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The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. AJT Jul 2019 #1
did you go in the coal mine? mopinko Jul 2019 #33
The coal mine and the uboat. I really liked the AT&T sound wave display. AJT Jul 2019 #34
That was always my favorite as well! I took the kiddo there last year and it was still awesome, Luciferous Jul 2019 #46
+1. Middle 1950's. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2019 #57
The Denver Symphony...probably 1962 or so. I remeber hearing this... likesmountains 52 Jul 2019 #2
1966 - when I was in 6th grade - a field trip to see a computer! Chemisse Jul 2019 #3
There was a farm my school board ran. We went there year after year. We applegrove Jul 2019 #4
The McCormick Spice Company in Baltimore, MD WestLosAngelesGal Jul 2019 #5
That would be totally cool for me even today as an old woman! csziggy Jul 2019 #7
Okay, that sounds awesome! n/t ms liberty Jul 2019 #29
In my small hometown the only field trips were to local places csziggy Jul 2019 #6
Oh, you was robbed. Friggin' mastodons are NOT overrated. But, you seem to have recovered OK. sl8 Jul 2019 #10
Out of school I got to go to cool places csziggy Jul 2019 #18
Madame Tussauds and the Planetarium were always my favorite Skittles Jul 2019 #8
In England, right? sl8 Jul 2019 #13
yes Skittles Jul 2019 #15
Mrs Gillfillan's class, Sleepy Hollow Elementary, Orinda, CA, 1976-77 mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #9
I don't know if this quite qualifys as a field trip but, The Figment Jul 2019 #11
The Warther museum in ohio (woodcarving) captain queeg Jul 2019 #12
The Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown, NY. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #14
Did that have a stone giant? sl8 Jul 2019 #16
You're thinking of the Cardiff Giant. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #17
Wow...so many of them! SeattleVet Jul 2019 #19
A visit to Lou's gas station in second grade Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #20
Did you end up becoming a mechanic? No? ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #68
I lived two blocks away and spent a lot of time at Lou's over the years.... Brother Buzz Jul 2019 #70
Monterey Bay Aquarium sakabatou Jul 2019 #21
I can think of two TlalocW Jul 2019 #22
Summer school. Science program. Do not ask me why, as my hometown has a major university emmaverybo Jul 2019 #23
Well, one was an actual field trip while attending Doreen Jul 2019 #24
Going to COSI in Columbus, OH n/t JesterCS Jul 2019 #25
the local art museum was more fun than it should have been rampartc Jul 2019 #26
Universal Studios with my 8th grade drama class. 1991. dewsgirl Jul 2019 #27
Boston Aquarium mikeargo Jul 2019 #28
I have two: Cape Kennedy, and Nature's Classroom ms liberty Jul 2019 #30
The First Earth Day 1970 jpak Jul 2019 #31
1975 - Johnston Elementary School, Fort Huachuca, AZ. Aristus Jul 2019 #32
Two of 'em. Iggo Jul 2019 #35
Local Phone Company... Small Town, IL circa 1975 targetpractice Jul 2019 #36
Oh wait, how could I forget?!?!?! Iggo Jul 2019 #37
how long did that tour? because I am pretty sure I saw it and it would have had to have been 75 or 6 Kali Jul 2019 #40
Nov '76 to Apr '79. Iggo Jul 2019 #42
I think it was in San Francisco... Kali Jul 2019 #44
Hey.....there's Waldo! AJT Jul 2019 #50
Human autopsy for Psysiology JCMach1 Jul 2019 #38
way cool! Kali Jul 2019 #41
It was optional... some kids couldn't deal... JCMach1 Jul 2019 #65
That was the situation for us Kali Jul 2019 #66
The Liberty Bell and the Wonder Bread factory IcyPeas Jul 2019 #39
That's crazy. Same thing for us at the Weber's plant back in '68. Iggo Jul 2019 #43
Camarillo State Hospital (California) CloudWatcher Jul 2019 #45
The Ventura County Sheriffs made sure you didn't see any homeless people. hunter Jul 2019 #51
New York City, 5th grade. The whole week. NNadir Jul 2019 #47
I held hands with Margaret Lester in sixth grade at a performance panader0 Jul 2019 #48
Potato chip factory Shrek Jul 2019 #49
Haha, glad I scrolled through this thread, me too!... hibbing Jul 2019 #67
Boston Museum of Science or The New England Aquarium. tymorial Jul 2019 #52
1962, Silver Springs, FL on an elementary school field trip. dameatball Jul 2019 #53
I never had a field trip in grade school. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2019 #54
Me neither mainstreetonce Jul 2019 #59
The first field trip I remember (and it was memorable because it was the first) The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #55
Griffith Park Observatory and Travel Town, 'sixties. hunter Jul 2019 #56
Back before time snowybirdie Jul 2019 #58
No field trips ever. Poor Catholic school with very LuckyLib Jul 2019 #60
A chick hatchery Freddie Jul 2019 #61
It's no longer politically correct... Laffy Kat Jul 2019 #62
The LBJ ranch Texasgal Jul 2019 #63
I think it was 6th grade but we all piled into a bus yellowdogintexas Jul 2019 #64
I don't know if it counts, but in the 6th grade we went on a week long excursion ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #69
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