COLORADO
Field Trips

The Forney Museum of Transportation is a one-of-a-kind collection of over 800 artifacts relating to historical transportation, which exists to collect, preserve, and exhibit items of artistic, historical and technological interest relating to transportation for the purposes of education.

Artifacts, stories, and art intermingle at the History Colorado Center to tell the tale of Colorado and the American West. The museum is designed for multi-generational audiences with interactive elements in the majority of the more than fifteen exhibitions that span four floors.

Mesa Verde National Park offers field trip experiences for educational groups of all ages. From ecology programs along the canyon’s rim to cliff dwelling tours, your students will learn about the natural and cultural resources protected in the park.

The Museum explores not only the roots of their community, but the accomplishments today that will be history tomorrow. The experience will be sensory, interactive, and thought-provoking ways visitors to engage with their history.

Learn how air clarity can be affected by pollution with resources by the NPS Air Resources Division. Explore air quality virtually via webcam. Citizen Science projects are available at various parks.

NSF NCAR’s Mesa Lab Visitor Center offers state-of-the-art exhibits, public tour options, and custom school field trips. A field trip is a fun way for your group to learn about weather, the atmosphere, Sun and space weather, & more!

The Paint Mines Interpretive Park is named for their colorful clays that were collected by American Indians to make paint. The park features geological formations that form through erosive action that creates incised gullies and exposed layers of selenite clay and jasper.

The Powerhouse Science Center, formerly The Durango Discovery Museum, is an interactive science center, is Southwest Colorado’s STEAM/STEM engine empowering curious young learners through interactive experiences, discovery, and play.

In Durango, tucked in the back of the rail yard, you’ll discover the 12,000-square-foot train. The Museum was created in 1998 utilizing 8 stalls of the 15-stall roundhouse. Many families and old railroad workers have donated or provided artifacts that tell the history of the city of Durango and railroading.

Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum is a historic, cultural, and educational museum about the Southern Ute people in Ignacio, Colorado. The museum, surrounded by gardens, was built by Southern Ute tribe.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is about sharing the wonders of the natural world. Experience a zoo like no other, on a mountainside overlooking Colorado Springs. Discover more than 30 species of endangered animals.