Tampa Firefighters Museum, Tampa

It's sometimes hard to find a field trip that works for preschool through high school but this one fit the bill. The museum is very small but the docents do a great job of showing the relevance of all the items in the space and making it understandable for the varied ages represented in our group. Then we got to go across the street to the actual modern fire house and see the "big rigs". The kids loved that. All of the firefighters and staff we met went above and beyond for our group. The museum is free so it's a good way to spend an hour or so if you're in town for a trip.

Although I was there to cater an event, it was a super cool place. All of the gear they had was really cool and there was plenty of information about it. I got to learn something while I worked! The fire station is across the street and I got to see the trucks leave a few times. Great place for kids too!