PENNSYLVANIA
Field Trips

Residing within the historic Hall House, the Bucks County Civil War Museum & Library holds many rare artifacts related to the Civil War period, with emphasis on the region of Bucks County.

The Burnside Plantation, a 6.5-acre is an historic site interpreting farming and farm life from 1748-1848 in this Moravian community. Discover what daily life was like on a colonial farm with our Century at Burnside Plantation school tour!

Carbon County Environmental Education Center is located on 70 acres of woodland, wetland and meadow habitat. The center features a system of boardwalk trails as well as two indoor classrooms replete with elegant nature displays.

Part of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Museum of Art features American and European art works from the 16th century to the present.

Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State offers a School-Time Matinee series where school, Scout, and homeschool groups get an opportunity to view professional theater through an educational lens.

Central Pennsylvania African American Museum preserves and maintains a collection of objects, artifacts, arts, papers, photographs, etc. that document and describe the history and culture of African Americans in the new World.

Two 18th-century homes and a modern Visitors Center at Chadds Ford Historical Society offer students, homeschoolers, and campers the opportunity to experience what life was like 300 years ago.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) offers many opportunities for groups to get outside and learn about the wonders of the Chesapeake Bay region. Groups can participate in the Susquehanna Watershed Education Program.

The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, influenced by Pittsburgh native Mr. Rogers, offers groups a plethora of amazingly creative and fun life-sized exhibits and hands-on experiences.

At City Theatre Company experience new plays that will challenge and engage your group at this hip Pittsburgh performance space. Student matinee performances allow groups to explore the theater world through adventurous new works in a comfortable, professional setting.

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation at Ridley Creek State Park is an 18th-century farm so authentic your students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers will feel as if they’ve traveled back in time.

Located inside the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Curiosity Connection offers imaginative young students and homeschoolers a fun, safe place where they can learn about themselves and their world through play.