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Lee and Grant in McLean Parlor shaking hands
1 / 5
Appomattox Court House field trips, NPS Ranger education programs, McLean House surrender history, Civil War soldier life, parole passes, bus parking, free admission, and6 · Full official gallery
Indoor/outdoor national historical park village with McLean House, historic buildings, walking routes, Ranger-led programs, bus parking, weather exposure, and NPS visitor logistics
Age fitStrong for grades 4-12 Civil War, surrender at Appomattox, Reconstruction context, primary-source discussion, military drill, printing press activity, soldier life, civics, and Virginia/National Park history.
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planThe NPS field-trip page does not publish a simple minimum; use the education coordinator and 30-day group reservation guidance to confirm class size, program sequence, and adult supervision.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: Official education and field-trip pages do not publish a detailed lunch policy in the visible guidance; confirm picnic/lunch timing, storage, water, trash, and weather backup with the education coordinator before collecting money. · Arrival: Tour groups are welcome and bus parking is available. Official directions list 111 National Park Drive, Appomattox, VA 24522, and warn that GPS may direct visitors onto internal park roads if they do not follow park signs to the main visitor parking lot.
Arlingtons David M Brown Planetarium photo from the official site
1 / 5
Science or STEM museum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostCheck the ticket page for current rates.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: No public reservation window is captured yet.
Photos on the venue site
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge environmental education, ranger-led programs, beach-to-bay habitats, freshwater marsh, dunes, kayaking, hiking, and Virginia Beach coastal ecologyLimited photos
Outdoor coastal refuge with hiking, biking, kayaking, guided programs, sun, wind, bugs, and beach/marsh conditions.
Age fitStrong for beach-to-bay habitats, freshwater marsh, dunes, birds, coastal ecology, and outdoor observation.
CostDiscount prices
Group planConfirm group size and chaperone rules with the refuge because public pages describe activities, not a fixed school package.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: Bring water/snacks and plan lunch separately unless the refuge confirms a specific group area. · Arrival: Confirm refuge arrival, bus handling, and any tram/program meeting point before sending families.
Virginia Beach
Parks as Classrooms: Animal Adaptations
1 / 5
National parkway education, mountain ecology, visitor centers, trails, and school programs11 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Blue Ridge / Roanoke Region
A man and three children walk along a reddish earthen path with a small cluster of rustic buildings in the distance.
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education16 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Henry Hill Visitor Center
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Cape Henry Memorial Cross
Small photo set
1 / 4
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning4 · Small photo set
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostOfficial price page lists free and paid options.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Arrival: No public bus, parking, or drop-off detail is captured yet.
Recreated Powhatan town scene connected to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake story.
Limited photos
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Public history, civics, and interpretive learning2 · Limited photos
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
National Park Service ranger talks to a group of visitors under a large tree.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $30, $6, $9, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A park ranger listens to students while presenting in a school library.
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education11 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostOfficial price page lists free and paid options.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Middletown / Cedar Creek
Brown park sign for Chancellorsville Visitor Center with spring flowers
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Chancellorsville / Fredericksburg
Children's Museum of Richmond photo from the official site
1 / 5
Children's museum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitBest for younger kids and elementary grades
CostPublished rates found: $12, $50. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Children's Museum of Virginia official museum image.
1 / 5
Children's museum field trips, hands-on exhibits, early learning, and school visits6 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitBest for younger kids and elementary grades
CostSchool/group details
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsArrival: No public bus, parking, or drop-off detail is captured yet. · Booking: No public reservation window is captured yet.
Portsmouth / Hampton Roads
Chimborazo Medical Museum photo from the official site
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education8 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Richmond / Chimborazo
A group of glass objects, including an ashtray and two vases, designed by artist Tapio Wirkkala.
1 / 5
Chrysler Museum of Art school field trips with groups of 60 or fewer, one-hour free museum tours, optional art-making studio projects, $100/30 and $150/60 project pricing18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostOfficial price page lists free and paid options.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Two visitors examine an outdoor wayside sign.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning7 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Cold Harbor / Richmond
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum & Botanical Gardens photo from the official site
1 / 5
Botanical garden or arboretum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Explore More Discovery Museum
1 / 5
Children's museum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitBest for younger kids and elementary grades
CostPublished rates found: $8.00, $9.50, $110, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Signs in front of a brick Beaux-Arts style building state that the visitor center is open.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning8 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A large group of children and adults walk on a trail
1 / 5
Civil War battlefield education, national park field trips, history, and ranger programs16 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Fredericksburg
A park volunteer speaking with two people at a visitor center desk.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Fredericksburg
Frontier Culture Museum photo from the official site
1 / 5
Outdoor living history museum18 · Full official gallery
Frontier Culture Museum
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $12.00, $ 9.00, $11.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Group Tour
1 / 5
Historic house museum, availableing era civics, George Mason, grounds, and school visits8 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $5, $2, $7, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Mason Neck / Northern Virginia
Visitor Center
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education15 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Colonial Beach / George Washington Birthplace
Photos on the venue site
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, forested wetlands, visitor services, environmental education, Lake Drummond auto route fee signal, trails, and swamp ecology planningLimited photos
Outdoor forested-wetland refuge with visitor/office support, trail or auto-route choices, mosquitoes, humidity, and rain planning.
Age fitStrong for forested wetlands, swamp ecology, birds, public lands, history/geography tie-ins, and outdoor observation.
CostOfficial rates available
Group planConfirm class size, buses, and chaperone handling directly before planning a school trip.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: Bring water/snacks and plan lunch separately; swamp routes are not cafeteria-style attractions. · Arrival: Confirm the exact entrance, visitor/office hours, and whether the route is trail-based or auto-tour based.
Norfolk / Suffolk / Chesapeake
Ranger in uniform stands facing a group of visitors with his hand raised in a green forest
1 / 5
Geology, caves, fossils, and earth science16 · Full official gallery
Great Falls Park
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $10.00, $20.00, $35.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Ranger in uniform stands facing a group of visitors with his hand raised in a green forest
1 / 5
Geology, caves, fossils, and earth science7 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $10.00, $20.00, $35.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Henry Hill Visitor Center
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education9 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Manassas / Henry Hill
children playing
1 / 5
Botanical garden or arboretum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostCheck the ticket page for current rates.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A park ranger talks to a group of visitors. The group sits along a curved brick wall in a grove of trees.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning7 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $15.00, $45.00, $250.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planUse the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A park ranger talks to a group of visitors. The group sits along a curved brick wall in a grove of trees.
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning7 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $15.00, $45.00, $250.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Historic Jamestowne ranger-led boardwalk tour from the official NPS basic information page.
Limited photos
1 / 3
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning3 · Limited photos
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $15.00, $45.00, $250.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Hopkins Planetarium photo from the official site
1 / 5
Science or STEM museum18 · Full official gallery
Hopkins Planetarium
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostCheck the ticket page for current rates.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Sign for Humpback Rocks Visitor Center
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education14 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Humpback Rocks / Blue Ridge Parkway
James Madison's Montpelier Student Visits photo from the official site
1 / 5
Historic site, constitutional history, archaeology, enslaved community history, and school visits16 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostOfficial price page lists free and paid options.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Orange / Charlottesville Region
Jamestown Settlement gallery exhibits about the first recorded West Central Africans to Virginia
1 / 5
Living history and civics museum5 · Full official gallery
Jamestown Settlement
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $20.00, $9.00, $18.00, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center photo from the official site
1 / 5
Botanical garden or arboretum8 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $19, $10, $25, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Nobel Laurete Dr John Mather Visits JMU
1 / 5
Science or STEM museum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden photo from the official site
1 / 5
Botanical garden or arboretum10 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rates found: $24, $20, $14, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Luray Caverns photo from the official site
1 / 5
Cave, geology, and guided underground tours18 · Full official gallery
Luray Caverns
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for school groups and family outings
CostPublished rates found: $3, $150, $9, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A ranger with a school group on the Maggie L. Walker house front porch
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning10 · Full official gallery
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsLunch: No public lunch or outside-food rule is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
black and white photograph of a park ranger pointing
1 / 5
Public history, civics, and interpretive learning14 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Maymont class and group trip image
Small photo set
Official photo
Maymont K-12 class and group trips with environmental and historical programs, 100-acre outdoor classroom, 15-day advance registration for groups1 · Small photo set
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: $3.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Group tour at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, dad with two toddler children
1 / 5
Botanical garden or arboretum18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: $60.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsArrival: No public bus, parking, or drop-off detail is captured yet. · Booking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Contributions: African Americans in the Shenandoah Valley
1 / 5
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley student tours with art, history, gardens, outreach, virtual tours, all-ages student/scout/homeschool options, $5 per person student tours18 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostOfficial price page lists free and paid options.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Nauticus photo from the official site
1 / 5
Maritime science and naval history museum18 · Full official gallery
Nauticus
Mostly indoors
Age fitGood for elementary grades and older siblings
CostPublished rates found: $25, $15, $35, and more. Use the linked price page for the matching ticket line.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteGood choice for rainy days.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
A woman is riding her horse through Manzanita brush surrounded by the forest. She is traversing down a rocky narrow trail.
1 / 5
Nature, public lands, and environmental education12 · Full official gallery
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostSchool/group details
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Marion / Mount Rogers
Peaks of Otter Visitor Center (Milepost 85.6) photo from the official site
Small photo set
1 / 3
Nature, public lands, and environmental education3 · Small photo set
Mostly outdoors
Age fitGood for mixed-age family or class groups
CostPublished rate found: Free.
Group planCheck group size, chaperones, and reservation steps.
Weather noteMostly outdoors; check heat, rain, mud, and seasonal hours.
Day logisticsBooking: Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
Peaks of Otter / Blue Ridge Parkway