Erie
Field Trips

The Erie Art Museum’s collection of over 8,000 objects, with a particular focus on American ceramics, Indian bronzes, baskets, and other sculptural art, is a great choice for a unique art-immersion experience.

The Erie County Historical Society is an organization dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and presentation of the rich history of Erie and adjacent regions including Lake Erie and its maritime traditions.

See one-of-a-kind performances at the Erie Playhouse. The Playhouse offers school-time performances from October through May. Your group can enjoy clever re-tellings of beloved classics or laugh out loud at the rollicking adaptations of children’s books

The Erie Zoo & Botanical Gardens encompass a comprehensive zoo with animal exhibits including African black-footed penguins, white rhinoceroses, Amur tigers, sacred Ibis, black and white ruffled lemurs, reticulated giraffes, and many others!

Located in downtown Erie’s historic cultural district, ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum offers a safe space for groups of early childhood age to create, explore, and imagine at their indoor and outdoor exhibits.

The Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier is a tree museum where groups are welcome to take a walking tour of the grounds, enjoy a scavenger hunt, or engage in a variety of guided programs.

The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is a modern, 75 foot structure filled with exhibits dedicated to teaching groups about the unique 32,000 acres of Presque Isle and the many different forms of life that inhabit the peninsula.

Yahn Planetarium, formerly the Erie Planetarium, is the place where thousands of young people and adults come to learn about the universe and worlds beyond our reach.