There are literally hundreds of places to visit in and around the Central Texas area.
WACO LIBRARY: (Before planning a library field trip, please contact GWCHE’s library liaison, Susan Price.)
Programs by Ms. Vivan
- Library scavenger hunt
- Native American tales
- Stories around the world
- On the trail (cowboys)
- African folktales
- Texas tales
- Pioneer days
CAMERON PARK ZOO
- Guided tours
- Behind the scenes tours
- Ranch House programs
- Venomous spiders and snakes in Central Texas
- 750-8467 or 750-8466
- www.cameronparkzoo.com
PUMPKIN PATCH AT TEXAS ORGANIC NURSERY and CHRISTMAS TREE FARM
- Mexia, Texas
- 254-562-6306
- txorg@glade.net
WORLD HUNGER RELIEF FARM
- Elm Mott, Texas
- 799-5611
- www.worldhungerrelief.org
WACO WETLANDS
WEST LIVESTOCK AUCTION
ARMSTRONG BROWNING LIBRARY
DR. PEPPER MUSEUM
RED MEN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
MAYBORN MUSEUM COMPLEX
- Intro to nature (preK-1st)
- Young scientist (preK-1st)
- Junior historian (preK-1st)
- On the go (preK-1st)
- Christmas at Mayborn (preK-8th)
- Village days (preK-8th)
- Children, chickens, and chores (2nd-3rd)
- Settling in Texas (4th-8th)
- Native American culture (2nd-8th)
- Making waves (2nd -3rd)
- Science Whiz (2nd-8th)
- Bones and no bones(2nd-3rd)
- Creatures past and present (4th-8th)
- Don’t trash that trash (2nd-8th)
TEXAS RANGER HALL OF FAME
TEXAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME
THE ART CENTER
HISTORIC WACO FOUNDATION
- Tours of four historic homes
- Before blue jeans and Reeboks (1st-8th)
- The built environment (1st-8th)
- The great indoors (1st-8th)
- How did Waco grow? (3rd-12th)
- Transportation: trains, planes and automobiles (K-8th)
- They also offer 24 different speeches on history related topics!
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING -FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH STOCKYARDS
WACO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WACO POLICE DEPARTMENT
SHIPLEY DO-NUTS
KBBW
LIPSITZ RECYCLING CENTER
PROJECT TORNADO
TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHERIES –ATHENS
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING-Austin
HOMESTEAD HERITAGE
HOT Dairy Classroom (This field trip is in October during the HOT Fair and Rodeo. If interested in leading this trip, call the McLennan County Extension Office at 254-757-5180)
BIROME GIN CO., Inc.
- Tours are usually from August 25-October 15. The dates vary each year as weather affects the cotton harvest time.
- 139Fm 308 Spur
- Birome, Texas
- Gerry and Lisa Kasberg
- 254-533-2291 or 254-709-0744
FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER
- Glenrose, Texas
- 254-897-2960 ext.216
- tessac@fossilrim.org
- www.fossilrim.org
HEB (Students from Pre-K to 6th grade)
LAKE BUCHANAN ADVENTURES
- 15 miles from Burnet Texas
- 512-755-0546
- Craig@LakeBuchananAdventures.com
- www.LakeBuchananAdventures.com
GONZALES PIONEER VILLAGE: LIVING HISTORY CENTER
- Gonzales, Texas
- 830-672-2157
- thevillage@gve.net
BELL COUNTY MUSEUM
- Belton, Texas
- 254-933-5243
- www.bellcountytx.com/Museum/


