Rhode Island, United States
Field trips near Providence, RI
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 Providence, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Providence. 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 Providence
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 Haffenreffer Museum PreK-12 Programs, John Brown House Museum, and Lippitt House Museum Private Student Tours before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.
Haffenreffer Museum PreK-12 Programs, John Brown House Museum, and Lippitt House Museum Private Student Tours are good first checks when you want indoor backup before digging into more weather-sensitive options.
13 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.

Haffenreffer Museum PreK-12 Programs
Providence option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- Reserve
- Check the ticket page for current rates.
- Lunch
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- Bus
- Check the ticket page for current rates.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

John Brown House Museum
Providence 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

Lippitt House Museum Private Student Tours
Providence 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

Maribelle Cormack Planetarium
PROVIDENCE option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- 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

Museum of Natural History
PROVIDENCE 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
- 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

Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Providence option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and reservation.
- 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

Providence Athenaeum Group Tours
Providence 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

Providence Children's Museum
Providence Children's Museum field trip with $14 per person for 2 hours, 5-50 person group inquiries, larger groups by request, 3-week scheduling, 21-day payment, 1:4 preschool and 1:8 K-5 chaperone ratios, reserved bus/van parking, no group lunch space, wheelchair access, and teacher preview visits before booking.
- Reserve
- Submit the official field trip inquiry form or contact the Visitor Services Team at least 3 weeks before the visit; full payment is due 21 days before the visit date, and groups of 5-50 people can inquire while larger groups are by request.
- Lunch
- Make lunch plans elsewhere. Official visitor policies say PCM does not have space available for group lunches or snacks, though staff can provide a list of nearby parks.
- Bus
- Official visitor policies say there is reserved parking space for buses or vans during field trips; chaperones driving their own cars may need metered street parking, and the group visit fee does not include Museum lot parking.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

Rhode Island Secretary of State Civics Education
Providence option for a museum-style learning day; helpful details include price, school trip, and reservation.
- 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

Rhode Island State Archives Student Visits
Providence 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
- 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

RIMOSA and Rhode Island Computer Museum Education Programs
Providence option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- 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

Roger Williams National Memorial
Providence option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; 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

Roger Williams Park Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo field trip with 10+ paying guest self-guided group visits, pay-upon-arrival final headcount, $20 adults, $14 children ages 2-12, $16 seniors, free toddlers, 100+ bulk ticket pricing, $150+ private lunch space, grade 1-5 resource guides, education program add-ons, sensory-friendly accommodations.
- Reserve
- Make a group trip reservation for self-guided visits with 10 or more paying guests. Bring an estimated headcount to book; final headcount is collected at arrival and payment is due in full at the visit.
- Lunch
- Private lunch space can be reserved for the group; official visit enhancements say prices begin at $150 for a 90-minute reservation and groups should email GSales with date and group size.
- Bus
- Use the official 1000 Elmwood Avenue address and group reservation path. Confirm bus drop-off, parking, and arrival timing in the group policies guide or with group sales before sending driver instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

Roger Williams Park Zoo Group Visits
Providence option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; 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

Tomaquag Museum Group Tours Field Trips
Providence 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
- Check the ticket page for current rates.
- Bus
- Check the ticket page for current rates.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5

WaterFire Providence Walking Tours for Groups
Providence 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