Middle and High School Field Trip Options

Self-Guided Tours

Step into the past in the historic neighborhood of Strawbery Banke! Unique among outdoor history museums, Strawbery Banke presents the unfolding story of life in a New England city over four centuries of change. Explore furnished homes, still sitting on their original foundations along well-traveled streets. Experience home life, entertainment, chores, play, and work.  Learn from intriguing exhibits, and take in the sights and scents of period gardens. The skilled staff of historic interpreters and costumed roleplayers guide your students through daily life in times past, from the 1690s to the 1950s. Use our Discovery Guide to help plan and focus your visit.

Self-Guided Tour Details:

  • Offered May – October

  • Museum is open seasonally for tours. Hours of operation vary depending on the time of year. Visits should fall within these standard hours if possible.

  • Maximum group size per day: 400 students

  • Minimum group size: Groups must pay for at least 10 people to get the group rate

  • $10.00 per student/$10.00 per adult chaperone (price does not include extra workshop programs)

Time Travel Workshops

An add-on to the self-guided tour, Time Travel Workshops provide students with an in-depth, immersive experience into a specific topic. Choose from three workshops.

  • Raise the Roof: Early New England Architecture

  • Industry and Innovation: 19th-Century Cookstove Cooking

  • Home and Hearth: 18th-Century Hearth Cooking

Workshop Details:

  • 90-minute interactive programs

  • Guided by professional museum educators

  • Involve students in hands-on history

  • Maximum number per workshop: 15 students. (Multiple workshops can be run at the same time to accommodate groups up to 150 students in a day)

  • $15.00 per student/$10.00 per adult chaperone (price includes the self-guided tour)

  • Offered May – October

Guided Tours

Guided tours include a self-guided tour when booked during the historic house season (May – October)

  • Uncovering the Past: An Archaeological Tour

  • Learning from the Landscape: A Botanical History Tour

  • A Tale of Two Marys: 19th-century Women’s History

  • Recollections of Home: Early 20th Century Through Oral History

  • Keeping History Above Water: Sea-Level Rise Solutions

Program Details:

  • Offered Year Round

  • 45 – 60 minute tour

  • Maximum group size: 50 students per day

  • Minimum group size: Must pay for at least 10 participants

  • $15.00 per student/$10.00 per adult chaperone