New York City
Field Trips

Randall’s Island Salt Marsh & Freshwater Wetlands explores the natural surroundings. Using magnifying glasses, binoculars, fishnets, and traps, groups can investigate the many animals and plants.

The history of farming on Randall’s Island dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Most of the land became a public park in the 1930s, and today Randall’s Island Urban Farm is used for agricultural education.

Learn about where food comes from at Red Hook Community Farm, a former baseball field turned urban farm. Groups take part in a tour of the farm, plant exploration, and service-learning activities.

Rockaway Waterfront Alliance’s Living Classroom program offers a hands-on way to explore the social and environmental issues related to the waterfront.

Roundabout Theatre performs both classic and lesser-known plays and musicals, and aims to cultivate a love of the theatre in young minds.

Visit NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for historical documents, manuscripts, programs, exhibits, and performances related to black history and culture.

Discover the antebellum grandeur of the Seguine Mansion on Staten Island. This Greek Revival-style house gives a glimpse into the 19th century.

At Signature Theatre, the focus is on the vision of the playwright. Your group will watch performances that are faithfully true to the playwright’s intentions.

The Skyscraper Museum invites visitors to learn about architecture, urban design, and the ways the skyscraper has changed life in New York City. Current and past exhibits have explored neighborhood architecture, historical buildings, skyscraper photography, early skyscrapers, and much more.

With its 28 buildings and 14 botanical gardens, Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden is known as a place where history, architecture, agriculture, art, and education come together.

Learn about creating more sustainable urban environments with Solar One. Take part in the Green Design Lab program or visit Stuyvesant Cove Park. Using hands-on projects, boosts visitors’ environmental knowledge, creative thinking, and problem solving skills.

Discover “where New York begins” through the South Street Seaport Museum’s tall ships and gallery programs, sailing trips, and walking tours.