When you’re in grade school, field trips make up some of the best days of the year, which is likely why the memories made on those field trips stick with us long after we’ve graduated.

With that in mind, This is Alabama recently asked its Facebook followers to share their favorite Alabama field trips they’ve been on. The answers ranged from trips many of today’s students still go, like a visit to the Alabama State Capitol or the U.S. Space & Rocket Center , to outings less likely to get school approval, like a hatchery that sends you home with a baby chick in a paper bag or the county jail.

Regardless of the destination, one thing it’s safe to assume hasn’t changed about field trips? Kids love ‘em because it means a day away from desks.

You can read some of the reader submissions

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