DESTINATIONS

PENNSYLVANIA
Field Trips

To help plan SEPTEMBER curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these September themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MONTHLY: Classical Music Month. Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Library Card Sign-Up Month. DAILY: Sept.1: World Letter Writing Day. Sept. 4: National Wildlife Day. Sept. 6: National Read a Book. Sept. 7: International Day of Clean Air. Sept. 16: National Collect Rocks Day. Sept. 17: Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Sept. 18: National Respect Day. Sept. 22: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sept. 24: National Punctuation Day. 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 section.  

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Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Located at the University of Pennsylvania, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts brings theater, dance, and music to the communities of the Philadelphia-metro area and beyond.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TEL - 215-746-7997

Arden Theatre Company

The Arden Theatre Company produces a wide range of stories in a variety of styles: classic and contemporary, intimate and epic, fiction and nonfiction, musical and dramatic.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TEL - 215-922-1122

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania connects the people of southwestern Pennsylvania to birds and nature through programs, projects, and places.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Metro
TEL - 412-963-6100

Banana Factory Arts Center

At the Banana Factory Arts Center. engage in hands-on arts programming in ceramics, painting, drawing, print making, and more. Groups can watch artists in their element during demonstrations and learn to create a variety of fun crafts.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Metro
TEL - 215-245-5479

Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation’s collection features one of the world’s finest holdings of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern paintings.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
VIRTUAL
TEL - 215-278-7300

Bartram's Garden

Bartram’s Garden is a well-established living laboratory, outdoor classroom, and National Historic Landmark. The garden is a great destination for groups looking to engage with nature.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TEL - 215-729-5281

Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery

The Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery is situated on 100 developed acres (195 total acres). The facility consists of exterior concrete raceways, display pools, two hatchery buildings and Heath vertical tray and Bellefonte jar egg incubators.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Allegheny Mts. & Valleys
Bellefonte
TEL - 814-355-3371

Betsy Ross House

The Betsy Ross House is a landmark in Philadelphia purported to be the site where the seamstress and flag-maker Betsy Ross lived when she sewed the first American Flag.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TEL - 215-686-1252

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve

Experience a 134-acre haven of beauty, inspiration and rejuvenation at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. Group tours are available year-round.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
New Hope
Philadelphia
TEL - 215-862-2924

Brandywine River Museum of Art

Known for its collection of works from the Wyeth family, the Brandywine River Museum of Art’s galleries encompass American landscapes and still life paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp PENNSYLVANIA
Chadds Ford
Philadelphia
TEL - 610-388-2700

Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow

Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow’s teaches about the natural world with an emphasis on energy and resource conservation, including protection of birds and other wildlife and their habitats.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
New Hope
TEL - 215-297-5880

Bucks County Children's Museum

Buck’s County Children’s Museum uses interactive art and history-based exhibits to introduce groups to the county’s history. Exhibits at the 9,500-square-foot museum include Town Square, Big Dig, Airways to Waterways, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
New Hope
TEL - 215-693-1290
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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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