Costumed colonial guide leads group of children on field trip

Field Trips

BRING HISTORY TO LIFE WITH HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS!

Historic Annapolis offers engaging, inquiry-based field trips that immerse students in Maryland and U.S. history through authentic places, primary sources, and hands-on learning. All programs are led by museum educators and align with Maryland Social Studies standards.

Through storytelling, hands-on activities, and exploration, students will:

  • Journey through more than 400 years of diverse history
  • Step inside and explore our historic sites
  • Think critically about the past and make connections to today
  • Discover Annapolis’s and Maryland’s role in United States history

Have Questions?

For frequently asked questions, please visit our FAQ page.

For additional information or questions about student trips, please contact grouptours@annapolis.org or call 410.990.4514.

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PROPERTIES

TO BEGIN YOUR BOOKING, PLEASE COMPLETE OUR FIELD TRIP INQUIRY FORM.

Inquiry Form

You will be contacted by our staff to finalize your reservation.

SITES

Students may visit the William Paca House & Garden, Museum of Historic Annapolis, Maryland State House, Hogshead Trades Museum, or Waterfront Warehouse as part of their themed field trip experience. Sites vary based on curriculum-based packages.

GRADES

Field trips are offered for grades pre-K through 12. Programs are tailored to all age groups and adapted for schools, homeschool groups, camps, and extracurricular groups.

DATES AND TIMES

Your Historic Annapolis visit can be scheduled Monday through Saturday between 9 am and 4 pm.

GROUP SIZE

Historic Annapolis can accommodate groups between 10 and 120 participants (total students and adults), base on the chosen package.

AVAILABLE THEMED PACKAGES

Through hands-on exploration of historic places and artifacts, discover how people lived in the past, compare it to life today, and observe what living things need to survive.

Preschool 

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca Garden with Storytime and activity, and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse 

Kindergarten & Grade 1 

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca Garden with Storytime and activity, and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse 
  • Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca Garden with Storytime, Garden tour and activity, Rules of Civility presentation, and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse 

Explore what daily life was like for children and families in the past and compare it to life today, building skills in observation, comparison, and historical thinking. 

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca House and Garden and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse 
  • Full Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, William Paca House and Garden, and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse 

Investigate the causes of revolution, colonial resistance, and the varied perspectives of people living in Annapolis during this pivotal era.

Grade 4

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca House and Garden and Hogshead Trades Museum 
  • Full Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, William Paca House and Garden, and Hogshead Trades Museum with Waterfront Warehouse

Middle School

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, William Paca House with a brief overview of the Garden, and ‘We Hold These Truths’ exhibit 
  • Full Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, the William Paca House with a brief overview of the Garden, ‘We Hold These Truths’ exhibit, and Maryland State House 

Examine how individuals, community leaders, and government decisions have limited and expanded civil rights and freedoms throughout Maryland and U.S. history. 

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis and Maryland State House 
  • Full Day with HA: Sites include the William Paca House and Garden, Museum of Historic Annapolis, and Maryland State House 

Examine the lives, labor, activism, and contributions of African Americans throughout Maryland’s history. 

  • Half Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, William Paca House with a brief overview of the Garden, and ‘We Hold These Truths’ exhibit 
  • Full Day with HA: Sites include the Museum of Historic Annapolis, the William Paca House and Garden, ’We Hold These Truths’ exhibit, and Maryland State House 

Homeschool field trips are customized to cover curriculum requirements and activities.

  • Half Day with HA: Choice of 2 sites; includes time for crafts and activities 
  • Full Day with HA: Choice of 3 sites; includes time for lunch, crafts, and activities 

PRICING

  • 2-hour program, visiting two historic sites that complement the grade level’s curriculum 
  • $15 per student, $12 per adult 

*Does not include time for lunch or snack on terrace. If needed, please include request in inquiry form. 

 *Title One School Discount: Qualified Title One schools that register for a visit with Historic Annapolis will receive a discount on student admission. More information is available during the registration process.

  • 3.5-hour program, visiting three sites that complement the grade level’s curriculum 
  • Includes use of the terrace for bagged lunch or snack 
  • $18 per student, $15 per adult 

 *Title One School Discount: Qualified Title One schools that register for a visit with Historic Annapolis will receive a discount on student admission. More information is available during the registration process.

A $3 per student fee applies to all add-on crafts and activities. 

  • Maryland Gazette: Present Your Fatal Stamp: 4th – 12th 
  • Sweet Bags: 2nd – 6th  
  • Plant a Seed: Pre-K – 3rd  
  • Rules of Civility: Take a Bow with Your Own Tricorn Hat: 2-5th grade 
  • Make Your Own Money: all ages 
  • What is on Your Hornbook? 2-5th grade 

Please note: A minimum number of adult chaperones is required for safety purposes. Required chaperones are admitted free of charge. 

  • Preschool & Kindergarten: One adult per four students required 
  • Elementary through High School: One adult per ten students required 

Learning Beyond the Classroom

CONNECTIONS TO STANDARDS

  • Social Studies PK.4.2.b – Students will utilize the tools of the historian by analyzing photographs of familiar objects like toys and technology from the past. 
  • Social Studies K.4.2.c – Students will analyze life in the past by explaining how life today is similar and different than in the past using evidence from a variety of sources. 
  • Science K-LS1-1 – Use observation to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive. 
  • Social Studies 1.4.2.c – Students will analyze life in the past by explaining how life today is similar and different than in the past using evidence from a variety of sources. 
  • Social Studies 2.4.2.c – Students will analyze life in the past by explaining how life today is similar and different than in the past using evidence from a variety of sources.  
  • Social Students 3.3.1.d – Students will analyze early regional cultural groups by contrasting the lives of early European explorers, colonists, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans. 
  • Social Students 4.3.1.b – Students will analyze causes of the Revolution by identifying the impact of taxation without representation on various groups.  
  • Social Students 4.3.3.c – Students will examine Maryland’s response to British policy by evaluating the role of various groups, including women, African Americans, and American Indians in Maryland supporting the American Revolution. 
  • Social Students 5.3.4.b – Students will evaluate civil rights in Maryland and the United States by analyzing methods used by individuals and/or groups throughout the 20th century to contribute to the advancement of civil rights for all people.  
  • Social Students 5.3.4.d – Students will evaluate civil rights in Maryland and the United States by analyzing how the government granted or denied freedoms to people based on race, gender, and religion over time. 
  • Social Students 8.2.2.a – Students will evaluate the significance of the end of the salutary neglect as a turning point in American History by analyzing the effect of British policies on the American colonies. 
  • Social Students 8.2.2.b – Students will evaluate the significance of the end of the salutary neglect as a turning point in American History by evaluating the effectiveness of the methods of colonial resistance to British policies. 
  • Social Students 8.2.2.c – Students will evaluate the significance of the end of the salutary neglect as a turning point in American History by identifying the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence.