We’ve been a great many field trips in all the years I’ve homeschooled. We started homeschooling in 2001. I began blogging about it in 2005, and many of our field trips have been documented in some fashion here. I still have a ton to get blogged, but homeschooling got ahead of me – my eldest is now graduated and in college. Now that I’m just homeschooling my two younger kids – who are in elementary school and looking forward to trying to get in a bunch of field trips with mom themselves, I’m making a list of our blogged trips here. I’ll be adding to it frequently.

I put a list of the field trips I hope to blog about soon at the bottom of this post just for kicks. I used to list field trips on annual lists of where we went each year and link them every time I was able to get to them, but it makes much more sense to have them all in one post.

We have trips on this list in Texas, Arkansas (where we lived for 2 years), and a few out of state trips as I have traveled with my photography business and as a blogger many times. We love a good road trip and enjoy traveling very much. If I had the money, I would do it all the time! We take every opportunity we can to hit the road!

Field trips are one of my favorite parts of homeschooling. They aren’t just for little kids. This homeschool mom loves them, too!

Here are our recorded trips (in alphabetical order by geographic region) for your reading pleasure:

Big List of Field Trips

Austin Area & Hill Country
Austin Aquarium
Austin Bats
Austin Steam Train Association’s Hill Country Flyer
Blue Bell Creamery and Other Things to Do in Central Texas
Bluebonnets
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Chisholm Trail Days
Crowe’s Nest Farm
Dog Breeder
Fire Station
Flat Stanley Field Trip to HEB
Harvest Party
Honey Bee Farm
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Laguna Gloria and Camp Mabry in Austin
Lobbying with THSC at the Texas Capitol
Microsoft Store Event
Picnic at the Pond
Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls, TX
Wild-Connections Butterfly Farm (note: I don’t believe this is open any longer)
Zach Theater in Austin
Zilker Park (Park Days)

Greater Houston Area
A.D. Players Theater in Houston
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Army Surplus Store (and lots of other ideas for Military field trips)
Brazos Bend State Park
Civil War Battle Reenactment
Downtown Houston Aquarium Field Trip (and dissecting a squid)
Houston Ship Channel Tour
Houston Studio Glass
Houston Zoo
King Tut Exhibit
Largest Steam Train
Pumpkin Patch
THSC Convention Teen Staff Program
Texas Prison Museum

Galvestion Area & Gulf Coast
Bolivar Lighthouse
Galveston Beach
Galveston Island Christmas Adventure
Moody Gardens & Stewart Beach

DFW/Piney Woods/East Texas
Diversity Training: Field Trip to Public School
Magic Time Machine
Six Flags Homeschool Day
Texas Homeschool Coalition Convention
Texas State Railroad

Other Texas Field Trips
Glenrose, Texas Dinosaur Tracks

Arkansas
Arkansas Arts Center
Audiologist’s Office
Camping and Canoeing at Petit Jean State Park
Guitar Shop
Burns Park, Bike and Picnic
Burns Park Covered Bridge and Photo Shoot
Clinton Presidential Library
Coleman’s Miller Mountain & Rock Shop
Going Fishing in Arkansas (Okatoma Creek)
Hiking and Trails/Swamps and Foothills
Hiking Petit Jean State Park
Hiking Petit Jean State Park, Part 2
Hot Springs Bathhouse & Geology Tour
Little Rock Trolley
Louisiana Purchase Historic State Park
Lower White River Museum
McArthur Military Museum
Natural State Expo
The Old Mill in North Little Rock
Old State House Museum in Little Rock
Pinnacle Mountain Hike
Pinnacle Mountain Rendezvous
Pioneer Dress Up Wagon Ride
River Market and Trolleys, “Spring Break in Arkansas”
Snow Day!
USS Razorback Submarine

Greater America/Out of State
American Cross-Country Driving Adventure
Biltmore and North Carolina Arboretum
Chevy Bloopers (North Carolina and other road trip spots…)
Driving through Detroit
The Lego Store (Austin), Visiting Friends in Longview, Oklahoma Drive (and driver’s Ed lessons), ETC.
Meramec Caverns
Photo Walk in Asheville, North Carolina
Quick Trip through St. Louis, MO
Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri

Teacher’s Lounge Field Trip Chatter

Carschoolin’ and Fieldtrippin’
Chat about Field Trips
Fantastic Field Trips and Events
First and Second Grade Field Trip List
Kindergarten and First Grade Field Trip List
List of Fieldtrips for Third and Fourth Grade
List of Fourth and Fifth Grade Field Trips
Pictures and Links for Third and Fourth Grade Field Trips
Postcards from East Texas
Postcards from Houston
Sneaky Field Trip Posts that I Forgot to Add to the Field Trip Foto Friday Series
Second and Third Grade Field List
Wrapping Up a Homeschool Year and Grading the Teacher (field trips are mentioned, but not listed)

Field Trips I hope to blog soon… that we’ve taken already

Waco Zoo
California Trip
Segauro National Park
Blanton Museum of Art
White Sands National Park
Valley of Fire State Park
Update of Sweetberry Farm, Marble Falls
Rodeo Austin
Swimming at Grandma Betty’s
Sand Creek Farm
Update of the Texas Renfest
Governor Mansion and Texas Capitol Building
St. Patrick’s Day at the Park
Cadillac Ranch
Hiking with Daddy
Hunting with Daddy
East Austin Succulents
Pacific Ocean and LA
Chimayo New Mexico and Santa Fe
Carlsbad Caverns
Antelope Canyon
Cirque du Soleil
Johnson City Lights
Grand Canyon
THSC Kid Program in Arlington and Woodlands
Little Bethlehem in Burnett
Air Show
Bowling
Eye Doctor
Farmer’s Markets
Fishing
Moving to the Farm

FIELDTRIPS WE WANT TO TAKE

(some are repeat field trips so the younger kids can do them or just because we loved them so)

LOCAL
Glass Bottom Boats in San Marcus
Observatory / Planetarium
Eagle Pass
Enchanted Rock
Garbage Dump / Recycling Center
Umlauf Sculpture Garden Photo Walk
Mexicarte (Dios de los Muertos)
Snake Farm
T-Shirt Screen Printing
Mounted Officers
Urban Roots
Austin Zoo
Canyon of the Eagles
Austin Nature Center
Music Day (more of a co-op get together)
OHenry Museum (train)
Dickenson (history museum) / Fire Museum
The Thinkery
Pioneer Farm
Paramount Theater
Blazertag
Vikingfest (they used to do this in Georgetown, TX – not sure if they do anymore)
Trail of Lights
Texas State Cemetery
Homestead Heritage Fair
William Sydney Porter House
Niel Cochran House
Republic of Texas Museum
French Legation Museum
Daughters of the Revolution
Circus
Williamson Museum
Police Station
Prison or Jail
Veterinarian
Orchestra / Opera
National Weather Service / TV Station Weatherman
Fish Hatchery
Boating
Airplane Trip / Air Traffic Control
Iceskating
Family Portraits

STATEWIDE
Waco, Texas Daytrip
DFW Area Pumpkin Farm
Alamo & Mi Tierra’s
Dinosaur World, TX
Blacksmith
Camping Trip
Mushroom Foraging
Gem and Mineral Society / Lapidary
Gutenberg Bible Exhibit
Medieval Times
Scarborough Faire
Dude Ranch
ATM Entomology and Blue Bell Factory
Pedernales Falls State Park
Texas Painted Churches Driving Tour
LBJ Library
Bush Library
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Texas Festivals (too many to list)
Family Reunions and Cemetery Visits
Fredricksburg Art Museums (Beckindorf, Windburg)
Museum of Handmade Furniture (New Braunfells)
Tech Shop Tour
Maker Barn in Houston
Texas Beekeeper Association Field Trip
Hot Air Balloon Fest
Seaworld
State Fair

OUT OF STATE / OUT OF COUNTRY – BUCKET LIST FIELD TRIPS
California Trip (again with Dad this time)
Mount Ranier, Mt. St. Helens and Rain Forest in Washington
Statue of Liberty / New York City
Everglades / Disney World and Epcot
Pigeon Forge and Smokies… plus The Trail of Tears, TN
Rocky Mountain National Park and the Silverton Train, CO
Mount Rushmore, SD
Redwood Forest, Lego Land, Alcatraz, San Diego Zoo and visit friends and family in CA
East and West coat beaches and boardwalks
Highway 1 up the coast to Canada
Seattle
Florida Keys
Nathaniel Bowditch House (Salem, Massachusetts)
Crayola Factory in PA
Museums and Monuments in DC
Colonial Williamsburg in VA
Aquarium Sleepover in GA
Ecuador
Italy
Isreal
Canyonlands, arches and parks in Utah
Yosemite, Vineyards and Death Valley in CA
Scottland, England, Ireland
Egypt

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