New York City
Field Trips

As your group visits Battery Urban Farm’s vegetable farm, forest farm, and oyster restoration stations, they will get hands-on lessons in sustainable farming techniques as well as New York City’s native plants, animals, and insects.

Blue Heron Park Nature Center has peaceful ponds, walking trails, and woodlands for your group to explore. Urban Park Rangers offer a variety of arts and educational programs to enhance your visit.

Visitors engage with contemporary art made by artists of African, Asian, and Latin American ancestry when you visit the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The Bronx River Alliance offers youth groups a variety of enjoyable educational activities such as canoe trips and recreational walking tours which introduce groups to the river’s wonders.

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, your group can explore the 52-acre grounds, which contain an array of biomes, such as the desert and tropical pavilions and the outdoor gardens.

At the Brooklyn Bridge Park Environmental Education Center, explore the ecology of park, learn the history of the Brooklyn Bridge, explore the park’s rocks, and assess the health of the East River.

At the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, young learners can engage their senses in exhibits that explore Brooklyn neighborhoods and ecology, as well as learn about cultures through 29,000 historic artifacts.

Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop farms, located in Brooklyn and Queens, are perfect for hands-on learning about urban agriculture. Groups will also learn about helpful and harmful insects on a farm and the inner workings of bee colonies.

Explore the Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection of documents, artwork, and artifacts that bring to life the everyday experiences of Brooklynites from the past to the present.

The Center for Architecture shares the ideas and experiences of practicing architects with the public through exhibits and programming. School groups may enjoy hands-on workshops as well as walking tours of New York City.

Explore Jewish culture and history at Yeshiva University Museum (YUM), the largest repository of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. Exhibits examine Jewish communities, culture, and history.

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.