North Carolina Field Trips

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Henderson County Heritage Museum

Visit the Historic Henderson County Courthouse, now known as the Henderson County Heritage Museum. Groups will find artifacts, archives, and view exhibits that tell the story of Henderson County’s past.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
HendersonvilleTEL - 828-694-1619

Hickory Aviation Museum

Located in the Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory Aviation Museum is an aerospace museum that maintains the facts and artifacts of the Golden Age of Aviation.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
HickoryTEL - 828-323-1963

Hickory Museum of Art

At the Hickory Museum of Art groups can experience an art-filled, educational activities for your where the birth of a creative thought becomes a tangible object.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
HickoryTEL - 828-327-8576

Hickory Ridge Living History Museum

At the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, groups will learn what life was like in the 1700s. Costumed interpreters at the museum provide insight into skills the settlers possessed such as hearthside cooking, weaving, making candles, spinning, and blacksmithing.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
BooneTEL - 828-264-2120

Historic Bath

Field trips to Historic Bath give students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers the opportunity to see what life was like in a port town during the 1700s and 1800s.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
BathTEL - 252-923-3971

Historic Bethania Visitor Center

Drop into the Historic Bethania Visitor Center to gain insight into the many facets of the town and its history. The Visitor Center facilities include a relocated and restored Moravian farmstead home, dating to circa 1799.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
BethaniaTEL - 336-922-0434

Historic Halifax

Located on the Roanoke River, Historic Halifax was a town that developed into a commercial and political center at the time of the American Revolution.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
HalifaxTEL - 252-583-7191

Historic Johnson Farm

Historic Johnson Farm is a heritage education museum that offers school field trips, historic home tours, nature trails, picnic tables, animals and 10 historic structures on 15 acres of forest, fields, and streams.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
HendersonvilleTEL - 828-891-6585

Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood is North Carolina’s largest, intact 19th century residential neighborhood. On a tour Historic Oakwood see 19th and early 20th century Victorian, Queen Anne, and Neoclassical Revival homes.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
RaleighTEL - 919-828-2005

Historic Rosedale Plantation

Explore 200 years of history at Historic Rosedale Plantation with exciting programs and special tours for students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
CharlotteTEL - 704-335-0325

Historic Stagville

Historic Stagville is a plantation with buildings constructed from the late 18th to the mid 19th century. Guided tours will take students through the Bennehan House, the Holman House at Horton Grove and the Great Barn.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
DurhamTEL - 919-620-0120

Homeland Creamery

Homeland Creamery is a family owned and operated, sustainable dairy farm that protects the environment and offers farm tours, ice cream adventures, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool NORTH CAROLINA
JulianTEL - 336-685-6455

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