Manhattan
Field Trips

Step back in time and visit the Federalist-style home of Alexander Hamilton. Named after his grandfather’s estate in Scotland, the Grange was the only home Hamilton ever owned.

The Harlem DNA Lab is the world’s first science center devoted entirely to genetics education. The Lab lets groups experience hands-on laboratory experiments.

At Hayden Planetarium, field trips become expeditions as earth and space come alive through an overhead dome as  Astronomy, astrophysics, earth, and space are explored.

Introduce your group to the wonders of nature and wildlife at the Henry Luce Observatory, which is housed inside Central Park’s beautiful Belvedere Castle.

Discover the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and South America through the extensive exhibits and library at the Hispanic Society of America.

Columbia University’s Inside Engineering invites school and homeschool groups into Columbia Engineering labs to show students what engineering looks like in practice.

At the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum complex where visitors can see the  28 restored aircraft; an exhibit hall on water, space, flight, and life at sea; flight simulators; and more.

Located in the park with the only salt marsh left in Manhattan, the Inwood Hill Nature Center features exhibits on park wildlife, rock formation and nature.

Immerse your group in Japanese art and culture at the Japan Society of New York. Your group can visit the gallery which displays a diversity of Japanese art including classical Buddhist sculpture and calligraphy, samurai swords and more.

Take a tour of this storied lighthouse and learn about its connection to the famed children’s book, “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge.”

Get insight into Jewish American history at the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy. Through an interactive neighborhood tour, students will appreciate the importance of the Lower East Side in immigrant American history.

The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of those who settled in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.