RomeschoolField Trips
Homeschool field trips

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17,481 destinations, each run through a curriculum-first rubric that picks a subject, infers an age range, and decides whether it works for a small group. Free to browse — no account.

336 matches in Connecticut

Old Furnace State Park
Historical
Old Furnace State Park
Danielson

State park preserving a 19th-century iron furnace site — covers early American industrial history and iron-smelting technology.

Old Lighthouse Museum
Historical
Old Lighthouse Museum
CT

Historic lighthouse with museum exhibits on Connecticut maritime and navigational history — covers lighthouse technology and coastal trade.

Olde Mistick Village
Historical
Olde Mistick Village
Mystic

Recreated Colonial-era New England village with artisan shops illustrating 18th-century trade and daily life near Mystic Seaport.

Orchard Hill Nature Center
Nature
Orchard Hill Nature Center
Newtown

Town-managed nature center with trails and wetland habitat — supports field study of Connecticut flora, fauna, and local ecosystems.

Pachaug State Forest
Nature
Pachaug State Forest
Voluntown

Connecticut's largest state forest with varied habitats including Atlantic white cedar swamps — covers forest ecology, watershed biology, and New England natural history.

Pardee Rose Gardens
Nature
Pardee Rose Gardens
Hamden

Municipal rose garden and park with labeled plant collections supporting botany, horticulture, and plant biology study.

Penwood State Park
Nature
Penwood State Park
Bloomfield

Connecticut traprock ridge state park with forested trails — supports plant ecology, geology, and physical education study.

Peoples State Forest
Nature
Peoples State Forest
Barkhamsted

Connecticut state forest with trails along the West Branch Farmington River — covers New England forest ecology, river systems, and wildlife habitat.

Perkin Telescope
Science
Perkin Telescope
Middletown

Historic 24-inch Perkin reflector telescope at Wesleyan University — covers optics, astronomy, and the history of observational science.

Science
Pioneer Valley Live Steamers
108

Live-steam miniature railroad club where visitors observe scale locomotive engineering, steam mechanics, and track geometry in action.

Pratt Nature Center
Nature
Pratt Nature Center
New Milford

Connecticut nature center with trails, wildlife habitats, and environmental education programs — covers local ecology and native species identification.

Prudence Crandall Museum
Historical
Prudence Crandall Museum
Canterbury

Museum in the home of Prudence Crandall, who ran the first Black women's academy in the US — covers abolitionism, civil rights history, and antebellum education.

Putnam Cottage
Historical
Putnam Cottage
Greenwich

Revolutionary War-era colonial house where General Israel Putnam was quartered — supports primary-source American Revolution and Connecticut colonial history.

Putnam Memorial State Park
Historical
Putnam Memorial State Park
Redding

Revolutionary War winter encampment site of Putnam's Connecticut troops — covers Continental Army conditions, Revolutionary War strategy, and Connecticut's role in the war.

Riverbound Farm Sanctuary
Nature
Riverbound Farm Sanctuary
Cheshire

Farm animal sanctuary offering hands-on interaction with rescued livestock — supports animal welfare ethics, basic zoology, and humane farming awareness.

Roaring Brook Nature Center
Nature
Roaring Brook Nature Center
Canton

Connecticut nature center with live animals, trails, and naturalist programs — local wildlife biology, ecology, and hands-on environmental science.

Robert K. Wickware Planetarium
Science
Robert K. Wickware Planetarium
Willimantic

School-based planetarium open to the public — astronomy, celestial mechanics, and earth-science curriculum through dome presentations.

Rocky Glen State Park Scenic Reserve
Nature
Rocky Glen State Park Scenic Reserve
Sandy Hook

Glacially carved gorge with hemlock forest and stream habitat — supports field study of Connecticut geology, forest ecology, and native plant communities.

Rocky Neck State Park
Nature
Rocky Neck State Park
Niantic

Coastal state park on Long Island Sound with tidal marsh and beach habitat — supports marine ecology, geology, and outdoor PE.

Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature
Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary
Fairfield

Audubon Connecticut wildlife sanctuary with forested trails — supports bird identification, forest ecology, and conservation biology.

Royal Observatory Greenwich
Science
Royal Observatory Greenwich
London SE10 8XJ

Note: address resolves to Greenwich, London, UK — not a US destination; classified on merit as a historic observatory covering astronomy, timekeeping, and the Prime Meridian.

Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum
Historical
Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum
Stratford

Community museum documenting African American history in Connecticut — covers civil rights, local heritage, and social history through exhibits and artifacts.

Salmon River State Forest
Nature
Salmon River State Forest
Colchester

Connecticut state forest with river corridors and diverse habitats — forest ecology, watershed biology, and orienteering.

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management
Nature
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management
Burlington

Connecticut DEEP wildlife management area with self-guided nature trails and education center — forest ecology, wildlife biology, and conservation science.

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