Texas Field Trips

To help plan March & April curriculum focused classroom activities, field trips and school assembly programs, these monthly themed celebrations might be a helpful focus. MARCH. Monthly: National Reading Month, Music in Our Schools, Craft Month, National Nutrition, National Women’s History, and National Ethics Month. APRIL: Monthly: Keep America Beautiful. National Gardens. National Poetry. Jazz Appreciation. Global Astronomy. National Humor. Arab Heritage. Weekly/Daily: Apr. 2: International Children’s Book Day. Apr. 5: National Geologists Day. Read a Road Map Day. April 5-9: National Wildlife Week. Apr. 8: Draw a Picture of a Bird Day. Zoo Lovers Day. Apr. 10: National Farm Animals Day. Apr. 12: International Day of Human Space Flight. April 13: International Plant Appreciation Day. Scrabble Day. Apr. 19-25: National Library Week. National Volunteer Week. 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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Texas Seaport Museum

Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum tells the story of adventure of the high seas and the rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
GalvestonTEL - 409-763-1877

Texas State Aquarium

The Texas State Aquarium features a dolphin bay with a 400,000 gallon tank, flower gardens, living shores, and the Flint Hills Resources Center has STEM activities.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Corpus ChristiTEL - 800-477-GULF

Texas State Capitol Tours

The Texas State Capitol is the capitol building and seat of government of Texas and houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
AustinTEL - 512-305-8402

Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education Center

Learn about ancient customs of Asia at the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures & Education Center, featuring beautiful artifacts from Asia.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Corpus ChristiTEL - 361-881-8827

Texas Zoo

The Texas Zoo is home to over 100 species of animals, with some native to Texas while others can only be found in remote, exotic locations around the world.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
VictoriaTEL - 361-573-7681

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art has one of the world’s finest collections of American paintings, photographs, sculpture, and works on paper.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth
Fort WorthTEL - 817-738-1933

The Bryan Museum

The Bryan Museum offers a variety of learning opportunities that encourage youth to recognize the history of Texas and the American West as relevant to the 21st century.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
GalvestonTEL - 409-632-7685

The Gardens - Texas A&M University

The Gardens are a living classroom for agriculture, sustainability, and nature. Their mission is to spark curiosity and discovery and develops a visitor’s wonder for the natural world. Our 7-acre green-space can host a wide range of educational activities.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Bryan - College StationTEL - 979-314-2357

The Houston Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 64,000 works from six continents.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
HoustonTEL - 713-639-7300

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

At the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, visitors will experience the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of our nation’s most fascinating presidents, and the era of his administration—the turbulent 1960s.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
AustinTEL - 512-721-0200

The McNay Art Museum

The McNay Art Museum is the first modern art museum in Texas, specializes in 19th- and 20th-century European and American art include more than 22,000 works of art.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-824-5368

The Texas Air & Space Museum

The Texas Air & Space Museum is an aviation museum that displays civilian and military aircraft, as well as a wide range of air and space artifacts.

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, Family TEXAS
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 806-335-9159

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