Classified for credit

Guided tour through a live cave system — covers speleology, karst geology, mineral formation, and underground ecosystems.

Commercially operated cave system with extensive speleothem formations — covers geology, mineralogy, and karst formation processes.

Indoor butterfly conservatory at Callaway Gardens with live specimens and emergence chamber — covers lepidopteran life cycle and tropical entomology.

Accredited big-cat sanctuary offering tours focused on exotic animal behavior, wildlife conservation, and captive-care biology.

Wyoming STEAM center integrating hands-on art, technology, and science exhibits — covers maker skills, design thinking, and applied science.

Chaco Culture NHP hosts a certified dark-sky observatory and star parties interpreting Ancestral Puebloan archaeoastronomy — astronomy meets archaeology.

Challenger Learning Center offering simulated space missions — hands-on curriculum in astronautics, orbital mechanics, teamwork, and mission planning.

Museum of Science planetarium in Boston — covers astronomy, cosmology, and the mathematics of celestial motion via immersive dome shows.

Housed in a 19th-century textile mill on the Charles River — documents industrial machinery, water-powered manufacturing, and the history of American industry.

Coastal marine life center with touch tanks and live exhibits — covers Pacific coast marine biology, tidal ecology, and local fisheries science.

IMAX dome theater at Discovery Place Science — large-format science films covering astronomy, earth science, and natural phenomena.

Certified dark-sky state park with minimal light pollution — supports astronomy, light science, and observational math.

Designated dark-sky astronomy observation field in a state park — one of the best naked-eye and telescope viewing sites in the eastern U.S. for observational astronomy.

Natural history and ecology museum in Lincoln Park with interactive exhibits on Chicago-region wildlife and ecosystems — biology and environmental science curriculum.

Hands-on architecture center covering structural engineering, urban planning, and Chicago's built environment through tours and exhibits.

Indoor aquarium at Fair Park featuring freshwater and marine species with exhibits on aquatic biology and Texas ecosystems.

Hands-on children's science center in Boca Raton — interactive exhibits covering physical science, math, and early STEM concepts for young learners.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitation hospital with educational ambassador animals — applies zoology, animal anatomy, and conservation biology.

Chocolate factory tour covering food-science production processes, ingredient sourcing, and manufacturing chemistry.

Interactive chocolate museum covering cacao cultivation, fermentation, and confectionery production — food science and global agricultural trade.

Planetarium and science center named for teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe — covers astronomy, physics, and space exploration through dome shows and hands-on exhibits.

Space education center with mission-simulation programs — covers astronomy, aerospace engineering, and mission planning.

Indoor tropical butterfly conservatory at Iowa State University with live emergence chamber — covers entomology, metamorphosis, and plant-pollinator relationships.

Large-format IMAX dome theater within the Michigan Science Center — covers astronomy, earth science, and applied physics through immersive giant-screen documentary programming.