Michigan, United States
Field trips near Ann Arbor, MI
Local school field trips, kids field trips, and day trips with official photos, prices, weather fit, lunch, parking, accessibility, and booking links.
Local planning snapshot
This page is built around local searches like field trips near Ann Arbor, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Ann Arbor. Start with distance and weather fit, then open detail pages to verify current ticket calendars, reservation windows, group rules, arrival logistics, food policies, and source freshness.
Where to start in Ann Arbor
Start with the local places that have enough price, booking, photo, and logistics detail for a useful first comparison.
If you need a quick first pass, start with venues like Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Field Trips, and U-M Museum of Natural History School & Group Visits before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Field Trips, and U-M Museum of Natural History School & Group Visits are good first checks when you want indoor backup before digging into more weather-sensitive options.
5 places lean museum, science, history, or culture, which makes this metro stronger for curriculum-tied classroom trips than for purely outdoor day trips.
That gives you a cleaner local shortlist for class groups, homeschool meetups, or scout/camp planning without relying on broad “things to do” pages.
What this metro page answers best
Use these blocks to compare nearby options by cost, weather fit, trip type, and how much planning detail is available before you open each venue page.
That makes this page stronger than a generic “things to do” list when you need a nearby comparison set with official links, prices, and trip-day logistics in one place.
Start with those for class planning, then open the venue pages to confirm current dates, class-size rules, chaperone ratios, and arrival details.
That gives homeschool pods and co-ops a narrower local set to check before falling back to broader statewide exploration.
Use those counts together when the trip needs to work for younger students, short bus windows, or uncertain weather.

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Ann Arbor-area field trip with an indoor STEAM destination with 15+ group eligibility, self-guided galleries, lab classes, scholarship context, official EBT/Museums for All limits, clear parking notes.
- Reserve
- Use the official Book Your Field Trip path from the Field Trips page; schools should confirm program format, group size, schedule, scholarship eligibility, and arrival logistics before announcing a date.
- Lunch
- The official field-trip pages do not publish a dedicated school lunchroom workflow for the museum; confirm food storage, eating location, and downtown timing with the booking team before collecting money.
- Bus
- Use the official 220 E Ann St address and downtown parking guidance. Ann & Ashley Lot has limited availability because of nearby construction; suggested alternatives include 4th & Washington, Library Lane, 4th & William, and weekend County Courthouse Lot (#5) free parking off Ann St.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Field Trips
Ann Arbor-area field trip with an indoor STEAM destination with 15+ group eligibility, self-guided galleries, lab classes, scholarship context, official EBT/Museums for All limits, clear parking notes.
- Reserve
- Use the official Book Your Field Trip path from the Field Trips page; schools should confirm program format, group size, schedule, scholarship eligibility, and arrival logistics before announcing a date.
- Lunch
- The official field-trip pages do not publish a dedicated school lunchroom workflow for the museum; confirm food storage, eating location, and downtown timing with the booking team before collecting money.
- Bus
- Use the official 220 E Ann St address and downtown parking guidance. Ann & Ashley Lot has limited availability because of nearby construction; suggested alternatives include 4th & Washington, Library Lane, 4th & William, and weekend County Courthouse Lot (#5) free parking off Ann St.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

U-M Museum of Natural History School & Group Visits
Ann Arbor option for hands-on play and younger elementary kids; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- Reserve
- Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
- Lunch
- Use the visit page for lunch, snack, and outside-food rules.
- Bus
- Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

University of Michigan Museum of Art K-12 Field Trips
Ann Arbor option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- Reserve
- Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
- Lunch
- Use the visit page for lunch, snack, and outside-food rules.
- Bus
- Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

University of Michigan Museum of Natural History School Groups
Ann Arbor option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- Reserve
- Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
- Lunch
- Use the visit page for lunch, snack, and outside-food rules.
- Bus
- Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5