Akron
Field Trips

The Akron Art Museum focuses on modern and contemporary art. The Museum collects work from 1850 to the present. Comprised of over 7,000 objects, the collection is home to a wide variety of media from across the globe, including sculpture, glass, paintings, photography, digital art, and more.

Akron Children’s Museum, where play inspires exploration, discovery, and problem solving with interactive exhibits, programs and special activities in science, social studies and S.T.E.A.M.

The Akron Zoo sits on 77-acre of which 35-acre are occupied with by habitats with themed sections from Asia to Africa, South America to North America.  The Zoo’s mission is to connect visitor’s life to wildlife while inspiring lifelong learning and conservation action.

Beech Creek Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve provides opportunities to interact with nature and educates and inspires visits to be good stewards of the environment.

In Association with the Smithsonian Institution, The CCHP includes a museum of psychology that highlights artifacts, documents, films from the history of the human sciences. It is also home to the Archives of the History of American Psychology, including the personal papers of many important psychologists.”

The Wilderness Center educates people of all ages to inspire a love of nature, and conserves natural lands for the health and benefit of the community. It includes an interpretive building, astronomy education building, an observation tower, pier and picnic shelters.

Weathervane is a community-based theater with exceptional educational programming. Live, student matinee performances will challenge your class with interesting and relevant issues.