New York Field Trips

To help plan curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these MONTHLY themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. SEPTEMBER: Classical Music. Hispanic Heritage. Library Card Sign-Up. National Courtesy. National Honey. Better Breakfast. National Square Dance. OCTOBER: National Bullying Prevention. National Book Month. National Arts & Humanities. National Fire Prevention. Global Diversity Awareness. Financial Planning. 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 and the Virtual Field Trip sections.

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Long Island Museum (LIM)

A Smithsonian affiliate, the Long Island Museum has nationally-known collections that include horse-drawn vehicles, art, and historic artifacts. Explore virtual resources in At Home With LIM.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Stony Brook
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-751-0066

Longhouse Reserve

Longhouse Reserve displays art and sculpture featuring 16 acres of exhibits, including works by such artists as Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono, and Willem de Kooning. Groups can come and tour the museum and grounds with a volunteer docent.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Free, Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
East Hampton
Long Island
Suffolk CountyTEL - 631-329-3568

Louis Armstrong House

Louis Armstrong House turned-museum has been restored to look the way it did with Louis Armstrong lived there from 1943 until his death in 1971.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Corona
New York City
Queens CountyTEL - 718-478-8274

Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy

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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York CityTEL - 212-374-4100

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

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

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York CityTEL - 212-982-8420

McEnroe Organic Farm

McEnroe Organic Farm seeks to inspire people of all ages to understand the environmental, social, and economic relationship between food production and consumption.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Hudson Valley Region
MillertonTEL - 518-789-4191

Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts

The Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts was organized for the benefit of members of the community to provide education, entertainment, and exposure to cultural experiences.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Merrick
Nassau CountyTEL - 516-665-3127

Metropolitan Museum of Art

With art from ancient to contemporary times on display, the Metropolitan Museum of Art gives field trip groups a full-spectrum artistic experience.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free, Title I GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York CityTEL - 212-535-7710

Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum

The Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum is the ideal destination for young children. Exhibits focus on early literacy, art, early STEM, health and the local community.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Hudson Valley Region
PoughkeepsieTEL - 845-471-0589

Mohonk Preserve

The Mohonk Preserve’s Visitor Center gives visitors an introduction to the Mohonk Preserve and the Shawangunks. Get hike suggestions, visit a butterfly garden, enjoy exhibits and activities for kids, or take a stroll.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Gardiner
Hudson Valley RegionTEL - 845-255-0919

MoMA PS1

MoMA PS1 is an affiliate of the Museum of Modern Art, dedicated to contemporary art. It is an exhibition space rather than a collecting institution, and it devotes its resources to displaying experimental art.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School NEW YORK
Long Island City
Queens CountyTEL - 718-784-2084

Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum is home to historical documents and photographs. Two documents (one signed by Thomas Jefferson and one signed by George Washington) authorize the federal purchase of land at Montauk Point and construct the lighthouse.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
MontaukTEL - 631-668-2544

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