The study aims to raise tourism awareness among high school students studying at Kocaali Anatolian High School in Kocaali District of Sakarya Province the 2016-2017 academic year and to enable them to know the city they live in. In addition to this, to see the Ottoman history subjects in the high school two history course subjects, our city is about the research trip they made to Taraklı district. This project, which was developed in cooperation with Kocaali District Governorship and Kocaali District Directorate of National Education where Sakarya University Karasu Vocational School is the project manager, was supported by Kocaali District Governorship. 20 high school students participated in this research trip. 8 open-ended questions were asked to determine their perceptions and observations after the trip to Taraklı district. In this study, a convenient sampling method used in qualitative research methods was used. The data of the research was obtained through semi-structured interview form and the data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. As a result of the findings, it will be noticed that the students find this trip very positive, they see the historical and touristic opportunities in their provinces and they understand the subjects in the history course better. Many students who have never gone out of their districts have seen the archeology museum in our province before their visit to Taraklı. In this way, it is understood that they have many new ideas about local history, Ottoman history, tourism and gained permanent values for future planning.
