Classified for credit

1,500-acre Mecklenburg County nature preserve with trails, wetlands, and a historic farmstead — supports ecology, wildlife biology, and field science.

Guided tours through active limestone caverns in the Blue Ridge Mountains — covers speleology, karst geology, and cave ecosystem biology.

Hands-on children's museum with interactive exhibits — supports early literacy, numeracy, and basic science concepts.

Children's museum loading-dock area — hands-on play-based exhibits supporting early literacy, numeracy, and cooperative social learning.

Dark-sky park and observatory complex in the Blue Ridge Mountains — covers astronomy, light pollution science, and observation of deep-sky objects.

Major regional art museum with collections spanning decorative arts, American art, and contemporary works — supports fine arts and art history curriculum.

Major art museum with permanent craft, design, and fine-art collections — supports art history, visual arts, and decorative-arts curriculum.

Hands-on children's museum in Greensboro — supports early literacy, numeracy, and basic science concepts through interactive exhibits.

NPS battlefield site commemorating a 1776 Patriot victory over Loyalist forces — covers Revolutionary War military tactics and North Carolina colonial history.

Historic working planetarium at UNC — covers astronomy, celestial navigation, and space science with live sky programs.

State park atop the highest peak in the eastern US — covers Appalachian ecology, elevation-driven climate zones, and meteorology with an on-site weather station.

Living-history outdoor farm in Great Smoky Mountains NHP demonstrating 19th-century Appalachian agriculture, tools, and homestead life.

Living-history museum with original log cabins, artifacts, and demonstrations covering 18th–19th century Appalachian life and culture.

Tribally operated museum covering 11,000 years of Cherokee history, culture, and forced removal — primary-source indigenous history and civics.

NC Museum of Natural Sciences' research wing with working labs viewable by the public — covers earth sciences, biodiversity, genomics, and active scientific methods.

Working railroad shop complex with restored locomotives and rolling stock — covers transportation history, industrial-age engineering, and railroad's role in U.S. expansion.

North Carolina state park along one of the oldest rivers in North America — supports river ecology, paddling PE, and Appalachian geology.

State aquarium on the Cape Fear coast — marine biology, coastal ecology, and sea turtle conservation with live specimens and exhibits.

State aquarium on the Crystal Coast featuring NC coastal and river ecosystems — covers marine biology, estuarine ecology, and Atlantic coastal food webs.

State aquarium on Roanoke Island with coastal Carolina marine life exhibits — covers marine biology, estuarine ecology, and fish taxonomy.

Living-history complex at Tryon Palace covering colonial North Carolina government, the Revolutionary era, and early American domestic life through restored buildings and interpreters.

Major state art museum with permanent and rotating collections spanning ancient to contemporary — supports visual art history and studio art curriculum.

Major state art museum with American and European collections — covers art history, visual analysis, and diverse artistic movements from antiquity to present.

Living-history Cherokee village with craft demonstrations — pre-contact and early-contact Native American history, culture, and traditional technologies.