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Field Trip Ideas in the Smoky Mountains

Written by: Sarah Robinette

Hello Friends! We are Sarah and Stephanie. We are two local home school moms who live in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. We are always looking for ways for our kids to learn, not just in a classroom but out in this big ole world we live in. We have done so much research and put together this list for some field trip ideas for you to enjoy as well.

Now, we do live in East Tennessee so we tried to include some local ideas you can do if you are in town or visiting for vacation. There are some other ideas that are also a couple of hours away from the Smoky Mountains. We wanted to include them for us and for local parents who want to plan a road trip with their family to visit those locations for the day.

This list seems to keep growing and evolving. Let us know of a place we missed that is in the area that would be fun for a field trip.

Outdoors

  • Go on a Hike
  • See some birds at Seven Islands Bird State Park
  • Go Berry Picking at a you pick farm
  • Explore a Botanical Garden
  • Visit a Pumpkin Patch
  • Pick out a tree at a Christmas Tree Farm
  • Learn at Great Smoky Mountain at Tremont
  • Find a Fish Hatchery
  • Swim and learn at a Lake/ Dams
  • Learn to drive and how street signs work at Safety City in Knoxville, only open to the public in the summer and Christmas Season.

 

Animals / Wildlife/ Farms

 

Community Service

  • Serve at a local Soup Kitchen
  • Clean up trash
  • Make someone’s day by going to a nursing home
  • Make care packages for kids at the Children’s Hospital
  • Plant trees or flowers in your neighborhood

 

Society / Plants / Factory

 

  • Go Tour a Power Plant
  • Go to storytelling at your Local Library
  • See Fire Fighters at the Fire Department
  • Go visit the FREE Bush Baked Beans Plant Museum in Chestnut Hills
  • Learn how bread or pastry is made at a Bakery
  • Tour a Bank
  • Learn at a Food Factory
  • See plants at a Green House
  • Go to a Recycling Center
  • Learn how construction equipment works at Dig N Zone

 

Fine Arts

  • Go see a Theater Performance at Tennessee Theater
  • See a Symphony when they come to town
  • Get Inspired at an Art Gallery
  • Go to an Art Festival
  • Go on a Chalk Walk at the Island in October and Downtown Knoxville during the Dogwoods Art Festival in April.
  • See a Sculpture Gardens
  • Learn about the past at Antique Shops
  • Buy a New Book at the Book Store
  • Learn the art of designing flowers with a Florist
  • Create some Jewelry with a Jeweler
  • Sing at a Broadway Musical when in town.
  • Learn the art of Photography from your local photographer
  • Paint Pottery
  • Be amazed at a Blacksmith at Dollywood

 

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History

 

 

Science

  • Visit a Planetarium show at The Muse in Knoxville or Bays Mountain in Kingsport, TN
  • Experiment at Wonderworks in Pigeon Forge, Come Check out our time there by Clicking HERE
  • Ripley’s Believe it or not

 

Fun/ Pop Culture

  • Use your head Knowledge and try an Escape Game
  • Tour some famous cars at the Hollywood Star Car Museum
  • Have fun with over 150 interactive exhibits at Beyond The Lens
  • While you are at Beyond The Lens do their Sky Flyer ride and fly over different parks of the USA
  • See all the unique Salt and Pepper shakers at this fun Museum
  • When you are at Dollywood go and learn about Dolly Parton at the The Dolly Experience
  • Go see all the warbird and aviation memorabilia at the Aviation Museum in Sevierville
  • Tour a TV Station
  • See how a Radio Station works
  • See your favorite celebrity at the Hollywood Wax Museum

 

Religious

 

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Children’s Museums

Smoky Mountain Moms

Stephanie and Sarah