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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.  

Heritage Hill State Historical Park

Heritage Hill State Historical Park, is a 56-acre open-air museum. Students, scout and youth groups will journey to the past where they can make connections to their present! Experience daily life in Wisconsin from the 17th – 20th centuries with knowledgeable historical interpreters and hands-on, inquiry-based learning.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Green Bay
TEL - 920-448-5150

History Museum of the Castle

At the History Museum, we continually seek to inspire people to discover and appreciate the rich history of the Fox Valley through exhibition, education, and collections.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Appleton
Green Bay
TEL - 920-735-9370

Kenosha History Center

Kenosha History Center collects and preserves Kenosha County’s history from the 1850s to the late 20th century. The Southport Light Station Museum consists of the 1866 Southport lighthouse and the 1867 Lighthouse Keeper’s residence is part of the fourth gallery space of the Kenosha History

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Kenosha
TEL - 262-654-5770

Kenosha Public Museum

The Kenosha Public Museum is a natural sciences and fine and decorative arts museum. Exhibitions feature mammoths, world cultures, Native Americans, zoology, geology, fossils, and fine and decorative arts. Visitors explore the fascinating intersections of art and science.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Kenosha
TEL - 262-653-4140

Madison Children’s Museum

The Madison Children’s Museum that contains exhibits on the arts, sciences, history, culture, health, and civic engagement. The museum believe in: Play, Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Risk, Inclusiveness, Learning, and Sustainability.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Madison Wisconsin
TEL - 608-256-6445

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, formerly known as the Madison Art Center, is dedicated to exhibiting, collecting, and preserving modern and contemporary art including drawings, prints, and photographs to large-scale sculptures, paintings, and installations.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Madison Wisconsin
TEL - 608-257-0158

Milwaukee Art Museum

The Milwaukee Art Museum collects and preserves art as a vital source of inspiration and education. 30,000 works of art. The 341,000-square-foot Museum includes the War Memorial Center (1957), the Kahler Building (1975) and the Quadracci Pavilion (2001).

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
TEL - 414-224-3200

Milwaukee County Zoo

The Milwaukee County Zoo houses 3,100 animals from 350 species including mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles and covers an area of 190 acres. The Zoo the serves as a resource to educate, entertain, and inspire.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
TEL - 414-771-3040

Milwaukee Public Museum

The mission of the Milwaukee Public Museum is to inspire curiosity, excite minds, and increase desire to preserve and protect our world’s natural and cultural diversity through exhibitions, educational programs, collections, and research.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
TEL - 414-278-2728

MMSD Planetarium

The Madison Metropolitan School District Planetarium (MMSD Planetarium) brings out-of-this-world concepts down to Earth. The planetarium is a field trip destination for explorers of all ages.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Shows COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Madison Wisconsin
TEL - 608-663-6102

National Historic Cheesemaking Center

Escape to America’s Dairyland with a visit to the only National Historic Cheesemaking Center Museum located in the heart of cheese country, Monroe, Wisconsin.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Monroe
TEL - 608-325-4636

National Railroad Museum

The National Railroad Museum’s 33 acres is the site of an increasing collection of rolling stock. It provides dynamic educational opportunities through the preservation of railroad objects, engaging exhibits, and train excursions.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family WISCONSIN
Ashwaubenon
Green Bay
TEL - 920-437-7623
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FieldTripDirectory.com offers field trip ideas for class trips, scout group trips, camp group field trips, and homeschool group field trips in Wisconsin—early childhood through college. Search for class trips in Wisconsin by group type, cost, activity/curriculum type, grade level, distance, and venue name or keyword.

Day class trips are divided by curriculum and subject area:

  • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
    Find Wisconsin art museums, theater, dance, and music concert field trips.
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
    Find Wisconsin class trips to children’s museums, petting zoos, and kids’ shows.
  • HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
    View Wisconsin history museums, government & civics, historic sites, living history museums, and multicultural field trip ideas.
  • LIFE SKILLS
    Find Wisconsin team building field trips, health & safety exhibits, and character education experiences.
  • SCIENCE & NATURE
    Find Wisconsin aquariums, botanical gardens, environmental studies & nature centers, farms & mazes, planetariums, science museums, STEAM & STEM field trips, dinosaur exhibits, and zoos.
  • RECREATION
    Find Wisconsin field trip ideas for adventure parks, ropes courses, ziplines, boat excursions, amusement parks, waterparks, kayaking, rafting, tubing, laser tag paintball, roller skating rinks, ice-skating rinks, mini-golf attractions, indoor amusement & recreation centers, and outdoor amusement & recreation centers.


Overnight field trips include trips to NYC, trips to Boston, trips to Philadelphia, trips to Washington, DC, trips to Chicago, trips to Atlanta, trips to Austin, Texas to California and other historic cities throughout the US. Retreats are available for environmental education, team building, and recreation.

We created field trip lesson plans to help teachers, scout leaders, camp counselors, and homeschool parents provide an enriching experience for their groups.  

It’s important that students and youth explore new environments, learn about other cultures, and develop an understanding of inclusivity as part of the educational process. People learn in different ways—through hearing, seeing, touching, talking, or doing. Field trips can provide a multi-dimensional learning experience. FieldTripDirectory.com can help you find the right trip for your group. A world of experiences is just a click away at FieldTripDirectory.com.

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