New York, United States

Field trips near Long Island, NY

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 Long Island, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Long Island. 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
43 nearby options with price, booking, photo, or logistics details; use cards for first-pass shortlisting before opening individual venue pages.
Cost and group signals
43 places show price/cost signals and 43 include school, group, or field-trip planning language.
Weather fit
29 places are indoor-friendly or rainy-day candidates; outdoor-heavy places need weather and seasonal checks.
Photo confidence
43 places have officially sourced primary photos; failed or source-limited images fall back to disclosed photo status.

Where to start in Long Island

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

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

If you need a quick first pass, start with venues like African American Museum of Nassau County, American Airpower Museum, and Bailey Arboretum before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.

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

African American Museum of Nassau County, American Airpower Museum, and Bailey Arboretum 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

27 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
43 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
43 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
43 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
43 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
43 places show elementary-age signals and 43 look better for indoor backup

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

Students and families gather inside the Joysetta and Julius Pearse African American Museum during a Hempstead Public Schools Black History Month program
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

African American Museum of Nassau County

Long Island 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
American Airpower Museum photo from the official site
Long Island, NYIndoor Republic Airport hangar museum with outdoor tarmac aircraft context

American Airpower Museum

Long Island aviation history field trip with an official class-tour path, Republic Aviation/Republic Airport context, aircraft close-ups, and social studies connections rather than a generic airplane museum stop.

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
The official school page says to arrange a class tour by emailing info@americanairpowermuseum.org; the contact page lists 631-293-6398 for front desk and general information.
Lunch
Official school pages do not publish lunch guidance; Destination Accessible reports no food services on the premises, so plan bus, school-packed, or nearby lunch logistics directly.
Bus
Use the 1230 New Hwy / Hangar 3 Republic Airport location; confirm bus drop-off, airport gate flow, and event-day parking directly with the museum before sending drivers.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
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Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Bailey Arboretum

Long Island option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include school trip, group visit, and reservation.

Published rates
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park

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

Admission + 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
Center for Science Teaching and Learning photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Center for Science Teaching and Learning

Long Island option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + 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
Children's Museum of the East End photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Children's Museum of the East End

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

Admission + 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
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Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor Cold Spring Harbor hatchery and aquarium with ponds, trout, turtles, aquarium animals, guided live-animal programs, outdoor movement, lunch planning, and weather-aware supervision

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium

Long Island fish hatchery and aquarium field trip with $5.00 child admission, $12/person group-style signals, $230 guided programs, school/group booking, lunch rules, outdoor weather planning.

School/group prices
Reserve
Start with the official Schools & Groups page and guided-program pages; confirm date, group size, grade band, program length, staff availability, and payment rules before collecting family money.
Lunch
The school/group source includes lunch-related signals, but groups should confirm whether lunch is outdoors, weather-dependent, stored on the bus, or handled before/after the visit.
Bus
Use the official Cold Spring Harbor location and confirm bus drop-off, small-lot parking, walking routes between ponds and indoor exhibits, and wet-weather arrival before sending driver notes.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Field of yellow and white flowers in front of historic hosue
Long Island, NYMostly outdoor state park preserve with Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center programs

Connetquot River State Park Preserve

Long Island environmental education field trip with curriculum-adaptable NYS Parks programs, hands-on outdoor science, a nature center contact, clear school fees, trail planning, and preserve rules in one place.

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Call or email the Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center at 631-581-1072 to arrange school, youth-organization, or special-interest group programs and hikes at Long Island State Parks.
Lunch
Treat lunch as bus, school, nearby park, or off-site logistics: the Connetquot preserve page says picnicking is not permitted, and groups should carry out trash and protect wildlife.
Bus
Use the official Connetquot River State Park Preserve entrance and confirm bus arrival with NYS Parks; current park fees list an $8 vehicle fee in season and $35 bus fee context.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Students perform the Gram stain technique in a Laboratory classroom
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

DNA Learning Center

Long Island option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; 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
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Long Island, NYMostly indoors

East End Seaport Museum

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

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Garvies Point Museum and Preserve

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

Admission + 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
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Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Hallockville Museum Farm

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

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Heckscher Museum of Art photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Heckscher Museum of Art

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

Published rates
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
Author Mary Ellen Owens Inspires Students
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Hicksville Gregory Museum

Long Island 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County

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

Admission + 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
Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve

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

Discount prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Military style aircraft flying with structure in foreground
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Jones Beach State Park

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

Published rates
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
Child with Sea Lion at Long Island Aquarium
Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor Riverhead aquarium with aquatic exhibits, outdoor/seasonal animal areas, group entrance, and parking planning

Long Island Aquarium

Long Island aquarium field trip with a real school/group booking path, group admission, chaperone rules, guided tours, standards-available marine programs, Riverhead arrival.

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Book through the official group/class trip page or call Long Island Aquarium at 631-208-9200 ext. 426; include all paying and non-paying guests except children under 2 when reserving.
Lunch
Do not assume lunch is included in group admission; confirm meal timing, storage, seating, cafe/boxed lunch options, and whether your schedule includes programs or aquatic adventures before collecting money.
Bus
Use the official 431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 location and directions/parking page; group leaders should plan bus/car arrival, group entrance check-in, and parking signs before sending driver notes.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
A graphic patch divided into four sections including a blue beaker, red cogs, yellow hurricane, and green lizard. The text on top of the patch is "Long Island Children's Museum" and the text on the bottom is "STEM Fun."
Long Island, NYMostly indoor children's museum on Museum Row with guided school visits, self-guided group options, live theater trips, LICM4all access tours, cafeteria reservations, Nunley's Carousel add-ons, and free parking.

Long Island Children's Museum

LICM field trip with $16 guided student trips, 10-child self-guided minimums, two-week reservation timing, Double Your Learning pricing, LICM4all capacity, cafeteria rules, free parking.

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Use the School Groups field trip request path or call group reservations at (516) 224-5869; self-guided tours require reservations at least two weeks before the tour date and are based on availability.
Lunch
Double Your Learning includes a 30-minute lunch break and waives the cafeteria usage fee. LICM4all cafeteria slots can be reserved at 11-11:30 a.m. or 1-1:30 p.m.; confirm current fees and capacity before booking.
Bus
LICM is on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard on Museum Row in Garden City; official visit guidance says free parking is available, with accessible parking in the west parking lot.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Long Island Explorium photo from the official site
Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor mix

Long Island Explorium

Long Island option with useful basics for families or groups.

School/group details
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
Long Island Maritime Museum photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Long Island Maritime Museum

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

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Long Island Long Ago
Long Island, NYMostly indoor Stony Brook museum campus split across Route 25A, with Visitors Center/History Museum on one side and Art/Carriage Museums across the road.

Long Island Museum

Good for Stony Brook museum trips needing school programs, $10 unguided group visits, regular admission context, accessible buildings, and clear campus logistics.

Admission + school/group prices
Reserve
Use the official school programs page or group tours page before setting the trip; unguided group visits during regular hours do not require registration, but school programs should be arranged through education contacts.
Lunch
Do not assume a cafeteria-style lunchroom; plan snack/lunch timing around the campus route or confirm with the museum before arrival.
Bus
Tickets are purchased at the Visitors Center in the History Museum on the west side of Route 25A. Art and Carriage Museums are on the east side, with accessible parking on both sides near exhibition buildings.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Long Island Science Center photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Long Island Science Center

Long Island option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

School/group prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Montauk Point Lighthouse and spring fishing pier.
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

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

Published rates
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
War-reenactors-of-Museum-of-American-Armor
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Museum of American Armor

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

Published rates
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center

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

Admission + 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Nassau County Museum of Art photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Nassau County Museum of Art

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

Published rates
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
Nassau County Police Museum photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Nassau County Police Museum

Long Island option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, group visit, and reservation.

Official rates available
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Restoration Farm image
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Old Bethpage Village Restoration

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

Published rates
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Students working with Studio Lenca
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Parrish Art Museum

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

Discount 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
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Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park

Long Island option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Quogue Wildlife Refuge photo from the official site
Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor mix

Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Long Island option for animals and live exhibits; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + 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
Railroad Museum of Long Island photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Railroad Museum of Long Island

Long Island option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, group visit, and reservation.

Published rates
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
A black and white photo of Theodore Roosevelt seated in front of the porch of Sagamore Hill.
Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor mix

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

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

Admission + 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
Wood Trush
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Sands Point Preserve

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

Published rates
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Science Museum of Long Island school program activity
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Science Museum of Long Island

Long Island option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.

Admission + 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
Seatuck Environmental Association photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Seatuck Environmental Association

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

School/group prices
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center

Long Island option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; 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
Stony Brook Grist Mill photo from the official site
Long Island, NYIndoor/outdoor mix

Stony Brook Grist Mill

Long Island 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Sweetbriar Nature Center photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Sweetbriar Nature Center

Long Island option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; 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
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Welwyn Preserve photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

Welwyn Preserve

Long Island option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include group visit, reservation, and parking.

Official rates available
Reserve
Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lunch
Check the ticket page for current rates.
Bus
Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Whaling Museum and Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly indoors

Whaling Museum and Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor

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

Admission + 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
White Post Farms photo from the official site
Long Island, NYMostly outdoors

White Post Farms

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

Admission + 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