Field Trips of Interest to Gifted and Talented Students

1. Caverns of Sonora – eight miles west of Sonora, Texas. Special pricing for groups of 12 or more. Open 8am to 6pm each day.
www.cavernsofsonora.com/

2. Kickapoo Caverns -23 miles north of Brackettville. The park is currently open by guided tour only. Access to the park is available through guided bird walks, wild cave tours, and evening bat flights on specified tour dates throughout the spring and summer.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/kickapoo_cavern/act.phtml

3. Devil’s Sink Hole – Rock Springs, Texas. Evening bat flights—May through September. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/devils_sinkhole/

4. Paint Rock Petroglyphs. Open June through August, or by appointment. These images, which are on private land, also explain the name of the tiny town of Paint Rock, a mile south where US-83 crosses the Concho River. www.geocities.com/cvas.geo/paintrock.html

5. Glen Rose Dinosaur Park. Northwest of Glen Rose in Somervell County.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/dinosaur_valley/

Glen Rose Nuclear Power Plant
www.txucorp.com/power/plants/comanche_peak.aspx

6. Frontier Texas. Abilene. Open Monday through Saturday. www.frontiertexas.com/visitor_info.html

7. Old Jail Art Center--Albany. Combine a museum visit and a tour of Fort Griffin.
www.theoldjailartcenter.org/index.html

8. Take a trip to a corn field maze. Answer questions to find the path through the maze. Visit online: www.cornfieldmaze.com/