Careers Field Trip

Are you looking for field trips where students can learn more about career options? Below you’ll find some field trips throughout Upstate, SC where students can learn about different jobs and careers.

Want more field trip options? Don’t miss our Ultimate Guide to Field Trip and Enrichment Experiences in Greenville and Spartanburg.

Hidden Pasture Unicorn Farm

SPONSORED 864.477.9284 | 108 Hidden Pasture Trail, Fountain Inn, SC

Hidden Pasture Unicorn Farm in Fountain Inn, SC is now booking Fall Harvest and Christmas Field Trips, and there’s big news this year: every child’s admission now includes a pony ride! Students spend the day exploring hands-on animal encounters, rotating farm stations, and outdoor play, all while your visit helps support Me & YOUnicorn, LTD, the farm’s nonprofit horse and livestock rescue. It’s a full day of learning, discovery, and a little bit of magic, with fun seasonal extras like pie pumpkins and Santa visits to make it even more special.

  • Ages: Follows Greenville County School District Kindergarten and First Grade standards; welcomes school groups of all ages
  • Cost: Starting at $7 per person (30-person group minimum), discounted from regular admission; pony ride included for every child
  • Schedule: Fall Field Trips: Sept 28-Oct 31, 2026. Christmas Field Trips: Nov 16-Dec 18, 2026. Spring/Easter Field Trips: March 1-April 5, 2027
  • Standout: A pony ride for every child, hands-on animal interactions, rotational stations, bounce house play (weather permitting), and shaded lunch seating for up to 100
  • Pro Tip: Want pie pumpkins for the whole class? Fall orders are due by September 10, and other seasonal add-ons like Santa visits and candy canes are available for an extra fee

What’s Included in Your Field Trip:

  • Digital educational standards booklet for teachers
  • Petting farm admission and up-close animal interactions
  • Rotational activities to keep groups moving
  • Pony ride for each child (teachers welcome to ride too!)
  • Bounce house play, weather permitting
  • Coloring pages, crayons, and scavenger hunt sheets
  • Playground and outdoor discovery time
  • Group photo opportunities
  • Shaded lunch area seating for up to 100 people

Best For: Kindergarten and first grade classrooms following Greenville County standards, plus school groups of all ages seeking hands-on animal and nature learning
Location: 108 Hidden Pasture Trail, Fountain Inn, SC
Website: hiddenpasture.com/services/field-trips

Shipshape Farm

SPONSORED 757.620.7105 | 1650 Tigerville Road, Travelers Rest, SC

Shipshape Farm field trips are a guided 90 minute visit to the farm that is tailored to your group’s interests. In addition to the guided 90 minutes – you have access to the barn and picnic areas for 45 minutes either before or after your guided time. (That time is not with the animals)

The guided portion is spent interacting with chickens, goats, ducks, dogs, barn cats, bunnies, and touring the garden learning about the joy of growing plants.

***Field trip group minimum is 10 kiddos.

Cost is $10 per kiddo (A kiddo is 2 years old and up- adults are free)

Check out www.shipshapefarm.com for all the details. Field trips/tours are on Mondays and Fridays only.

Through our classes and camps, we seek to encourage curiosity, community, and creativity within the farm landscape. Our facilities are also available to rent for gatherings and birthday parties, where we would love to help turn your moments into memories. Every day is a good day at Shipshape farm!

 

Sigal Music Museum

SPONSORED 864.520.8807 | 516 Buncome St, Greenville, SC

Resonating with sights, sounds, opportunities, and discovery, Sigal Music Museum provides a total musical experience designed to delight and inspire music lovers of all ages. Our visitors include music aficionados, students, musicians, and scholars from across the country and around the world.

Sigal Music Museum welcomes public, private, charter, and homeschool classes of all sizes, from large co-ops to single families. Our exhibits can help facilitate requirements for U.S. and European History, Music History/Appreciation, and many other subjects.

  • Ages: All ages; ideal for elementary through high school groups, plus homeschool families and co-ops
  • Cost: Contact the museum directly for accurate field trip group pricing
  • Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 1 pm- 5 pm; tours must be booked at least 48 hours in advance
  • Standout: The first piano commercially made in the U.S. (1775, marking its 250th anniversary in 2025), Queen Charlotte’s harpsichord played by young Mozart, and the “American Voices: Lost and Found” exhibition
  • Pro Tip: Weekend tour slots are limited and must be prepaid, so book early through the museum’s Schedule a Tour page

Top Questions Parents Ask About Field Trips at Sigal Music Museum:

  • What history and music subjects does a field trip cover? Exhibits support U.S. and European History, Music History/Appreciation, and more, so it’s an easy fit for many classroom units.
  • Can homeschool co-ops and single-family groups book a visit? Absolutely, the museum welcomes groups of all sizes, from full co-ops to single families.
  • How far in advance should we schedule a tour? Tours need at least 48 hours’ notice, and weekend slots are limited and must be prepaid, so it’s best to book early.

Best For: Public, private, charter, and homeschool groups of all sizes studying U.S./European History or Music History/Appreciation
Location: 516 Buncombe St., Greenville, SC 29601, on Heritage Green, next to Greenville County Library & Upcountry History Museum
Website: sigalmusicmuseum.org

BMW Zentrum Museum

888.868.7269 | 1400 SC-101, Greer, SC

Learn about BMW’s history and see examples of their past vehicles in this Greer museum. The BMW Zentrum Museum’s hours are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Guided plant tours are available and great for field trips. Students will have the chance to see how the cars are built, and tours will cover subjects like science, engineering, and history. Plant tours are limited to students ages 12 and up, and closed-toe shoes are required.

Location:

  • 1400 SC-101
    Greer, SC 29651
    888.868.7269

Find out more on the BMW Zentrum Museum website.

Fuddruckers

| Multiple Locations, Upstate, SC

Fast casual dining restaurant with burgers, hot dogs, and more. Kids meals come with a cookie token for their bakery. All restaurants include an arcade area.

Take a field trip with a Fuddruckers Fuddcility Tour at any of the Upstate SC locations! See how burgers are made, bake bread, get hands-on, and talk over the microphone. The guided tour is free with your group lunch reservation. Best for ages 4-7, and open to daycares and after-school programs. Contact Benji@myfuddruckers.com or richie@myfuddruckers.com about booking a field trip.

Upstate SC Locations:

  • Spartanburg, SC
    1509 John B. White Sr. Boulevard
    Spartanburg, SC 29301
    864.576.8329
  • Greenville, SC
    1147 Woodruff Road
    Greenville, SC 29607
    864.234.7528
  • Anderson, SC
    100 Destination Boulevard
    Anderson, SC 29621
    864.222.0145

Visit the Fuddruckers website for more information.

Greenville Downtown Airport

864.242.4777 | 21 Airport Rd Ext,, Greenville, SC

Field trips are held at Runway Park- walk around the park, watch planes take off and land every five minutes, talk about aviation, and sit inside a Cessna152 aircraft for a familiarization/photo opportunity.

Field Trip would be held outside and is dependent on weather. There is a minimum number of 15 children or minimum charge of $75 for a tour. All tours will meet at the picnic hangar on the right of Runway Park. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays only (excluding holidays) with flexible times between 9:00am- 1:00pm 

  • Advanced registration required.
  • Subjects: social studies, science, careers
  • Groups can add on lunch at Runway Cafe with special group pricing.

World of Energy at Oconee Nuclear

800.777.1004 | 7812 Rochester Highway , Seneca, SC

Students will learn about electricty and how it is produced safely. The programs utilize hands on activites as well as movies and brain teaser games, depending on age group.

  • Age: Programs are available for elementary through high school students.
  • Subject: Science
  • Nature trail and picnic shelter is also on the property

Lowes Foods

864.288.4162 | Multiple Locations, Greer & Simpsonville, SC

With Lowes Foods’ From the Field Trips, learn about healthy food, local food and healthy living.

  • Age: Programs available for Pre-K through 8th Grade
  • Subject: Science, Health/PE
  • These field trips are free!
  • Register online:
    • 1. Click here
    • 2. Under From the Field Trips, click the “Sign up” link
    • 3. Select your local store’s tab to see available dates
    • 4. Click the “Sign Up” button on the desired date
    • 5. Select an available time slot for your tour
    • 6. Fill out information and click “Sign Up Now!”

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