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Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into a fun educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours, hands-on activity or written materials to enrich the visit. For those unable to travel for a field trip, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs and the Virtual Field Trip sections. Have a Fun and Enriching Summer!  

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Senate House State Historic Site

At Senate House State Historic Site, visitors learn about colonial life and Kingston’s role in early US history. Guests explore NY State history and learn about life in the 1700s.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool NEW YORK
Hudson Valley Region
Kingston
TEL - 845-338-2786

Seneca Park Zoo

See 300 animals on 15 acres of land at the Seneca Park Zoo! Groups will enjoy getting up-close with all kinds of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Finger Lakes Region
Rochester
TEL - 585-336-7200

Seneca-Iroquois National Museum

At the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, guests learn about the prehistory, history, and contemporary culture of the Seneca Iroquois. Visitors learn the rich heritage through ceremonies, practices, and cultural events.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool NEW YORK
Salamanca
Western New York Region
TEL - 716-945-1760

Seward House Museum

Learn about the Civil War era through the life of William Henry Seward with your group at the Seward House Museum. Enjoy virtual programs when you can’t make it to the museum in person.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Auburn
Central New York Region
TEL - 315-252-1283

Signature Theatre

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.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York City
TEL - 212-244-7529

Skyscraper Museum

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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York City
TEL - 212-968-1961

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

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.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
New York City
Staten Island
TEL - 718-425-3504

Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA)

Preservation Long Island (previously the Society for Preservation of Long Island Antiquities – SPLIA) celebrates the cultural heritage of Long Island by preserving historic buildings and artifacts.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island
Suffolk County
TEL - (631) 692-4664

Socrates Sculpture Park

Interact with the large-scale sculpture exhibitions and multimedia art installations at Socrates Sculpture Park. Groups can take a self-guided or guided tour of the contemporary art pieces in the  park.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island City
Queens County
TEL - 718-956-1819

Solar One

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.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Manhattan
New York City
TEL - 646-576-5664

South Fork Marine Education

South Fork Marine Education, offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension, focuses on diverse marine topics, as well as protecting and enhancing our marine environment.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Amagansett
Long Island
Suffolk County
TEL - 631-767-5171

Southold Indian Museum

The Southold Indian Museum is dedicated to the cultural preservation of Long Island’s Native Americans, by helping to increase public understanding through objects and oral history.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NEW YORK
Long Island
Southhold
Suffolk County
TEL - 631-765-5577
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About us

FieldTripDirectory.com (formerly ClassTrips.com and CampDirectorsResources.com) offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in New York—early childhood through college. Search for class trips in New York by by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

  • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
    Find New York art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find New York class trips to children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View New York history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find New York team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find New York aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find New York field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.


Overnight field trips include trips to NYC, trips to Boston, trips to Philadelphia, trips to Washington, DC, trips to Chicago, trips to Atlanta, trips to Austin, and other historic cities throughout the US. Retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups. We know funds for class trips are limited, so we’ve included grants for field trips that cover admission, transportation, and more.

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Class trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

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