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Homeschool Discounts in New Jersey

Big-ticket New Jersey museums and attractions with homeschool discount days — typically 30–50% off for kids, sometimes free.

Updated June 2026 · 4 confirmed programs · 5 call-to-confirm

New Jersey's surest homeschool deals run through its public institutions. The New Jersey State Museum in Trenton — already free to enter — opens its workshops and 8K planetarium to homeschool groups of 15 at a flat $5 a person including chaperones, and schedules two dedicated Home School Days each year. On the Camden waterfront, the battleship USS New Jersey runs guided youth-group tours at $12 a student against a $30 adult gate, and Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton admits student groups of ten or more at $10 a head — $15 under the regular adult ticket.

The North Jersey heavyweights take a phone call: Liberty Science Center has welcomed homeschool co-ops for 30 years but prices by inquiry, Turtle Back Zoo's monthly drop-off homeschool classes run $40 a session, and Liberty Hall Museum's dedicated homeschool programs book through its school-programs office. Adventure Aquarium's roughly half-price Homeschool Week returns each September — dates post in late summer — and Allaire Village's 1830s Home School Day sits on the 2026 village calendar. Book everything two-plus weeks out.

Confirmed homeschool pricing

Published price on the venue's own homeschool page — most under $20 per child.

Year-round
By booking
Plus Home School Days fall & spring
$5
per kid · adult $5

New Jersey State Museum

Trenton · Reserve at (609) 292-1382

Trenton's free state museum names homeschool groups outright: book any workshop or 8K planetarium show at $5 a head, or catch the dedicated fall and spring Home School Days. Earth science, archaeology, and New Jersey history programs slot straight into curriculum units.

Regular admission: Museum free / planetarium $10 adults, $5 children — Half-price planetarium, everyone at the kid rate
Homeschool page at nj.gov →
Year-round
Daily
Youth group tours by reservation
$12
per kid

Battleship New Jersey

Camden · Book via groups office, 2 weeks ahead

The most decorated battleship in Navy history turns into a floating classroom for youth groups — guided tours through turrets, berthing decks, and the bridge at $12 a student, with add-ons like firing the 40mm saluting gun. Veteran-led sessions run just $3 more a child.

Regular admission: $30 adults / $25 students / $5 under 8 — 60% off the adult gate, guide included
Homeschool page at battleshipnewjersey.org →
Recurring
Monthly
One Wednesday/month, 11am–1pm
$40
per kid

Turtle Back Zoo

West Orange · 6–12 · Register through the zoo's education office

Essex County's zoo runs a true monthly homeschool program — drop-off, naturalist-taught, two hours of animal science per session. It's pricier per visit than a discount day, but it's structured instruction with live animals, and parents get the morning off.

Regular admission: $22 adults / $19 children (2–12) — Two hours of zoo-educator instruction per session
Homeschool page at turtlebackzoo.com →
Year-round
Weekdays
Groups of 10+ students, from 10am
$10
per kid

Grounds For Sculpture

Hamilton · Request 2+ weeks ahead

The 42-acre sculpture park admits school, camp, and youth groups — homeschool co-ops fit the category — at $10 a student with free chaperones, plus free downloadable Sculpture Hunts to structure the visit. Seward Johnson's walk-in Impressionist tableaux do half the teaching themselves.

Regular admission: $25 adults / $12 students — $15 under the adult gate, chaperones free
Homeschool page at groundsforsculpture.org →

Worth calling about

These venues run homeschool programs but don't publish pricing online. Call before you go.

When
September (dates post late summer)
Call
no public price

Adventure Aquarium Homeschool Week

Camden

The Northeast's shark-and-hippo blockbuster reserves a week each September for homeschool families at a steep group rate with no group-size requirement — the rare aquarium deal where a single family qualifies. Dates and pricing post on the Homeschool Week page in late summer.

Regular admission: $32.99 at the gate
How to reach them: The 2025 Homeschool Week ran about half off regular admission for advance online orders, no group minimum. The page says additional dates are coming — check before September or call (856) 365-3300.
Homeschool page at adventureaquarium.com →
When
Co-op programs by inquiry
Call
no public price

Liberty Science Center

Jersey City

The metro area's biggest science center — giant planetarium, Touch Tunnel, animal exhibits — invites homeschool co-ops into the same inquiry-based programs its school groups get. Rates aren't published; a call gets current co-op pricing and available workshop dates.

Regular admission: $31 adults / $26 children online
How to reach them: LSC has served homeschool groups for 30 years and welcomes co-ops into its STEM programming, but prices by inquiry — call (201) 253-1337 or email partnerships@lsc.org.
Homeschool page at lsc.org →
When
Homeschool & multi-level programs
Call
no public price

Liberty Hall Museum

Union

The 1772 home of New Jersey's first governor walks students through five generations of one house — 1780s to 1940s — with costumed educators and hands-on artifacts. Its homeschool-specific programs adapt the time-travel format to mixed-age groups; pricing comes with the booking call.

Regular admission: House tours ~$14 adults
How to reach them: Dedicated homeschool and multi-level programs exist alongside school rates around $8–12 per student; book through the school programs office at (908) 527-0400 or hgaston@kean.edu.
Homeschool page at libertyhall.kean.edu →
When
On the 2026 village calendar
Call
no public price

Allaire Village Home School Day

Wall Township

The 1830s ironmaking town stages a full living-history school day for homeschool families — a Lancastrian-style chapel lesson on the hour, then costumed interpreters running cooking, crafts, soda-bottling, and games across the village green at your own pace.

Regular admission: Village grounds free most days / event pricing varies
How to reach them: Home School Day appears on Allaire's 2026 calendar of events; tickets post to the village's Eventbrite when the date nears. Call (732) 919-3500 to confirm.
Homeschool page at allairevillage.org →
When
Field trips by booking
Call
no public price

Howell Living History Farm

Hopewell Township

Mercer County's 1900-era working farm writes homeschools into its field-trip program by name — planting, maple sugaring, wool spinning, all standards-aligned and genuinely hands-on. Even without a booked trip, free Saturday programs deliver most of the experience.

Regular admission: Free (Saturday programs included)
How to reach them: Field trips are explicitly designed for 'private, public, and homeschools' but rates aren't posted — contact the farm office. Saturday public program days are free for everyone regardless.
Homeschool page at howellfarm.org →

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Asbury Park

4 free or cheap
  • Convention Hall & Paramount TheatreFree
  • Wooden Walls Mural ProjectFree
  • Asbury Park MuseumFree
  • Stephen Crane House & MuseumFree / donations welcome
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Cape May

8 free or cheap
  • Cape May Lighthouse$12 adults, $8 kids 3-12 (active military free)
  • Cape May Point State ParkFree
  • Emlen Physick Estate$12 adults, $8 kids 3-12
  • World War II Lookout Tower$8 adults, $5 kids 3-12 (active military & veterans free)
  • Cape May Bird Observatory at Northwood CenterFree admission
  • Cape May County Park & ZooFree admission (donations encouraged)
  • Sunset Beach Veterans Flag CeremonyFree
  • Cape May Self-Guided Walking Tours (Free Scavenger Hunts)Free (donation suggested)
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Princeton

9 free or cheap
  • Princeton University CampusFree
  • Princeton University Art MuseumFree
  • Princeton University ChapelFree
  • Princeton Battlefield State ParkFree
  • Princeton CemeteryFree
  • Morven Museum & Garden$12 adults / $10 seniors / $10 youth 7–18 / Free under 6
  • DrumthwacketFree (reservation required)
  • Updike Farmstead — Historical Society of PrincetonSmall admission (~$4) — check site
  • Herrontown Woods ArboretumFree
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Jersey City

5 free or cheap
  • Liberty State ParkFree (ferries & Science Center extra)
  • Liberty Science Center$31 adults / $26 children (2–12) online (date-based pricing)
  • Jersey City Mural Arts ProgramFree
  • Mana ContemporaryFree (most events & exhibitions)
  • CRRNJ TerminalFree
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Trenton

8 free or cheap
  • New Jersey State MuseumFree / planetarium $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under
  • New Jersey State House ToursFree
  • Old Barracks MuseumReopens July 4, 2026 — check site for admission
  • Trenton Battle MonumentFree
  • William Trent House$5 adults / $4 children & seniors
  • Cadwalader Park & Trenton City Museum at EllarslieFree / donation suggested
  • Grounds For Sculpture$25 adults / $12 students (6–17) / $5 after 5pm last Fridays (May–Aug)
  • Howell Living History FarmFree (some craft programs charge small fees)
See all Trenton attractions →

Camden

5 free or cheap
  • Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial$30 adults / $25 students (8–17) / $5 under 8
  • Adventure Aquarium$32.99 at the gate / children ~15% less (online discounts)
  • Camden Children's Garden$6 / Free age 1 and under (rides extra)
  • Walt Whitman HouseFree (closed for renovation — reopens fall 2026)
  • Camden County Historical Society & Pomona HallFree / donation suggested (call to confirm)
See all Camden attractions →

Newark

5 free or cheap
  • Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred HeartFree
  • The Newark Museum of Art$10 adults / $8 children, seniors & students
  • Military ParkFree
  • Turtle Back Zoo$22 adults / $19 children (2–12) / Free under 2
  • Eagle Rock ReservationFree
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