Field Trips
Homeschool families LOVE field trips!
Field Trips
If you have a favorite museum, field trip, or event to share with others, please send it to fieldtrips@heav.org. Check out the links below for some great field trips, ideas, preparation tips, and inspiration.
Checklist for a Successful Field Trip
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Virginia Is for Field Trips (field trips by category)
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Museum and Information Center
757-494-0577
More Information
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County Museum Complex
804-777-9663
www.chesterfieldhistory.com/teacher.html
Henricus Historical Park
804-748-1613
www.henricus.org
Gloucester
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
804-684-7000
http://www.vims.edu
Gloucester Museum of History
804-693-1234
http://www.gloucesterva.info/museum/historyhome.htm
Hampton
Tourist Info
757-727-1102
Air Power Park
757-727-1163
http://www.hampton.va.us/parks/parks_and_trails.html
Bluebird Gap Farm
757-727-6739
www.hampton.gov/parks/feature_parks.html
Casemate Museum, Fort Monroe FREE
757-727-3391
www.tradoc.monroe.army.mil/museum/museum.asp
Charles Taylor Art Center FREE
757-722-2787
Fort Wool
757-722-9102
http://www.geocities.com/hrforts/Fort_Wool
Hampton Bay Days
757-727-1641
http://www.baydays.com
Hampton Carousel Park (by VA Air and Space Center)
http://www.hampton.va.us/parks/waterfront_and_feature_parks.html
Hampton History Museum
757-727-1610
http://www.hampton.va.us/history_museum
Hampton University Museum FREE
757-727-5308
http://ww2.hamptonu.edu/other/museum/index.htm
Miss Hampton II Harbor Cruises
757-727-1102
http://www.misshamptoncruises.com
NASA Langley Research Center
757-864-1000
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html
Education center open to homeschool parents
Peninsula Pilots Baseball
http://www.peninsulapilots.com
Sandy Bottom Nature Park
757-825-4657
http://www.hampton.va.us/sandybottom
St. John’s Church FREE
757-722-2567
http://www.stjohnshampton.org
Thomas Nelson Community College
757-825-2700
http://www.tncc.edu
Venture Inn II Charters (year round cruises)
757-850-8960
http://www.ventureinncharters.com
Virginia Air and Space
757-727-0900
http://www.vasc.org
Virginia Arts Festival
757-282-2800
http://www.virginiaartsfest.com
Hampton Roads
Visitor Information
http://www.digitalhamptonroads
http:// www.hrticket.com
Jamestown
Jamestown Island and Visitor Center
757-229-1733
http://www.nps.gov/colo
Jamestown Settlement
757-253-4939
http://www.historyisfun.org
Loudon
Ticonderoga Farms
703-327-4424
www.ticonderoga.com
Newport News
Visitor Center
757-886-7777
http://www.Newport-news.org
Army Transportation Museum, Fort Eustis
757-878-1109
http://www.transchool.eustis.army.mil/museum/museum.html
Christopher Newport University
757-594-7000
http://www.cnu.edu
Daily Press Newspaper Tour
757-247-4619
http://www.dailypress.com
Endview Plantation
757-887-1862
http:// www.endview.org
Fall Festival of Folklife
757-926-1400
http://www.nnparks.com/festivals.php
Huntington Park and Beach
757-886-7912
http://www.nnparks.com/parks_huntington.php
Lee Hall Mansion
757-888-3371
http://www.leehall.org
Mariner’s Museum and Park
757-596-2222
http://www.mariner.org
Newport News Park
(757) 926-1400
http://nnparks.com
Newsome House Museum FREE
757-247-2360
http://www.newsomehouse.org
Peninsula Fine Arts Center
757-596-8175
http://www.pfac-va.org
FREE Sunday family art workshops
SPCA and Petting Zoo
757-595-1399
http://www.peninsulaspca.com
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Virginia Living Museum
757-595-1900 ext. 217
http://www.thevlm.org
Virginia War Museum
757-247-8523
http://www.warmuseum.org
Norfolk
City Information
http://www.norfolkcitysearch.com
Chrysler Art Museum FREE Wednesdays
757-664-6200
http://www.chrysler.org
Ferry to Portsmouth
http://www.portsmouth-va.worldweb.com/Transportation/Ferries
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
757-322-2987
http://www.hrnm.navy.mil
(part of Nauticus)
Hermitage Foundation Museum
757-422-2052
http://www.hermitagefoundation.org
Hunter House Victorian Museum
757-623-9814
http://www.hunterhousemuseum.org
MacArthur Mall
http://www.shopmacarthur.com
parking fee
MacArthur Memorial Museum
757-441-2965
http://sites.communitylink.org/mac
Moses Myers House
757-664-6283
http://www.chrysler.org/Myers_house.asp
Nauticus, National Maritime Center
757-664-1000
http://www.nauticus.org
Norfolk Admirals Hockey
757-640-1212
http://www.norfolkadmirals.com
Norfolk’s International Azalea Festival
757-282-2801
http://www.azaleafestival.org
USS Wisconsin
757-322-2987
http://www.nauticus.org
(part of Nauticus)
Waterside Mall
757-627-3300
http://www.watersidemarketplace.com
parking fee
Willoughby-Baylor House
757-664-6200
http://www.chrysler.org/WB_house.asp
Portsmouth
Carrie B Harbor Tours
757-393-4735
http://www.carriebcruises.com
Children’s Museum of Virginia
757-393-5397
http://www.childrensmuseumva.com
Courthouse Galleries of the Portsmouth
757-393-8983
http://www.courthousegalleries.com
First Sundays are FREE
Ferry to Norfolk
757-722-9400
http://www.harborlink.com
Museum of Military History
757-221-2700
Portsmouth Lightship Museum
757-393-8741
http://www.portsnavalmuseums.com/about_lightship.html
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
757-393-8591
http://www.portsnavalmuseums.com
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
757-393-8031
http://www.virginiasportshalloffame.com
Richmond
City Information
http://www.richmond.citysearch.com
Black History Museum and Cultural Center
804-780-9093
http://www.blackhistorymuseum.org
Childrens’ Museum of Richmond
804-474-CmoR
http://www.c-mor.org
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
804-648-5523
http://www.poemuseum.org
Kings Dominion
804-876-5561
http://www3.paramountparks.com/kingsdominion
Offers “Homeschool Days”
Maymont Park
804-358-7166
http://www.maymont.org
Museum of the Confederacy
804-649-1861
http://www.moc.org
Richmond Braves Baseball
800-849-4627
http://www.rbraves.com
State Capitol Building and Legislative Offices
804-698-1788
http://legis.state.va.us/cap_tours/tour_info/tour_info_small.html
Watch for “Homeschool Day at the Capitol” each February
Science Museum of Virginia offers homeschool classes
804-367-6552
http://www.smv.org
State Fair of Virginia
804-569-3200
http://www.statefair.com
Valentine Museum
804-649-0711
http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com
Virginia Holocaust Museum
804-257-5400
http://www.va-holocaust.com/default.asp
Note: This museum contains graphic content not appropriate for young children.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
804-204-2705
http://www.vmfa.state.va.us
Branch Museum of Architecture and Design
https://branchmuseum.org
Isle of Wight County
Boykin’s Museum FREE
757-365-9771
http://www.southamptoncounty.org
Smithfield
Isle of Wight County Museum FREE
757-357-7459
http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/park_rec/museum.html
Surry
Chippokes Plantation State Park
757-294-3625
http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/chippoke.htm
Bacon’s Castle
757-357-5976
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/bac.htm
Surry Nuclear Power Plant
(757) 357-5410
http://www.dom.com/about/stations/nuclear/surry/index.jsp
Pork, Peanut, and Pine Festival
(757) 294-3625
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/parks/chippoke.htm
Sufflock
Riddick’s Folly
757-934-1390
http://groups.hamptonroads.com/RiddicksFolly
Suffolk Museum FREE
757-925-6311
http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1162770
Virginia Beach
City Info
American Music Festival
http://www.beacheventsfun.com/beachstreetusa_web_site_045.htm
Botanical gardens
Francis Land House
757-431-4000
http://www.carolshouse.com/structures/francisland
Offers homeschool workshops
Fort Story
http://www.eustis.army.mil/Fort_story
Neptune Festival
757-498-0215
http://www.neptunefestival.com
Tidewater Tides Baseball
757-622-2222
http://www.norfolktides.com
Adam Thoroughgood House
757-664-6283
http://virginiabeachhistory.org/thoroughgoodhouse.html
Virginia Dinosaur Museum
757-491-7522
http://www.sciencefun.com/web05.htm
Virginia Marine Science Museum
757-425-3474
http://www.vmsm.com
Yoder Dairy
757-497-3518
http://www.yoderdairies.com
Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center
757-220-7669
http://www.history.org/history/museums/abby_art.cfm
Closed until February 2007
Bruton Parish
757-229-2891
http://www.brutonparish.org
Busch Gardens
http://www.buschgardens.com
Offers “Homeschool Days”
College of William and Mary
Colonial Williamsburg
757-229-1000
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
757-220-7724
http://www.history.org/History/museums/dewitt_gallery.cf
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
757-565-8500
http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary.cfm
Muscarelle Museum of Art FREE
757-221-2703
http://www.wm.edu/muscarelle
Presidents Park
757-259-1121 ext. 109
http://www.presidentspark.org
Virginia Shakespeare Festival
Water Country
1-800-343-7946
http://www.watercountryusa.com
Williamsburg Scottish Festival and Celtic Celebration
1-866-854-7888
http://www.wsfonline.org
Zollinger Museum, College of W&M
757-221-3090
Yorktown
On The Hill, Cultural Arts Center
757-898-3076
Miss Yorktown Fishing Tours
757-879-8276
http://www.yorktowncruises.com
Yorktown Lady Dinner Cruises
757-879-8276
http://www.yorktowncruises.com
York County Historical Museum
757-898-3727
http://www.yorkcounty.gov/ychm
Yorktown Victory Center
757-253-4939
http://www.historyisfun.org
Yorktown Visitor Center/Battlefield
757-898-2411
http://www.nps.gov/colo
Waterman’s Museum
757-887-2641
