TEXAS
Field Trips

At the Galveston Naval Museum, take a self guided Naval Museum tour through the USS Cavalla Submarine & USS Stewart Destroyer Escort. Experience the history, mystery and sacrifices of the crews standing watch on these WWII fighting vessels.

The Gary Halter Nature Center is a 2,400 square-foot facility that includes a meeting room, outdoor classroom, amphitheater, native plant displays and a monarch butterfly garden.

The Bush Presidential Library and Museum promotes an understanding of the American presidency, examines the specific time in history during which President Bush served thru official records and artifacts.

The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s core exhibits reveal the unique influences and challenges that shaped George Bush’s life and presidency.

The George Washington Carver Museum exhibits historical and cultural materials reflective of persons of African descent living in Austin and the United States.

Gladys Porter Zoo is a zoological and botanical park on 31 acres with 377 species of animals and 255 species of tropical plants from Africa, Asia, Tropical America, and Indo-Australia.

The Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village consists of the nine wood-frame buildings providing a glimpse into the 1890s. The Village is part of the Mayborn Museum Complex.

The Grace Museum’s art collection of more than 2,500 works of art is composed of paintings, fine art prints, artist’s books, sculpture, photographs, and works on paper including drawings, watercolors, and pastels.

Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center is dedicated to preserving our 4-acre nature park and leading programs that ignite appreciation for nature.

Harvest Season Farm (formerly Matt Family Orchard) offers year-round tours include: Hayride around 145 wooded acres; Seasonal Pick-Your-Own.

All aboard the Historic Jefferson Railway, where visitors will see Jefferson from the gas-powered antique locomotive. Narration of the trip can be focused on topics like Jefferson history, steamboats, trains, eco-habitats, or the Civil War, to name a few.

The Holocaust Museum Houston educates about the dangers of prejudice and hatred in society. The museum’s exhibit, called “Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers”, focuses on the stories of Holocaust survivors living in the Houston metropolitan area.