Indoor/outdoor Solomons sculpture garden and arts center with Murray Arts Building check-in, outdoor garden activities, gallery space, lunch seating inside or outside depending on weather, and free bus-capable parking
Age fitStrong for preschool through middle school visual arts, outdoor sculpture, imagination, science, math, history, language arts, nature observation, camps, scouts, homeschool groups, and Southern Maryland school groups.
CostPublished rate found: $50.
Group planUse 15 children as the field-trip form threshold, plan a maximum based on the chosen package, divide students into equal groups of no more than 20, and use 1:5 adults for preschool or 1:10 adults for school-aged groups.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: Official guidance says there is plenty of seating for lunch and lunch may be taken inside or outside depending on weather; summer rotations can build in a lunch break. · Arrival: Use the official 13470 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD address. The field-trip page says parking is free, can accommodate buses, buses may pull in front of the Murray Arts Building, and staff will greet the bus and students.
