Boxerwood Gardens: Lexington
Explore nature
Outdoor kitchen, mud pit, tunnels, hammock, bone yard, little brook
Trails, meadows and trees
Possible date: Tuesday, September 7th
Length: 4 hours
Cost: Free

Hess-Back Home on the Farm: Harrisonburg
The Virginia Carousel
The Amazing Corn Maze
Pumpkin Patch
Pig Races
Possible date: Tuesday, September 14th
Length: 3-4 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $6 for ages 2 and up

Bear Viewing Hike: Shenandoah National Forest near Big Meadows
Hosted by the Mapel Family
Oh No, Gertrude book reading
Learn about bear safety and hyperphagia
Bear print craft (maybe)
Limited to 14 participants who are willing to quietly hike
Possible date: Tuesday, September 21st
Length: 3-4 hours
Cost: Free (Possibly a small fee for craft activity participants)

Massanutten Water Park: Massanutten 
Play on the indoor water park
Bring your own lunch available
Possible date: On a Monday, Thursday or Friday
Length: 4 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $19 for ages 3 and up, $25 for all day, $5 to just observe

Fishersville Wastewater Treatment Plant: Fishersville
Review a schematic and tour the plant
Length: 1+ hours
Cost: Free
Augusta County Landfill: Fishersville
Tour and information about what happens when an item is thrown away.
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free
Sonoco Recycling Facility: Fishersville
Tour and explanations of how items are made ready to be recycled, as well as how and where they are shipped
Length:  ½ hour
Cost: Free

JMU Planetarium: Harrisonburg
View Molecularium
-Animated film about how molecules and atoms make up our world
Mini-Star talk about what is in currently in the night sky
Possible date: Same as JMU Arboretum
Length: 30 minutes
Cost: Free

JMU Planetarium: Harrisonburg
View Seven Wonders
-How did the ancient wonders, like the pyramids, get there with out cranes?
Mini-Star talk about what is in currently in the night sky
Possible date: Same as JMU Arboretum
Length: 30 minutes
Cost: Free

JMU Arboretum: Harrisonburg
Feed the ducks
Hike around the woods
Picnic
Geocaching
Possible date: Same as JMU Planetarium and or Funky's Skating
Lenth: 2 hours
Cost: Free

Funky’s Skate Center: Harrisonburg
Roller skating
Bring your own lunch available
Length: 2 hours
Cost: $3 per person includes skate rental

Spitzer Art Center: Harrisonburg
Observe artists at work
Participate in an art drawing/painting class
Divide into younger and older groups
Maximum number of youth class participants-20
Length: About 1 ½ hours
Cost: $10/class participant

Frontier Culture Museum:  Staunton
1st program 9:15-11:15, Lunch 11:15-12, 2nd program or self-guided tour 12-2
Choose from 1 program and a self-guided tour or 2 programs from the list on the website.
Hands on activities.
Picnic on site
Cost: Free for ages 0-5, $5 for ages 6-18, $7 for adults

Bowling at Staunton Lanes
10:00-12:00
No outside food or drink
Cost: $2/game, $3 for shoes

Charlotte's Web at The Paramount Theater: Charlottesville
Possible date: Friday, October 8th 10:30-11:30
Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $6 ages 2-18, $8 for adults
Local Apple Orchard: TBD
Possible date: Friday, October 8th
Cost: Free or minimal

Wade's Mill: Raphine
Using hydropower and stone to grind flour
Tour of Mill
Possible date: Same as Cyrus McCormick's Farm
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $1 ages 2 and up
Cyrus McCormick's Farm: Steeles Tavern
Self-guided tour
Interpretive trail (½ mile)
Picnic area for lunch
Possible date: Same as Wade's Mill
Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: Free

Wildlife Center of Virginia: Waynesboro
Video introduction to the Wildlife Center
Educator presentation
Up-close experience with a resident education animal
Tour of our outdoor raptor enclosures
Limited to 50 people
Possible date: Same as Fastrax Go-Carts
Length: 1 hour
Cost: Free for 0-2, $4 ages 3+
Fastrax Go-Carts: Waynesboro
Ride go-carts; $3-$6/ride. Available for ages 3 and up.
Play Putt-Putt; $4/person
Use the batting cages; $1 token for 15 pitches
Play arcade games
Possible date: Same as Wildlife Center
Length: 1-2 hours

Natural Bridge of Virginia: Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Caverns
Walk Cedar Creek Trail to Natural Bridge
Native American Village
Toy and Wax Museum
Length: 5 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-4, $6-$12/ person ages 5-adult depending on package chosen

Virginia Safari Park: Natural Bridge
Safari Village
Wagon tour
Feed wild animals
Possible date: Same as Professor Cline's Attractions
Length: 1 1/2-2 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $6 for ages 3-18, $11 adults
Professor Cline's Attractions: Natural Bridge
Foamhenge-Free
Maybe we can visit Dinosaur Kingdom -Pricing TBA ASAP
Possible Date: Same as Virginia Safari Park
 
Stoney Creek Roller Rink and Fun Center: Woodstock
Choose 1 or 2 of the following
One game of Miniature Golf
One game of Laser Tag (must be at least 36” tall)
One session of Bumper Cars (must be at least 44” tall)
Unlimited Skating during visit
Unlimited Tubes and Tunnels for people under 50” tall
Length: 3 hours
Cost: Free for spectators over age 18 and ages 0-2,
$5-$7 for participants over 3 years old

New Market Battlefield: New Market
Participate in a hands on “Tour”
Explore the Battlefield
Picnic lunch
Length: 2-3 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-5, $5 ages 6-12, 13+$7

Luray Zoo: Luray
Learn about rescued animals
Monkey or snake demonstration
Tour reptile house and outdoor exhibits
Petting zoo
Length: 1 – 1 ½ hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $4 for ages 3-12, $9 for ages 13+

Green Fence Farm: Greenville
Interact with animals
Examine differences between a sustainable farm and a conventional farm
Hands on activities
Length: 1 ½ hours
Cost: Free or minimal

Augusta Springs Wetlands: Buffalo Gap
Interpretive boardwalk around the Wetlands
Trials through the woods
Learning stations
Picnic lunch
Length: 2-3 hours
Cost: Free

Long distance Field Trips

Science Museum of Western Virginia: Roanoke
Hands on and interactive exhibits
Planetarium and Megadome shows
Fascinating classes and labs
Length: All day
Cost: $3-$9/person 3 and up, depending on desired experience

Virginia Living Museum: Newport News
Indoor and outdoor exhibits of plants, animals and environment
Abbott Observatory to safely look at the sun
Interactive History stations
Possible date: Same as the Virginia Air and Space Center
Length: Afternoon
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $7 for ages 3-18, $12 for adults
Virginia Air and Space Center: Hampton
Many interactive space and air travel exhibits
Possible date: Same as Virginia Living Museum
Length: Morning
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $7.50 for ages 3-adult Add $1 for each of the Demonstrations and the Carousal. IMAX is +$4.50

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center: Virginia Beach
Indoor and outdoor hands on programs
Self-guided tour
Pet a marine animal
Length: All day
Cost: $8 for ages 0-18, $10 for adults -IMAX is +$4 and Programs are +$2

Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: Winchester
American Children's Museum (ACM) Reciprocal
Hands on Program (30-60 min)
Self-directed
Possible date: Same as Wilson's Wild Animal Park
Length: 2-3 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $3.50 for ages 2-adult
Wilson's Wild Animal Park: Winchester
Self-guided tour
Pet and feed the animals
Possible date: Same as Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
Length: 1-2 hours
Cost: Free for ages 0-2, $5 for ages 3-adult

National Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center: Chantilly
Guided and self-guided tours
Demonstrations
Learning Labs
Discovery Stations
Public Observatory
Length: All day
Cost: Free