19 field-trip destinations around Boston for families, school groups and homeschoolers — hands-on children's museums, a kid-paced Freedom Trail walk, Duck Tours, whale watches, working farms and free scavenger hunts. Sorted by what makes a great trip, with links to book. See the full list on our museums & excursions page.
~75 min south — Blithewold & Green Animals pair perfectly for a day; Roger Williams is a great rainy-day add-on off I-95.
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Top Boston field trips for kids include the Boston Children's Museum, a kid-paced Freedom Trail walk with Boston By Little Feet, a Boston Duck Tour on land and water, a New England Aquarium whale watch, and hands-on working farms like Eastleigh Farm in Framingham and Tougas Family Farm in Northborough. For history and nature, the Trustees of Reservations run family scavenger hunts at The Old Manse in Concord and other estates.
Yes. The self-guided Trustees Quest is free at many properties around Greater Boston, and city walks along the Freedom Trail or the Esplanade cost nothing. Many towns also offer free scavenger hunts and library-run programs.
The Boston Children's Museum, New England Aquarium, Museum of Ice Cream and Fruitlands Museum all offer group and educational rates, and the Trustees estates and working farms are popular homeschool destinations. Book group visits in advance and ask about chaperone ratios and lunch space.