PENNSYLVANIA
Field Trips

The battle at Fort Necessity National Battlefield was the opening action of the French and Indian War. The Fort offers themes: George Washington and the French and Indian War, Mount Washington Tavern and the National Rd.

Fort Roberdeau features a reconstructed Revolutionary War stockade surrounding six log cabins, as well as an 1858 barn containing exhibits, an education center with hands-on programs, three nature trails, and picnic facilities.

Fox Chase Farm is an educational farm open to the public. Groups can learn about the challenge of caring for farm animals, as well as take part in seasonal maple sugaring activities.

The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research is dedication to public education and creating a passion for science in ways that would dazzle and delight visitors.

The 5.5-acre Frick Art & Historical Center, also known as The Frick Pittsburgh, features fine and decorative arts, vintage cars, carriages, and a greenhouse.

Gateway to Frick Park and LEED Platinum-certified, the Frick Environmental Center provides hands-on, experiential environmental education.

See the Gettysburg Battlefield in miniature form! The Gettysburg Diorama allows groups to view the whole 6,000-acre battlefield, putting the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg into perspective for visitors.

The Gettysburg Museum of History gives visitors access to over 4,000 artifacts from World Wars I and II, the American Civil War, and various American Presidencies.

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.

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.

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.

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.