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Field Trips

The Arlington Planetarium provides full dome programs. The planetarium shows are geared for various grade levels from early childhood through college. Family friendly planetarium shows are available.

The mission of the DEA Museum & Visitors Center is to educate the American public on the history of drugs, drug addiction and drug law enforcement in the United States.

Del Ray Artisans is a community art center that strives to promote art. The art center has exhibited art of a variety of mediums, with a new exhibit on display almost every month.

Discovery Theater celebrates the rich diversity of our region and our world. Each season, Discovery Theater taps into the vast resources of the Smithsonian Institution to present relevant, culturally accurate entertaining programs.

Encore Stage & Studio mission is to build life-long appreciation for live theater by involving young people in all aspects of theater arts — onstage, backstage, in the classroom, and in the audience.

The Enid A. Haupt Garden is a 4-acre public garden in the Smithsonian complex in Washington, DC.  It was designed to be a modern representation of American Victorian gardens as they appeared in the mid to late 19th century.

Explore! inspires children to be curious thinkers, creators, communicators, and collaborators. Children will have immersive play and learning opportunities with authentic tools and materials.

Take a glimpse into the illustrious world of Shakespeare at Folger Elizabethan Theatre. Attend a performance and tour the three-tiered theatre to learn more about the great playwright, William Shakespeare.

Take a glimpse into the illustrious world of Shakespeare at the Folger Shakespeare Library. As the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, the Folger offers tours and performances.

At the Fort Ward Museum & Historic site, groups can visit one of the Union forts that were built to protect Washington, DC during the Civil War. Living history activities allow groups to understand what daily life was like for a Union soldier in the Civil War.

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself….” iconic words from an iconic president. Learn more about the man, his memorial and his lasting legacy to the Nation.

At the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site groups can tour the halls of Cedar Hill where the famed abolitionist lived for his last 17 years and where his legacy is preserved. Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality.