NORTH CAROLINA
Field Trips

The Mint Museum’s broad collection features American art, decorative arts, sculpture, modern and contemporary art, and ancient American art. At the Mint Museum, groups will learn how art impacts culture and explore techniques artists use to tell a story.

Morehead Planetarium & Science Center brings science to life with exciting and inspiring planetarium shows, Science Stage programs and Discovery Classes.

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History has four floors of history exhibits featuring everything from Native Americans to old-time music, culture, toys, industry, and more.

Since 1991, Kanuga’s Mountain Trail Outdoor School has taught experiential outdoor education in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina has several themed galleries with outstanding dioramas and exhibits about the natural history, environment, and culture of the Coastal Carolina’s.

The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) is a museum filled with 18th and 19th-century Southeastern furniture and décor featuring collections of architecture, ceramics, furniture, paintings, paper, silver, and textiles.

The Museum of Life and Science includes a two-story science center, one of the largest butterfly conservatories on the East Coast, and beautifully landscaped outdoor animal exhibits.

The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts, founded in 1977, stands as a testament to crafters, both Native American and North Carolina heritage artisans.

The Museum of North Carolina Minerals features interactive displays about the minerals and gems found in the region as well as the historical importance of the mining industry to the local economy.

Gain an extensive history on the Cherokee Indians at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian filled with Cherokee artifacts, digital films, holographs, photographs, and more from the 11th millennium BC to the 20th century.

Museum of the Southeast American Indian contains exhibits of authentic Indian artifacts, arts and crafts from Indian communities all over the Americas, with primary focus on tribes from the American Southeast.

Museum of the Waxhaws include the Waxhaw Indian village, the 18th and 19th century Heritage Garden, Secrest Homestead, and an 1800s smokehouse. Explore what life was like in America during the 1700s.