Texas Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, you can combine summer fun into an educational experience. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into an educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours and hands-on activity sheets. 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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Casa Mañana

Casa Mañana strives to create live professional theatre unparalleled in artistic excellence for the enrichment and education of the diverse community. Casa Mañana offers student matinee for field trips.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth
Fort WorthTEL - 817-332-2272

Casa Navarro State Historic Site

At the Casa Navarro State Historic Site, visitors explore the stories of Texas hero José Antonio Navarro, a key advocate for Tejano rights in early Texas at his newly restored 1850s adobe and limestone homestead.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-226-4801

Cascade Caverns

Discover Texas down under at Cascade Caverns. Discovered by the Lipan Apace in the 1700s, Cascade Caverns is 132 feet deep and 1,670 feet long.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool TEXAS
BoerneTEL - 830-755-8080

Center For Contemporary Arts

The Center for Contemporary Arts promotes and educates the public about contemporary art has five galleries, one devoted to photography, present more than 20 different exhibits of regional art and international photography.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Abilene
Panhandle Plains RegionTEL - 325-677-8389

Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center

Established by the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute (CDRI) in 1978, the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center provides groups with opportunities to reconnect with nature. The center features a desert botanical garden, a 1,400-square-foot greenhouse, 3 miles of trails, and exhibits on nature.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp TEXAS
Fort DavisTEL - 432-364-2499

Children's Aquarium at Fair Park

Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park features interactive exhibits with freshwater and shore mammals such as alligators, eels, starfish, crabs, sharks, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Dallas
Dallas/Fort WorthTEL - 469-554-7340

Children's Museum of Houston

At the Children’s Museum of Houston experience new worlds and make new discoveries about science, the environment, culture, math, and the arts through 14 continuously-changing exhibitions, innovative workshops, and exciting activities.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
HoustonTEL - 713-522-1138

Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley

The Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley is to provide child-centered, hands on, interactive environment for learning and discovery.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Bryan - College StationTEL - 979-779-5437

Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History

Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History focuses on the South Texas heritage with exhibits on archaeology, botany, geology, mammalogy, and live animals.

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 - 361-826-4667

Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra

The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra provides fourth and fifth grade students the opportunity to learn about the orchestra and experience live symphonic music in a concert designed just for them.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool TEXAS
Corpus ChristiTEL - 877-286-6683

Costumes of the Americas Museum

The Museum features one of the largest collections of authentic North, Central, and South American indigenous clothing in the world. Exhibit displays the vibrant images and patterns sewn into traditional designs that symbolize various cultures.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Brownsville
Greater South Padre IslandTEL - 956-547-6890

Crow Collection of Asian Art

The Crow Collection is dedicated to the arts of Asia, with exhibiting the arts of Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, and contemporary artists.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Dallas
Dallas/Fort WorthTEL - 214-979-6430

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