Explore History with Middle and High School Field Trips

Strawbery Banke Museum provides engaging, hands-on educational experiences designed for middle and high school students. These field trips offer a deeper exploration of New Hampshire’s past through interactive self-guided tours, immersive workshops, and guided programs. Tailored to align with national and state curriculum standards, the programs challenge students to think critically about history, encouraging them to analyze primary sources, explore diverse perspectives, and connect the past to the present. These experiences foster curiosity, engagement, and a meaningful understanding of historical events and their lasting impact.

Middle and High School Field Trips

  • Self Guided Tours

    Self Guided Tours

    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.

    Availability: May – October

    Group Size: Minimum 10 people; Maximum 400 students/day

    Cost: $10/student and $10/adult chaperone (excludes workshop programs)

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  • 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 several workshops.

    Click here to view the workshop descriptions.

    Availability: May-June & September-October

    Program Time: 90-minute interactive programs (most groups should plan for 3.5 – 4 hours total)

    Group Size: Maximum 15 students/workshop (multiple workshops available to accommodate up to 150 students/day)

    Cost: $15/student and $10/adult chaperone (includes self-guided tour)

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  • Guided Tours

    Guided tours include a self-guided tour when booked during the historic house season.

    • 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

    Click here to view tour descriptions.

    Availability: Year-round

    Program Time: 45–60-minute tour

    Group Size: Minimum 10 participants; Maximum 50 students/day

    Cost: $15/student and $10/adult chaperone

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