Detroit
Field Trips

Visitors to the Detroit’s Children’s Museum will enjoy regular planetarium demonstrations, the People of the World exhibits, a Travel Through History Gallery, Tiny Tikes Preschool Gallery and more.

The Detroit Historical Museum chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.

At the Detroit Underground Railroad Historical Society, take a ride on the train that traveled without tracks. Sit in the Harriett Tubman Lecture Room and hear the stories of runaways who, escaping slavery, rested in secret at Second Baptist Church.

The Detroit Zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals of 240 species and has 125 acres of expansive, naturalistic habitats designed to meet the animals’ needs.

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is a historical maritime museum, located on The Strand on Belle Isle Park along the Detroit River.  The Museum places special interest on Detroit’s role on national and regional maritime history.

The Ford House located on 87 acres, the 20,000-square-foot house has a fine collection of original antiques and art, and beautiful lakefront grounds. The house was the residence of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford family, son of Henry Ford and an executive at Ford Motor Company.

The Michigan Science Center is a Smithsonian-affiliate science museum purpose is to inspire curious minds of all ages to discover, explore and appreciate science, technology, engineering and math in a creative, dynamic learning environment.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is a non-collecting contemporary art museum. MOCAD is housed in a 22,000-square-foot building designed by architect Andrew Zago. The architecture of the building was left intentionally raw and unfinished.

The Henry Ford is a history museum complex with exhibits that explores the American experience of innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness.

The Zekelman Holocaust Center’s mission is to engage, educate, and empower by remembering the Holocaust. The Center includes the core museum exhibits, but an extensive research library, archives, and a gallery for special art and history exhibits.

The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum is a repository for the oral and written history and Airmen artifacts. It also offers hands on aviation and aerospace engineering programs.