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Field Trips

Take in a performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the preeminent orchestras in the world. The orchestra serves the communities of Philadelphia and beyond through musical performances, encouraging music-making, and improving the quality of life.

Philadelphia Zoo is home to nearly 1,300 animals, many rare and endangered. Philadelphia Zoo’s 42 acre campus is filled with a variety of animal exhibits.

Please Touch Museum’s exhibits, programs and events are designed to focus on creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking.

The Rodin Museum has the largest collection of Auguste Rodin’s works outside of Paris, including bronze castings, plaster studies, drawings, prints, letters, and books.

Give your students, scouts, and homeschoolers a vibrant context for STEM learning with hands-on exploration and observation of nature at the Schuylkill Center.

The Science History Institute exhibits tell the story of how innovations and conflicts in chemistry and science at large have shaped our daily lives.

Visit Taller Puertorriqueño, an art gallery dedicated to Latin American and Caribbean art. The gallery offers learning experiences aimed at promoting self-understanding, self-respect, and appreciation for cultural diversity.

Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science.

The Hospital Gardens at UPenn contain plants and herbs that were used for medicines during the 18th century, and the original plants are on display for curious visitors.

Experience the Underground Railroad through a mansion that lived it at the Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion and learn about slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, known colloquially as Penn Museum, aims to illustrate the human story: who we are and where we came from.

The nation’s first mint in Philadelphia makes circulating coins, commemorative coins as authorized by Congress, and produces the dies for stamping coins and medals. Learn about a tour the US mint facility.