Field trips in Indiana

Living-history village and interactive park recreating 1800s Indiana frontier life with costumed interpreters and hands-on pioneer activities.

AZA-accredited zoo with strong conservation programs — covers vertebrate biology, animal behavior, global habitat diversity, and wildlife conservation.

Accredited zoo with conservation programs covering animal biology, ecosystems, and endangered species across multiple biome exhibits.

AZA-accredited Indianapolis Zoo — zoology, animal conservation biology, and ecosystem diversity across multiple biome exhibits.

One of the world's largest children's museums with hands-on exhibits spanning science, history, and literacy — broad cross-curricular engagement for elementary-age learners.

1920s living-farm museum — period farming practices, livestock care, and early-20th-century rural life.

African Rift exhibit at Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville — covers African savanna ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and animal adaptation.

Preserved Mississippian-era Native American mound complex in Indiana — covers pre-contact indigenous culture, archaeology, and the Midwest's ancient settlement history.

Collection of Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles traces American industrial design and automotive engineering history.

Living-history village in Indiana with restored 19th-century buildings and craft demonstrations covering pioneer settlement, trades, and daily life.

Large Indiana state park with hardwood forest trails and a nature center — covers Midwest forest ecology, wildlife biology, and outdoor field study.

Holocaust museum founded by twin survivors of Mengele's experiments — World War II history, genocide education, and human rights.

Regional children's museum with hands-on interactive exhibits — supports early STEM, literacy, and math concepts through play-based learning stations.

Indiana state park with dramatic waterfall gorges and fossil-bearing limestone — covers geomorphology, Devonian fossil identification, and regional ecology.

Indiana state park featuring dramatic waterfall gorges and fossil-bearing limestone — geology, water erosion, and regional ecology along maintained trail systems.

Glass-enclosed desert biome exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo — covers arid-zone ecology, desert adaptations, and biome science.

Hands-on children's discovery museum in Evansville with interactive exhibits covering early STEM concepts, literacy, and problem-solving skills.

Museum dedicated to Native American and Western American art and history — covers Indigenous cultures and frontier-era social history.

AZA-accredited zoo in Mesker Park covering animal biology, species conservation, and zoology through live animal exhibits and keeper programs.

Ohio River fossil beds with interpretive center — covers paleontology, Devonian-era marine fossils, and river geology in a hands-on outdoor setting.

Accredited zoo with diverse animal collection and conservation programming — supports zoology, ecology, and wildlife biology curriculum.

Large municipal conservatory with themed plant houses — covers plant taxonomy, tropical ecosystems, and photosynthesis.

Outdoor air museum at a former Air Force Reserve base with restored military aircraft — covers Cold War aviation history, aerospace technology, and Indiana military heritage.

Butler University observatory with a 38-inch reflector telescope and planetarium — covers astronomy, optics, and observational astrophysics.