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Field Trip Ideas

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

WORLD HUNGER RELIEF FARM

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

HEB (Students from Pre-K to 6th grade)

LAKE BUCHANAN ADVENTURES

GONZALES PIONEER VILLAGE: LIVING HISTORY CENTER

BELL COUNTY MUSEUM

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