkable woman’s strength, courage, and determination and her work with the Underground Railroad.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Camp, School MARYLAND
Cambridge
TEL - 410-228-0401
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Historic St. Mary’s City

Experience Historic St. Mary’s City – students, scouts, and homeschoolers will enjoy exploring history and nature at four outdoor living history sites.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool MARYLAND
St. Mary's City
TEL - 301-994-4371 / 301-994-4372
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Hyper Kidz Baltimore

Hyper Kidz is the ultimate, indoor playground with four play zones—the Big Kid Zone, Kid Zone, Mini Zone, and Expansion for mixed ages!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, School, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
Owings Mills
TEL - 410-231-7570
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Hyper Kidz Columbia

Hyper Kidz is the ultimate, indoor playground with four play zones—the Big Kid Zone, Kid Zone, Mini Zone, and Expansion for mixed ages!

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
Columbia
TEL - 410-844-6841
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National Aquarium

Since 1981, the National Aquarium has brought a world of aquatic wonder to life for guests of all ages. Visit us at aqua.org for more information.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
TEL - 410-576-3800
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Oxon Cove Park

The diverse history of Maryland and its national heritage can be experienced at Oxon Cove Park. Explore how the park evolved from a plantation home during the War of 1812, to a hospital farm, to the park you can visit today.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Oxon Hill
TEL - 301-839-1176
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Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park

The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park features exhibits on the construction and operation of the lighthouse, lighthouse keepers, the role of the United States Coast Guard.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Piney Point
TEL - 301-994-1471
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Pride of Baltimore

Pride of Baltimore II was commissioned in 1988 as a sailing memorial to her immediate predecessor. Both ships were reproductions of 1812-era topsail schooners, the type of vessels, that helped America win the War of 1812.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
TEL - 410-539-1151
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Rawlings Conservatory

The historical Rawlings Conservatory features five distinct greenhouse rooms, one 1/2-acre garden with many flower beds and a kaleidoscope of colors all year round.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MARYLAND
Baltimore
TEL - 410-396-0180
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FieldTripdirectory.com offers educational experiences for Maryland school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Maryland Museums.

Maryland museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Maryland has art museums, science museums, history museums, multicultural museums and children’s museums. All museums listing on fieldtripdirectory.com offers programs and tours for youth groups and families. Beside museums, you can search for other learning attractions such as Maryland 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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FieldTripDirectory.com offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in Maryland—for early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Maryland by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

  • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
    Find Maryland art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find class trips to Maryland children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View Maryland history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find Maryland team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find Maryland aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find Maryland field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.


Overnight field trips & retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups. We know funds for class trips are limited, so we’ve included grants for field trips that cover admission, transportation, and more.

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Class trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

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