Museum's, Educational Center's, Zoo's, etc... |
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List of Educational Field Trips in USA & Canada Find museums, zoos, aquariums, planetariums, historic houses, nature |
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A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum Gallery |
http://www.aphiliprandolphmuseum.com/general_info.html Hours: With the exception of pre-arranged Group Tours Thursday through Saturday 11am-4pm Admission: $5.00 Open April thru December 1st (February for Scheduled Black History Events Only) |
The ABA Museum of Law |
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Adler Planetarium |
http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/plan/index.shtml#hours Admission: |
THE CHICAGO ATHENAEUM |
http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/about.html Admission: |
Art Institute of Chicago |
http://www.artic.edu/aic/visitor_info/index.html Hours: |
Brookfield Zoo |
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?nSection=2&pageid=111&nLinkID=2 Hours and Admission Free 2008 General Zoo Admission Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Tuesday, January 1, through Thursday, February 28. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Thursday, October 2, through Tuesday, December 30. Free admission is good only during normal zoo hours. Zoo admission fees apply to Holiday Magic. Children's Zoo Admission FREE admission November to March 1. |
Burpee Museum of Natural History |
http://www.burpee.org/info.htm Hours: Monday–Friday: 10 am–4 pm Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday: 12 noon–5 pm Admission: Adults: $6 resident*, $7 non resident, Members: FREE Children (ages 3–17): $5 resident*, $6 non resident Group rate (for groups of 15 or more): $3/person Wednesdays are FREE days, no admission charge! |
| Chicago Botanic Garden Lake Cook Rd. Glencoe, IL 60000 847-853-5440 http://www.chicagobotanic.org/ |
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN Parking Fees |
Chicago Children's Museum |
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Chicago Cultural Center |
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/HomePage Chicago Greeter is a free service offered by the Chicago Office of Tourism designed to match a friendly, enthusiastic, and city knowledgeable local with a visitor for a two – four hour informal, insider orientation to Chicago’s sights. Need one to two weeks notice to reserve. Receive FREE transportation passes for 24 hours. to register: http://www.chicagogreeter.com/visitors/ http://www.chicagogreeter.com/instagreeter/index.html InstaGreeter is Chicago Greeter's "on-the-spot" greeter service, which offers visitors the opportunity to see downtown Chicago in an hour with a greeter leading free downtown walking visits. Visits are conducted on a first come first served basis at the InstaGreeter booth in the Visitor Information Center at the Chicago Cultural Center. |
Chicago History Museum |
http://www.chicagohs.org/planavisit/visitorinformation/hours Hours: |
Children's Museum in Oak Lawn |
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Clarke House Museum
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http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/ Chicago's oldest house, Clarke House is now open to the public. Tours of this 1836 Greek Revival style house reveal what life was like for a middle class family in Chicago, when the city was in its formative years before the Civil War. Tour Hours: |
| Cosley Zoo 1356 N. Gary Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187 630-665-5534 http://www.wheatonparkdistrict.com |
Hours: http://www.wheatonparkdistrict.com/pgs/parks/cosley/visitor_info Admission Fees & Program fees: http://www.wheatonparkdistrict.com/pgs/parks/cosley/visitor_info Schools and organized groups from Wheaton-FREE Schools and groups outside of Wheaton--$1.50 per person |
| Creation Museum 2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd. Petersburg, KY 41080 888-582-4253 http://www.creationmuseum.org |
http://www.creationmuseum.org/plan-your-visit http://www.creationmuseum.org/hours-rates Hours of operation (ET) Admission: Other discounts and home school group rates available |
Discovery Center Museum |
http://discoverycentermuseum.org/museum/ Hours: Admission: |
DuSable Museum of African-American History |
http://www.dusablemuseum.org/g/visit/ Hours: Admission: |
Environmental Education Center |
http://www.lcswmd.com/programs1.htm Hours: |
| Enviroroom in Merrillville, IN Lake County Solid Waste Management District Merrillville Municipal Complex 7820 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 (219) 769-3820 lcswmd@lcswmd.com |
Hours and Admission: The program will be offered the first Thursday of the month, from September until May. The program runs from 10:30 AM until noon. Please feel free to attend the program on any date. Sign-up is not necessary. |
| Exploration Station Bourbonnais Township Park District 459 Kennedy Drive Bourbonnais, IL 60914 815-933-9905 http://www.exploration-station.org/ |
http://www.exploration-station.org/PlanYourVisit.htm Hours: Mondays - Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Admission $5.00- Adults (ages 18-54 yrs) $4.00-Seniors (ages 55 and better) $4.00- children (ages 1 -17yrs) Children under 12 months are FREE Bourbonnais Township residents receive a 50% off admission discount. Terrific Tuesdays Admission is a suggested $1.00 per person donation, however, that donation is not required. Donation Day does not apply to groups of 10 or more. |
| The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605-2496 312-922-9410 Hours: 9am-5pm daily http://www.fieldmuseum.org |
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/plan_visit/default.htm Hours: Admission: FREE days listed at this link |
Garfield Park Conservatory |
http://www.garfieldconservatory.org/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi Hours: Admission: FREE PARKING is just south of the Conservatory's main entrance. |
Glessner House Museum |
http://www.glessnerhouse.org/tours.html Tour schedule: |
Historic Pullman Foundation Visitor Center |
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International Museum of Surgical Science |
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| Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center 20000 Western Avenue Olympia Fields, IL 60461 708-481-2330 http://www.ironsoaks.com/index.html |
Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center in Olympia Fields, IL offers quality environmental programs. For a group of 6 or more we can do a variety of programs for your home school group. Topics include winter tracking, bird watching, tree ecology, and more. Visit our website at http://www.ironsoaks.com and click on the env. ed. link |
| Isle a la Cache Museum 501 E. Romeo Rd. (also 135Th St.) Romeoville, IL 60446 815-886-1467 http://www.fpdwc.org/isle.cfm |
Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday Noon - 4:00 p.m., Sunday |
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum |
http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/newdesign/visiting.html Hours: Admission: |
John G. Shedd Aquarium |
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/discounts.html Hours: |
| Lincoln Park Zoo 2001 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 312-742-2000 http://www.lpzoo.org |
http://www.lpzoo.org/info/plan_your_visit/location.php Lincoln Park Zoo is open every day and is FREE see link for hours and parking fees. |
| MILLENNIUM PARK Michigan Ave between Randolph and Monroe St Chicago, IL Welcome Center 201 E. Randolph Street Northwest Exelon Pavilion 312-742-1168 http://www.millenniumpark.org |
http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/ Hours: park open daily from 6am - 11pm Welcome Center fall and winter open daily from 10am - 4pm spring and summer open daily from 9am - 7pm Admission: is always FREE |
Morton Arboretum |
http://www.mortonarb.org/main.taf?p=1,1,1 MORTON ARBORETUM |
Museum of Broadcast Communications |
http://www.museum.tv/museumsection.php?page=3 The MBC is closed to the public at this time as it prepares for its transition into its new home at State and Kinzie in downtown Chicago. The new MBC is scheduled to open late 2008, possibly early 2009. |
| Marion E. Wade Center Wheaton College NW corner of Washington & Lincoln Wheaton, IL 60187 630-752-5908 http://www.wheaton.edu/wadecenter/ |
The Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College, Illinois is a major research collection of materials by and about seven British authors: Owen Barfield, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. The Wade Center is open to the general public as well as the Wheaton Regular Open Hours: |
Museum of Contemporary Art |
http://www.mcachicago.org/programs/toursb.php?page=freet Hours: Admission: |
Museum of Science & Industry |
http://www.msichicago.org/visit-the-museum/museum-info/admission/ Hours: Admission: General admission does not include parking or entrance to Omnimax® and 3-D Theaters, U-505 on-board tour and BODY WORLDS 2. Omnimax info: http://www.msichicago.org/omax/showtimes.html |
National Museum of Mexican Art |
http://www.nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/pages/visit.html Hours: Admission: |
The Notebaert Nature Museum |
http://www.naturemuseum.org/index.php?id=104 Hours: Admission: |
Oriental Institute Museum |
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Settler's Pond
Hoofed Animals (&Others) Shelter
1301 East Offner Road
Beecher, IL 60401
708-946-2448
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Visit us from 10:00 a.m. until dusk Monday through Saturday and 11:00 a.m. until dusk on Sundays.
Bring your group for and education and fun day at the Pond! Admission includes our Indoor Petting Zoo, one feed cup, Mole Farm, Museum, Straw Maze Corn Maze, Fiberglass Milking Cow, Seed Tables, Egg Display and Putt Putt Mini Golf. Each child getsa pie pumpkin and each class recieves a large carving pumpkin. Rides are $1 each and include the Barrel Train Ride, Wagon Ride and our Carnival Rides. Settler's is open for group outings from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week
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Smart Museum of Art |
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/general/ Hours: Admission: |
Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies |
http://www.spertus.edu/visiting/index.php Hours: Sunday 10 am-5 pm Monday-Weds. 8:30 am-6 pm Thursday 8:30 am-7 pm Friday 8:30 am-3 pm Admission: General admission: $7, Students and seniors: $5 Children under 5: FREE, Spertus members: FREE FREE for everyone: • every Tuesday from 10 am-12 noon • every Thursday from 3 pm-7 pm |
Swedish American Museum Center |
http://www.samac.org/index1.html Hours: Admission: |
Tinker Swiss Cottage |
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