Philadelphia-Metro
Field Trips

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

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.

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.

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.

At the Edgar Allan Poe Historic Site learn about Poe’s literary interests and styles, experience his writing through narration or music, see rare books, and participate in hands-on programs.

Field trips to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (also known as the Philadelphia Fed and Philly Fed), home to the first Bank of the United States, allow groups to step into the world of America’s financial system.

At Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, experience history with your group and interact with living history interpreters during engaging tours and hands-on educational programs.

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.

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.

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.

Explore Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center at Independence NHS. Trips can incorporate social studies and STEM topics. Try the virtual ranger program.