Tennessee Field Trips

TO HELP PLAN FEBRUARY & MARCH curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips & school assembly programs, these themed celebrations might be helpful. February 2026: MONTHLY: Black History Month, Library Lovers Month, National Bird Feeding Month. Day/Week Celebrations: Feb 8: Boy Scout Day. Kite Flying Day. Feb 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science. National Inventors Day. Feb 15: Susan B Anthony Day. Feb. 16: Presidents Day. Feb 17: Random Acts of Kindness Day. Presidents’ Day. Feb 19: World Anthropology Day. MARCH 2026 MONTHLY: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month. 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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Art Museum of the University of Memphis

Art Museum of the University of Memphis features a collection of Egyptian, African, and contemporary art; and rotating exhibits of contemporary art and culture. Take a tour led by curatorial staff.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool TENNESSEE
Memphis
West TennesseeTEL - 901-678-2224 Read More

Chattanooga Zoo

Students & Scouts explore and learn about exhibits at the Chattanooga Zoo, enroll in a homeschool series for Life Science experience, or even get close up with an educational program.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East TennesseeTEL - 423-697-1322 Read More

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Live and learn in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Tremont Institute offers immersive, multi-day adventures that encourage curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Lessons are hands-on, standards-based and fully customizable to meet your class goals.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Overnight Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool TENNESSEE
East Tennessee
Knoxville
The Smokies
TownsendTEL - 865-448-6709 Read More

Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

Land Between the Lakes offers incredible outdoor recreation and learning experiences through the Golden Pond Planetarium & Observatory, Elk & Bison Prairie, Woodlands Nature Station, Homeplace 1850s Working Farm, and Brandon Spring Group Center.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee, Free, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family KENTUCKY
Golden Pond
TENNESSEE
West TennesseeTEL - 800-525-7077 Read More

Memphis Botanic Garden

The Memphis Botanic Garden is dedicated to being an exemplary center for horticulture and environmental enrichment. The 96-acre property includes 30 specialty gardens, a TUFC Level 4 & ArbNet Level 2 Arboretum, a 2.5-acre children’s garden, and an outdoor event amphitheater.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee, Title I, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Memphis
West TennesseeTEL - 901-636-4126 Read More

MoSH | Memphis Museums of Science & History

Start your journey of discovery through ancient artifacts, cultural exploration, and amazing science. You’ll find intriguing special events, exhibits, films and more at MoSH | The Memphis Museums of Science & History.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Movies, Planetarium shows COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Memphis
West TennesseeTEL - 901-636-2362 Read More

Puttshack – Nashville

Puttshack’s tech-infused mini golf and new S.T.E.M. program keeps kids moving, learning, and laughing with interactive challenges, tasty food, and lasting memories from the first swing to final putt.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee, Group Rates GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
NashvilleTEL - 615-637-7888. Read More

Strike & Spare Family Fun Center Knoxville

Strike & Spare Family Entertainment Centers are the places to bring your field trips, groups, families and businesses for fun for all ages

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
East Tennessee
KnoxvilleTEL - Strike & Spare Fountain Lanes: 865-687-4611. Strike & Spare Family Bowl: 865-690-5211 Read More

Strike & Spare Family Fun Center Nashville

Strike & Spare Family Entertainment Centers in Nashville are the places to bring your field trips, groups, families and businesses for fun for all ages.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Middle Tennessee
NashvilleTEL - Hendersonville: 615-824-5685. Hermitage: 615-883-8900. Donelson Plaza: 615-889-4710. Tusculum: 615-833-2881. Mufreesboro: 615-896-0945 Read More

Agricenter International

Agricenter International offers formal and informal learning about agriculture, forestry, and natural resources covering science, technology, STEM and the environment.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Memphis
West TennesseeTEL - 901-757-7777

American Museum of Science Energy

American Museum of Science and Energy is a science museum focuses about energy, especially nuclear power, and the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Oak RidgeTEL - 865-294-4531

Andrew Jackson's The Hermitage

Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage is to educate students to understand the life and times of Andrew Jackson and the era named for him. Combine a tour with a Hands-On History experience.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Middle Tennessee
NashvilleTEL - 615-889-2941 ext. 212

FieldTripdirectory.com offers enriching experiences for Tennessee school groups, scout groups, homeschool groups, camp groups and families at Tennessee Museums.

Tennessee Museums offer field trips that offer hands-on exhibits, guided tours and guided activities for early childhood through high school grades. Tennessee Art Museums, Science Museums, History Museums, Multicultural Museums and Children’s Museums offers educational experiences that support classroom curriculum and scout badge achievement. Beside museums, you can search for other learning experiences at Botanical Gardens, Planetariums, Living History Programs, STEM & STEAM, Planetariums, Farms, Zoos and Aquariums, Theaters and Concerts, Service Learning and more.

Can’t go on a field trip to a museum, your students, scouts, and families can still experience these fun enriching experience by scheduling a Museum Virtual Field Trip anywhere and at anytime.

Want the fun to come to you- book a School Assembly Programs, Outreach Field Trips or Residency at your school, homeschool association or scout council. They support and enhance a school’s curriculum, offers opportunities for scout badge achievement and enriches a camp program. There are mobile museum exhibits, traveling planetariums and classroom and grade level workshops and residencies.

To help fund field trips, virtual programs and school assembly programs visit our section on Grants and Fundraising Programs.

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