Throughout the Southeast, educators will find extraordinary field trip locations that offer enriching student programs, interactive tours, and immersive experiences that encourage curiosity and engagement. Paired with standards-aligned hands-on activities and educational resources, these destinations move beyond traditional field trips and bring students face-to-face with scientific innovation, history and natural environments.

This robust edition of the Southeast Field Trip Guide explores 12 states and their diverse offerings, from powerful Civil Rights Movement experiences in Georgia and Alabama to Appalachian history and hands-on archaeology in West Virginia. Discover more opportunities in places like Everglades National Park in Florida, the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky, NASCAR heritage and military history in North Carolina, and many more destinations across the region.

We also take a deeper look at several timely topics recently shaping student travel, including budget-smart field trip strategies, Civil Rights sites that move beyond textbook lessons, weather and climate learning environments, and attractions that connect STEM concepts with sports and society.

For more planning assistance from Student Travel Pro, be sure to download your free Student Travel Planning Guide, filled with experiential opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students, plus practical planning tips and expert advice.

“Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

That is the power of educational travel. Field trips can change how students see the world, build empathy, evolve perspectives and encourage proactive citizenship, not just provide academic knowledge.

Forge ahead fearlessly and stay inspired.

– Heather Dale, Managing Editor