MASSACHUSETTS
Field Trips

At Cider Hill Farms, visitors pick their own produce such as peaches, apples and pumpkins, take a hayride or just stroll through the orchards. Tours of this working farm are available during the harvest seasons.

The Clark Art Institute’s collection features European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, and decorative arts from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company presents professional productions of Shakespeare to Boston audiences during the summer months, modeled after “Shakespeare in the Park” in Central Park. Offers student matinees during the school year.

At Coonamessett Farm, pick your own berries, vegetables and even flowers from the farms’ 10-acre food and plant fields. Tours include visiting the farm animals, and learning about local agriculture.

Cranberry Bog Tours offer a look at the largest organic cranberry bog on Cape Cod. Learn about the hands-on operation of the bog (the farm is not automated) and visit with farm animals.

Crane Museum of Papermaking and Center for the Paper Arts features exhibits on more than two centuries of papermaking. Visitors will have a unique experience learning how paper is made and make their own paper.

Crescent Farms consists of over 400 acres of pumpkin patches, gourds, hay fields, corn fields, and produce. Educational tours available in spring, summer, and fall are available at the farm.  

The Discovery Museum provides fun, hands-on exhibits and activities, engage students in the practice of science and learning, and support STEM curriculum.

At Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, see life on a working farm, visit farm animals, explore wetland habitats and observe resident owls and hawks.

The EcoTarium features three floors of interactive exhibits, exciting shows in the digital planetarium, daily Science Discovery programs, live animal habitats, and more.

The Eric Carle Museum is the first institution of its kind, with its special focus on picture book art and seeks to foster connections between visual and verbal literacy. It has several running exhibits that focus on specific picture books and their authors.

Located in downtown Boston, steps away from the waterfront, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is alive today as it was in 1742 when our nation’s fathers proclaimed it “The Cradle of Liberty. Over 70 retailers and 40 office tenants occupy the 200,000 sq. ft. of space.