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Field Trips

TO HELP PLAN FEBRUARY & MARCH curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these themed celebrations might be helpful. February 2026: MONTHLY: Black History Month, Library Lovers Month, National Bird Feeding Month. Day/Week Celebrations: Feb 8: Boy Scout Day. Kite Flying Day. Feb 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science. National Inventors Day. Feb 15: Susan B Anthony Day. Feb. 16: Presidents Day. Feb 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day. Presidents’ Day. Feb 19: World Anthropology Day. MARCH 2026 MONTHLY: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month.  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.

Frederik Meiger Gardens & Sculpture Park

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre botanical garden, art museum, and outdoor sculpture park.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-957-1580

Gerald Ford Presidential Museum

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum of the 38th president of the United States. At the core of the Museum is the permanent exhibit, which allows visitors to experience highlights from President and Mrs. Ford’s lives and teaches democratic citizenship.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-254-0400

Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives

The Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives promotes, preserves, displays, collects and honors the lives, culture, history and art of local African Americans.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-649-3778

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Grand Rapids Art Museum is more than a world-class museum. Its exhibitions, events, and educational programming span topics, mediums, and genres to connect with and invite a wide variety of audiences.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-831-1000

GRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

The Grand Rapids Children’s Museum (GRCM) is two floors of hands-on interactive exhibits and daily drop-in programs that inspire learning through play.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-235-4726

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids is a history & science museum with exhibits on 3 floors, plus a 1928 carousel, theater & planetarium. A place of never-ending curiosity and inspiration is expanding to offer even more access to history, science, and culture.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616- 929-1700

Howell Nature Center

Howell Nature Center offers wildlife education about Michigan wildlife, their conservation and the amazing adaptations that help them survive in the wild landscape.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool MICHIGAN
Howell
TEL - 517-546-0249

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology- University of Michigan

The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology  houses more than 100,000 artifacts, ranging from prehistoric through medieval times. Most derive from the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome, dynastic and Roman Egypt, or the Middle East.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
TEL - 734-764-9304

Leslie Science and Nature Center

Situated on 50 acres within the city of Ann Arbor, Leslie Science & Nature Center provides natural science and environmental education opportunities including natural space with trails, raptor enclosures, a Critter House & public programs for all ages.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
TEL - 734-997-1553

Meyer May House

The Meyer May House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house. It is considered a fine example of Wright’s Prairie School era, and “Michigan’s Prairie masterpiece”.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Grand Rapids
TEL - 616-246-4821

MICHIGAN FIREHOUSE MUSEUM

The Michigan Firehouse Museum and Education Center’s mission is to enhance the appreciation of firefighting history through engaging and informative exhibits, as well as to teach and promote fire safety.

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 MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Ypsilanti
TEL - 734-547-0663

Michigan History Center

The Michigan History Museum offers exhibits on Michigan’s rich past, from the time of the state’s earliest peoples to the late 20th century. The museum’s five floors provide a walk through time.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family MICHIGAN
Lansing
TEL - 517-335-2573
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