New York City
Field Trips

Central Park Conservancy offers wonders to explore Central Park! The 840-acre park offers groups Discovery Kits, catch-and-release fishing, exhibits, and much more.

Explore the natural features of Central Park’s north end when your group visits the Charles Dana Discovery Center. Start your visit at the Center’s exhibit to learn about Central Park’s archaeological history.

At the Children’s Cultural Center of Native America take a trip into the past, present and future of Native America. Learn about Indigenous cultures and history through workshops, exhibits, and performances.

At Children’s Museum of Manhattan, groups will discover the building blocks of what makes a community, and create a unique representation of their cultural identity.   

The Children’s Museum of the Arts introduces young groups to art and art-making. At the museum, groups can make art alongside working artists.

The China Institute promotes a deeper understanding of China through exhibits on calligraphy, painting, ceramics, folk art, contemporary art, and more.

Crotona Park Nature Center hosts activities that helps groups of all ages foster a lifelong connection with the outdoors. Visitors can participate in nature walks, fish and bird identification, among other activities.

Located on Manhattan Island, the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum tells the story of the Dyckman family and 19th-century Manhattan. Groups can tour the farmhouse and see the museum collections.

Visit the final home of famous American poet Edgar Allan Poe at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx, an inspirational and tragic place for Poe. Tour the house-turned-museum and the park for an in-depth look in to the poet’s life.

Visit El Museo del Barrio to see exhibits that display the diversity of art and culture, spanning Taino art from the pre-Columbian period up to contemporary mixed media artwork and graphics from Latin American and Caribbean artists.

El Taller Latino Americano (The Latin American Workshop) is a 40-year-old community based non-profit arts and education institution in NYC.

Ellis Island is filled with self-guided exhibits chronicling its history as America’s immigrant processing station, as well as exhibits on the continuing story of immigrants.