Tennessee, United States

Field trips near Nashville, TN

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 Nashville, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Nashville. 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
15 places are indoor-friendly or rainy-day candidates; outdoor-heavy places need weather and seasonal checks.
Photo confidence
17 places have officially sourced primary photos; failed or source-limited images fall back to disclosed photo status.

Where to start in Nashville

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 Adventure Science Center, Adventure Science Center Field Trips, and Adventure Science Center Nashville before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.

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

Adventure Science Center, Adventure Science Center Field Trips, and Adventure Science Center Nashville 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

13 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.

Adventure Science Center photo from the official site
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Adventure Science Center

Nashville option for STEM exhibits and class discussion; 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
Live Science fog
Nashville, TNMostly indoor Nashville science center with exhibit galleries, Sudekum Planetarium, labs, theater-style science shows, covered outdoor lunch pavilion, free bus parking, and accessibility/sensory supports

Adventure Science Center Field Trips

Nashville Adventure Science Center field trip with $8 student general admission, MNPS free admission, free teachers, one free required chaperone per 10 students, 20+ student school group minimum, 140-student group cap, two-week reservation deadline, $5 planetarium/science show/lab add-ons, $10 dissection add-ons, two-hour exhibit window, lunch pavilion, free bus parking.

School/group prices
Reserve
Use the school group reservation form for academic-year school visits. The official page says qualifying school groups need 20 or more students and must reserve at least two weeks in advance.
Lunch
The covered picnic pavilion seats 180 first-come, first-served in the lower parking lot; no indoor lunchroom is available, but students may bring lunches or pre-order Subway box lunches with indoor food and drink storage.
Bus
Use the official 800 Fort Negley Boulevard address. The guide says bus parking is free but requires an advance bus count, and the directions page says guest parking is free with gated lower-lot hours.
Grades
Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Live Science fog
NASHVILLE, TNMostly indoors

Adventure Science Center Nashville

NASHVILLE 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
reenactors giving instruction
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Andrew Jackson's Hermitage K-12 Field Trips

Nashville 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
Belle Meade Historic Site Student Group Programs photo from the official site
Nashville, TNIndoor/outdoor mix

Belle Meade Historic Site Student Group Programs

Nashville 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
Bells Bend Outdoor Center School Field Trips photo from the official site
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Bells Bend Outdoor Center School Field Trips

Nashville 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
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Nashville, TNMostly outdoors

Cheekwood Estate & Gardens

Nashville 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
Museum Gallery
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Field Trips

Nashville 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
Country Music Hall of Fame School Field Trips photo from the official site
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Country Music Hall of Fame School Field Trips

Nashville 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
Frist Art Museum photo from the official site
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Frist Art Museum

Nashville 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
Jack in the Bean Show at Nashville Children's Teathre in 1930
Nashville, TNIndoor/outdoor mix

Nashville Children's Theatre

Nashville 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
Nashville Parthenon Field Trips and Group Visits photo from the official site
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Nashville Parthenon Field Trips and Group Visits

Nashville 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
Person looking at rhino
Nashville, TNIndoor/outdoor mix

Nashville Zoo

Nashville option for animals and live exhibits; 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
A green roofed building with stone walls and tan sides, with an American flag flying above it.
Nashville, TNMostly indoors

Stones River National Battlefield Field Trips

Nashville option with useful basics for families or groups.

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
Front exterior of the Tennessee Residence.
Nashville, TNIndoor/outdoor mix

Tennessee Residence Field Trip

Nashville 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
Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, TNIndoor/outdoor mix

Tennessee State Capitol Guided Group Tours

Nashville option with useful basics for families or groups.

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
Tennessee State Museum Field Trips official image 2
Nashville, TNMostly outdoors

Tennessee State Museum Field Trips

Nashville 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