VIRGINIA
Field Trips

The Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens is 50-acres of horticultural exhibits which include the Cherry Tree Walk, Asian Valley, Cochrane Rose Garden, Woodland Walk, Edible Display Garden, and the interactive Children’s Garden.

Discover nature at Long Branch Nature Center, visitors will enjoy exhibits, live animal displays, interpretive gardens, a viewing pond, and more. Programs aim to teach visitors about animal and plant science.

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site honors Maggie Lena Walker who devoted her life to civil rights advancement, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for Jim Crow-era African Americans and women.

At the Mariners’ Museum and Park, home to a replica of the ironclad ship USS Monitor and artifacts recovered from her shipwreck, explore over 90,000 sq. ft. of gallery space with figureheads, ship models, paintings, and more.

The Maymont Nature Center holds close to 30,000 gallons of aquaria that showcase many of the animals, aquatic and terrestrial, that inhabit the waters and land of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay.

Meadowlark Botanical Gardens features three distinct native plant collections include the Potomac Valley Collection, the Native Tree Collection and the Virginia Native Wetland Collection.

Merck Forest and Farmland Center teaches sustainable management of forest and farmland. The site is comprised of 3,100 acres of forest, an organic sugaring operation, and a 62-acre farm.

Explore Monticello, home of the president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Exhibitions such as “Crossroads” explore the history of slavery at Monticello with life-sized figures, interactive models, and recovered artifacts.

The Muscarelle Museum of Art collection spans over 5,000 works of art, spanning many continents and historical eras, including colonial American and English art, Japanese art, and original prints and drawings from the 15th century through modern times.

The Museum at Colonial Beach, housed in one of the Town’s oldest structures, features permanent and changing exhibits, personal collections, photos, and artifacts that tell the stories and preserve the history of our beloved town.

The Museum of Geosciences at Virginia Tech exhibits include the OmniGlobe, gems, minerals, rocks, fossils, and a full-scale cast of an Allosaurus dinosaur skeleton.

At The National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, learners can step into a world of inspiration, challenge, and discovery and unlock their potential with STEM. Make learning fun with the hall’s virtual activities.