Public, Private and Home School Groups

School groups who wish to visit the Museum or Prairie Ridge have three field trip options. All options require pre-registration, but each option has different scheduling instructions.

Field Trip Option 1: Museum visit only

Discover and learn at your own pace as you explore the Museum’s four floors of exhibits.

• Scheduling Instructions for Field Trip Option 1

Field Trip Option 2: Museum visit plus student program

Explore the Museum before or after your group participates in a fee-based, curriculum-correlated student program (available September–June).

• Search for student programs
• Scheduling Instructions for Field Trip Option 2

Field Trip Option 3: Student program at Prairie Ridge

Outdoor student programs at Prairie Ridge, the Museum’s field station, are offered to rising Kindergarten–1st grade and 4th–5th grade students. These programs are available September–October and April–May.

• Search for student programs at Prairie Ridge
• Scheduling Instructions for Field Trip Option 3

Non-school Groups

All groups of 10 or more individuals (including youth camps, adults and seniors) must schedule their visit to the Museum or to Prairie Ridge.

• Museum registration information for non-school groups
• Prairie Ridge registration information for non-school groups

Field Trip Resources

Museum of Natural Sciences

• Field Trip FAQs
• Chaperone Guides
• Treasure Hunt (PDF)* 
• Rules for Visiting Groups
• Museum Floor Plans

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Prairie Ridge

• Rules and Regulations