Pennsylvania Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, you can combine summer fun into an educational experience. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into an educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours and hands-on activity sheets. 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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Gettysburg National Military Park

The Gettysburg National Military Park offers its visitors a peek into the past with battlefield tours and museum exhibits that tell the story of the American Civil War.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Gettysburg
Gettysburg/YorkTEL - 717-334-1124

Governor's Residence

Take your group on a docent-led tour of the place that Pennsylvania’s governor calls home. The neo-Georgian style mansion was built in the 1960s and designed by architect George M. Ewing.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg MetroTEL - 717-787-1192

Green Lane Park

Green Lane Park is Montgomery County’s largest County Park, at approximately 3,400 acres. The variety of landscape includes rolling hills, forested uplands, open meadows, wetlands and three bodies of water.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Green LaneTEL - 215-234-4528

Hands-On-House Children's Museum

Hands-on House, Children’s Museum of Lancaster is designed for children ages 2-10 with hands-on activities covering nature, STEAM, art, physics, farm, and community helpers.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
LancasterTEL - 717-569-5437

Harley-Davidson Vaughn L. Beals Tour Center

Rev up your knowledge of the world famous Harley Davidson motorcycles on a behind-the-scene tour of the factory! The Harley-Davidson Vaughn L. Beals Tour Center offers two tours: the Steel Toe Tour and the Classic Factory Tour.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Gettysburg/York
YorkTEL - 717-852-6590

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary mission is to conserve birds of prey worldwide by providing leadership in raptor conservation science and education, and by maintaining Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as a model observation, research and education facility.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Lake Ariel
The PoconosTEL - 570-698-6154

Heinz History Museum

The Senator John Heinz History Center a 370,000 square-foot museum presents compelling stories from American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection in an interactive environment

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh & Laurel HighlandsTEL - 412-454-6000

Herr's Snack Factory Tour

Visit the Herr’s Snack Factory and experience first-hand how the company produces their favorite snacks. Visitors will learn about the technology of a factory and all the different aspects involved in creating tasty snacks.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
NottinghamTEL - 800-637-6225

Hershey Gardens

Groups can explore 23 acres of botanical beauty at Hershey Gardens plus visit the Butterfly Atrium, an immersive butterfly experience, and the Hoop House, a greenhouse.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg Metro
HersheyTEL - 717-534-3492

Historic RittenhouseTown

Enjoy an educational day filled with hands-on activities at Historic Rittenhousetown, a National Historic Landmark District, the place where paper was born in North America.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
PhiladelphiaTEL - 215-438-5711

Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Resource Center

Founded by Holocaust survivor Yaakov Riz, the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Educational Resource Center contains nearly 1,000 books and videos that teach valuable lessons about the consequences of racism and intolerance.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool PENNSYLVANIA
PhiladelphiaTEL - 215-464-4701

Hoyt Art Center

The Hoyt Art Center encourages an awareness of the arts with classes, exhibits, and festivals, plus groups can take a tour of the Tudor Revival style Period House.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp PENNSYLVANIA
New CastleTEL - 724-652-2882

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