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Field Trips

The FieldTripDirectory.com is a resource for field trips for students, camp groups, homeschool groups and scout troops for day field trips, overnight field trips and youth retreats. Learn about Tennessee’s museums, zoos and aquariums, botanic gardens, nature centers, historic sites, amusement parks, recreation, performing arts and more in Metro Chattanooga. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below to learn about these types of field trips.  

Bessie Smith Cultural Center

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, an African-American history museum with exhibits on civil rights, jazz & local figures with tours and events.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-266-8658

Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center

The Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center memorializes the history of our nation’s highest military award for valor, from 1863 to the present.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-877-2525

Chickamauga National Military Park

Chattanooga National Military Park supports field trips, guided tours, in-school curriculum materials and on-site service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and scout groups.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee

Coker Museum

The Coker Museum houses Corky Coker’s personal collection with over 100 vintage cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and even 3 airplanes hanging overhead.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Field, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 888-795-7077

Cravens House

This historical mountain home & Civil War battle site, Cravens House, is part of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. Nearby hiking trails and guided tours can be arranged.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-821-7786

Creative Discovery Museum

Creative Discovery Museum is a children’s museum contains art, music, and field science areas, a water-themed zone, a rooftop exhibit and an inventor’s workshop.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-756-2738

Houston Museum-Decorative Arts

The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts offers field trips or outreach programs. Programs are fun-filled hands-on activities that can include art history, glassmaking, pottery, ceramics & textiles.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-267-7176

International Towing & Recovery Museum

The International Towing & Recovery Hall Of Fame and Museum features restored antique wreckers and equipment from the tow truck industry.

GRADE LEVEL - Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-267-3132

Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center

Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is a 317-acre arboretum, botanical garden, nature center and historical site. Programs focus on conservation, preservation, and sustainability.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-821-1160

Ruby Falls

Tour Ruby Falls which is a series of underground cascading waterfalls totaling 145-foot in a limestone cavern in Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-821-2544

Tennessee Aquarium

The Tennessee Aquarium offers an up-close look at the habitats found along an amazing journey from the mountaintop stream down into the ocean in their exhibits and hands-on activities.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 800-262-0695

Tennessee River Gardens

The Tennessee River Gardens and Nature Preserve is a gated wildflower garden and wildlife preserve with wildflower Trail, Butterfly Pavilion and Duck Habitat.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
East Tennessee
TEL - 423-266-8658
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