NORTH CAROLINA
Field Trips

Visit Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard to experience fun, family-friendly farm activities. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, navigate the 5-acre corn maze or try hitting a target with the apple cannon.

Sylvan Heights Bird Park features 18 acres of land filled with birds from around the world. Educational programs focus on topics such as animal interaction, wetlands, and bird characteristics.

The Temple Theatre is Central Carolina’s Performing Arts Center and provides professional, high-quality productions year-round and a myriad of special events. Group rates, student matinees, and teen programs available.

The Barnyard is family owned and operated specializing in farm animal education. The petting farm is one of a kind place where youth groups can interact with friendly farm animals and learn at the same time!

The Center for Education, Imagination and the Natural World fosters the relationship between the human being and the natural world. Programs are offered for educators and students–Nature, listening, poetry, design, and more.

The Thomas Wolfe House is a state historic site and museum that focuses on the American author Thomas Wolfe lived in during his boyhood. It is one of American literature’s most famous landmarks.

Tobacco Farm Life Museum is a 6,000 square foot museum features exhibits on farm life, southern medicine, domestic skills, rural social life, and artifacts. Take a trip back in time to a simpler way of life.

At Town Creek Indian Mound see the reconstructed ceremonial center, exhibits and audiovisual programs, a nature trail, burial house, and more. Programs throughout the year focus on Native American lifestyles.

Walnut Creek Wetland Center features a 59-acre park with trails, wildlife watching, and exhibits. Learn about wetland ecology and birds with stories, facts, and activities.

The Weatherspoon Art Museum holds one of the leading collections of 20th and 21st century American art in the Southeast. Interactive guided tours, lesson plans, and educator workshops available.

Wells Fargo History Museum in Uptown Charlotte features interactive displays tracing the history of Wells Fargo bank and gold mining in North Carolina.

The Wilkes Heritage Museum’s mission is to preserve the Wilkes County’s history. Exhibits at the museum focus on a variety of subjects including art, history, music, business, and industry.