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Field Trips Art Astronomy Aviation Children's Geology Government History Maritime Math Music Nature / Zoo Science Other Sports Theatre It's recommended that you contact each facility directly to verify hours, admission prices, and age appropriateness. SIGN-UP For Electronic Updates Sign-up today to receive FREE monthly e-newsletters from Hand In Hand that include announcements when new Field Trip opportunities are posted. Sign-Up Now Want to help make this free resource list grow? Contact Hand In Hand today to find out how you can volunteer to help maintain this database of field trips. Art Field Trips African Art Museum of Maryland Offers participatory, docent-led tours. American Visionary Art Museum Exhibits by self-taught artists. Baltimore Museum of Art Featuring the Cone Collection, with works by Matisse and Picasso,among others. The Contemporary A contemporary approach to art, its creation, and the city its found in. Maryland Art Place The Walters Art Museum Explore 55 centuries of art. [Return to Top] Astronomy Field Trips CCBC Planetarium Maryland Space Grant Observatory Star viewing on Friday nights. U.S. Naval Observatory (DC) Limited public tours available on Monday evenings. William Brish Planetarium Located in Washington County. [Return to Top] Aviation Field Trips Baltimore Washington International Airport A nice discovery center, with a cut-up jet plane that you can walk around. College Park Aviation Museum Ask about their classes during the school-year. Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum Goddard Space Flight Visitor's Center Includes a very nice exhibit on weather. Older students can register for an actual tour of Goddard facilities. Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Exhibits on G-force and the development of naval aircraft. [Return to Top] Children's Museum Field Trips Chesapeake Children's Museum Play Wise Kids Port Discovery Children's Museum [Return to Top] Geology Field Trips Calvert Cliffs State Park Crystal Grottoes Flag Ponds Geologic Walking Tour of Downtown Baltimore Great Falls State Park Kilgore Falls Maryland Science Center Explore the expansive dinosaur and Earth Science exhibit. Mid-Atlantic Fossil and Nature Adventures Kid, adult, and family hikes and programs throughout the mid-Atlantic region for fossil hunting and more. Sideling Hill Soldiers Delight Environmental Center Swallow Falls State Park [Return to Top] Government Field Trips Maryland State House U. S. Naval Academy [Return to Top] History Field Trips B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore Museum of Industry Baltimore Museum of Legal History The Banneker-Douglass Museum Camp Flintlock Charles Carroll House of Annapolis Fire Museum of Maryland Learn about Maryland's role in the national history of fire fighting. Ft. McHenry Visit the site where "rockets glared red" back in 1814. Great Blacks in Wax Travel through the course of time, from African slave ships to the Underground Railroad to notable Americans of the 21st century. Hampton National Historic Site Visit the largest home in America during the Revolutionary period, including slave quarters. Historic St. Mary's City Enjoy a day of living history at Maryland's 1st colonial settlement. Jewish Museum of Maryland National Cryptologic Museum Maryland Historical Society Follow Maryland's history, from the original Native Americans to the founding of Baltimore up to present-day. National Museum of Dentistry National Museum of Civil War Medicine Reginal F. Lewis Museum of African-American History Explore the country's finest museum dedicated to African-American history. Sotterley Plantation Star Spangled Banner Flag House Learn more about the history of the War of 1812 and the flag that caught Francis Scott Key's attention. Union Mills Homestead [Return to Top] Maritime Field Trips Calvert Marine Museum Maryland maritime history and Chesapeake Bay exhibits. Maryland Historical Society's Maritime Museum Pirate Adventures Pirates on the Chesapeake Bay? Set sail and find out more. Skipjack Martha Lewis Environmental education focusing on the Chesapeake Bay. USS Constellation Museum A restored Civil War era ship. [Return to Top] Math Field Trips Junior Achievement - Exchange City Maryland Science Center Check out their math exhibit covering topics like probability, euler paths, and the 4-color theorem. National Cryptologic Museum [Return to Top] Music Field Trips Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center [Return to Top] Nature and Zoo Field Trips Carrie Murray Nature Center Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo Clark's Elioak Farm Eden Mill Nature Center and Park Irvine Nature Center Larriland Farm Maryland Zoo National Audubon Society Nature programs for all ages. National Wildlife Visitor's Center An indoor and outdoor facility that focuses on environmental issues. Offers lots of hands-on classes throughout the year. Oregon Ridge Nature Center Spring Meadows Farm [Return to Top] Other Field Trips Public Works Museum Shadowland Laser Adventures [Return to Top] Science Field Trips Maryland Science Center Featuring dinosaurs, genetics, and space science; as well as a planeterium and IMAX theatre. Maryland Zoo Check out their polar exhibit, the African savannah, and their award-winning children's zoo. Mutter Museum (PA) Medical and forensic science. National Aquarium of Baltimore Featuring dolphins, sharks, a Rainforest, and an Australian coral reef exhibit. Owen Science Center A hands-on science lab facility open to all students throughout Maryland. [Return to Top] Sports Field Trips Babe Ruth Museum [Return to Top] Theatre Field Trips The Center Stage [Return to Top] Do you offer a field trip program? Have it listed here today.

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