Mississippi, United States

Field trips near Jackson, MS

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 Jackson, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Jackson. 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.

Local choices
17 nearby options with price, booking, photo, or logistics details; use cards for first-pass shortlisting before opening individual venue pages.
Cost and group signals
17 places show price/cost signals and 17 include school, group, or field-trip planning language.
Weather fit
9 places are indoor-friendly or rainy-day candidates; outdoor-heavy places need weather and seasonal checks.
Photo confidence
16 places have officially sourced primary photos; failed or source-limited images fall back to disclosed photo status.

Where to start in Jackson

Start with the local places that have enough price, booking, photo, and logistics detail for a useful first comparison.

Fast shortlist
17 places can be compared on price signals right away

If you need a quick first pass, start with venues like Eudora Welty House & Garden Field Trips, International Museum of Muslim Culture, and Jackson Zoo School Field Trips before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.

Weather plan
17 places look stronger for rainy-day or heat-plan trips

Eudora Welty House & Garden Field Trips, International Museum of Muslim Culture, and Jackson Zoo School Field Trips are good first checks when you want indoor backup before digging into more weather-sensitive options.

Trip type split
Museum and science options lead this metro

14 places lean museum, science, history, or culture, which makes this metro stronger for curriculum-tied classroom trips than for purely outdoor day trips.

Group readiness
17 places already surface school/group language

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.

Field trips near me
17 local choices are already grouped into one metro shortlist

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.

School groups near city
17 places surface school or group wording

Start with those for class planning, then open the venue pages to confirm current dates, class-size rules, chaperone ratios, and arrival details.

Homeschool meetups
17 places read as family or flexible-group friendly

That gives homeschool pods and co-ops a narrower local set to check before falling back to broader statewide exploration.

Elementary and weather-safe picks
17 places show elementary-age signals and 17 look better for indoor backup

Use those counts together when the trip needs to work for younger students, short bus windows, or uncertain weather.

Typewriter exhibit detail
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Eudora Welty House & Garden Field Trips

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Jackson Mississippi students visit the Interational Museum of Muslim cultures on a school trip where they learn about West African influence on American jazz and blues music.
JACKSON, MSMostly indoors

International Museum of Muslim Culture

JACKSON option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Published rates
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Jackson Zoo School Field Trips photo from the official site
Jackson, MSIndoor/outdoor mix

Jackson Zoo School Field Trips

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Lunch
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
An Artifact in the Museum of Mississippi History
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

MDAH Teachers and Students Field Trip Guides

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Statue of Medgar Evers
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and reservation.

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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum photo from the official site
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Mississippi Children's Museum photo from the official site
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Mississippi Children's Museum

Jackson option for hands-on play and younger elementary kids; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
A yellowed drawing of a group of people await the word of emancipation
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Group Visits

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Mississippi Museum of Art photo from the official site
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Mississippi Museum of Art

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Exterior entrance at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Girl Scouts on an outdoor learning visit at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Field Trips

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
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Lunch
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum photo from the official site
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Mississippi State Capitol official tour page image
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Mississippi State Capitol School Tours

Jackson option with useful basics for families or groups.

Official rates available
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
The Governor's Office at the Old Capitol Museum
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Old Capitol Museum Education Visits

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + school/group prices
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Lunch
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Limited photosCurrent venue photos are on the official site
Jackson, MSMostly outdoors

Sky Zone Jackson

Jackson option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Discount prices
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Visitor Parking Garage for the Two Mississippi Museums
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Two Mississippi Museums

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
Reserve
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Lunch
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Bus
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Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Visitor Parking Garage for the Two Mississippi Museums
Jackson, MSMostly indoors

Two Mississippi Museums Field Trips

Jackson option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
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