Western Mass Field Trips for Homeschoolers


Amelia Park Children's Museum
Westfield, MA
Ideal spot for toddler play

Amelia Park Arena
Westfield, MA
Ice Skating rink

Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame
Springfield, MA
Springfield is the birthplace of basketball.

Bassett Planetarium
Amherst, MA
"School groups are invited to explore the apparent motions of the sun and circumpolar constellations, celestial navigation, seasonal skies, and the mechanics and structure of the solar system and the universe.

Dinosaur Footprints Observation
Holyoke,MA
Hundreds of prehistoric tracks—the first dinosaur prints ever to be scientifically described—revealed in slabs of sandstone.

New England Falconry
Hadley,MA
"New England Falconry is located on open meadows and forestland in beautiful Western Massachusetts. Federal and State permits allow us to provide you with the extraordinary opportunity to handle and free-fly a trained hawk."

BENESKI MUSEUM
OF NATURAL HISTORY
Amherst, MA
Beneski Museum of Natural History has fossils and minerals from around the globe, including dinosaur footprints, a petrified tree and meteorite specimens, which are available to touch.

EcoTarium
Worcester, MA
The EcoTarium's museum building features three floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits that explore the natural and physical sciences and our New England environment.

ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART
Amherst,MA
Museum of picture book art.