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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 Virginia’s museums, zoos and aquariums, botanic gardens, nature centers, historic sites, amusement parks, recreation, performing arts and more in Shenandoah Valley. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below to learn about these types of field trips.

Bryce Resort Zipline Adventure

Experience Bryce Resort Zipline Adventure at Bryce Resort, a beautiful and affordable vacation venue with year round activities for everyone.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Basye
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 800-821-1444
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Dinosaur Kingdom II

Dinosaur Kingdom II is one of the most unique dinosaur parks in the world mixing dinosaurs and Civil War history in an outrageous adventure. Created by nationally known attraction builder and theme park designer, Mark Cline.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Natural Bridge
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-460-4346
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American Shakespeare Center

Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, American Shakespeare Center is Virginia’s premiere classical theatre at once intimate in scale and epic in imagination.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
TEL - 877-682-4236

Back Home on the Farm

Back Home on the Farm offers educational fun – meet farm animals, plant in the spring, earthworms in the summer, pick pumpkins and explore the corn maze in the fall, and much more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-442-6493

Boxerwood

Boxerwood has unusual and rare trees and shrubs, and a learning laboratory with 400 + species of trees and shrubs. Get up close and personal with nature and definitely plan to get dirty at the Children’s Play Trail!

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Lexington
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-463-2697

Children’s Museum Fredericksburg

The Children’s Museum Fredericksburg features interactive exhibits that include an art studio, a pretend farm, a pretend grocery store and playground exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-656-2233

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum

The Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, a woodland sanctuary, is a public urban garden and forested greenspace that preserves native plant species, promotes knowledge of the botanical and natural world.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-568-3194

Explore More Discovery Museum

Explore More Discovery Museum strives to engage young minds through interactive, multi-sensory learning experiences–promoting a greater understanding of themselves and their world.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-442-8900

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

Comprised of four major American Civil War battlefields and historic sites, the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, visitors explore exhibits, view an orientation film, or go on a guided walking tour of the battlefields.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-693-3200

Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM)

FAM’s exhibits focus on regional art, culture, and history. Programs cover the Virginia Indians, 18th-century life, the American Civil War, Civil Rights, and more. See its virtual exhibitions.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
Shenandoah Valley
VIRTUAL
TEL - 540-371-3037

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library

The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library features the life of James Monroe with five galleries of exhibits that include President Monroe’s personal library and a garden.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-654-1043

Northern Virginia 4-H

The Northern Virginia 4-H Educational and Conference Center offers experiential learning programs that educate, inspire and connect visitors with the natural world.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family VIRGINIA
Front Royal
Shenandoah Valley
TEL - 540-635-7171
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