Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
Take a guided tour of the historic submarine USS RAZORBACK (SS-394), a veteran of WWII, the Cold War and Vietnam! 501-371-8320
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Wren's Nest House Museum
The Wren's Nest is the preserved home of Joel Chandler Harris, the 19th century Atlanta journalist who penned the Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus tales. 404-753-7735.
Austin Museum of Art
Art comes alive during Austin Museum of Art’s nationally recognized group tours. Both the downtown location and the AMOA’s original home at Laguna Gloria are interesting destinations for class trips. 512-495-9224. SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum & Sports Legends Museum
Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museums in Baltimore to experience interactive exhibits, educational programs and two locations rich in legends and heroes! 410-727-1539.
Baltimore Public Works Museum
Exhibits, videos, interactive computer challenges and Streetscape, an outdoor maze to explore the city's infrastructure underground. 410-396-5565.
United States Naval Academy
Provides educational tours for grades 4-12, Navy Way Boot Camps for grades 1-5 and A Path to Leadership tour for grades 10-12. 410-293-8111.
Danbury Railway Museum
Railway Museum offers tours, train rides, a collection of original and restored rolling stock, and railroading exhibits and artifacts. 203-778-8337.REGION: Fairfield County, South West CT.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
A visit to the Pequot Museum is an adventure! Journey back in time to see and feel history come alive as never before. 860-396-6945.
The Dinosaur Place, Montville
A family oriented activity center featuring activities with fossils, lifesize dinosaurs, gems, rocks and minerals, perfect for school trips, scout badges, birthdays, and family trips.
Children of all ages can dig for gems and crystals in Jackpot Mine, pan for “gold” in Thunder Creek and excavate a dinosaur skeleton in The Bone Zone.
The Dinosaur Place, 1650 Route 85, Montville, CT (860-443-4367).
Timexpo: The Timex Museum
The Timexpo® The Timex Museum is an educational tool with many opportunities for your group to learn in a fun hands-on environment.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Experience the story of those who went Higher, Faster, Farther, First in Aviation & Aerospace. 214-350-1651. Dallas, NORTH TEXAS.
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Located in the former Texas School Book Depository, the Museum chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy through exhibitions and educational programs. 888-485-4854.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
From country legends to big band sounds and southern rock. Georgia's rich musical heritage and its worldwide impact come to life. 478-751-3334.
National Civil War Naval Museum
Features two original American Civil War military vessels, uniforms, equipment and weapons used by the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War.
Telfair Museums
Permanent collection of paintings, photography, sculpture, and decorative arts contains over 4,500 objects from America and Europe, dating from the 18th-20th centuries.
Tubman African American Museum
Georgia's largest African American museum offers fourteen exhibition galleries, a resource center and magnificent 63-foot mural depicting African-American art, history and culture. 478-743-8544.
Wren's Nest House Museum
The Wren's Nest is the preserved home of Joel Chandler Harris, the 19th century Atlanta journalist who penned the Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus tales. 404-753-7735.
Apex Museum
The Apex Museum is full of artifacts, photographs, children's shows, presentations and more – all related to African-American culture, both past and present. 404-523-2739.
Cradle of Aviation Museum
When school groups visit the museum there is magic in the air as students and teachers experience Long Island’s amazing aerospace heritage of discovery. Garden City. Tel: 516-572-4066.
Long Island Children's Museum
14 hands-on exhibits on the arts, literacy, science, social studies and a special exhibit on the physically challenged. Tel: 516-224-5800. REGION: LONG ISLAND NY.
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is the former summer residence of William K. Vanderbilt II, great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the Staten Island Ferry and New York Central Railroad.
Louisiana Children’s Museum
At this nationally-recognized museum, the official rule is ‘Please Touch!’ Captain a tugboat, anchor the news, and leave your shadow on the wall in the Shadow Trap. 504-586-0725. REGION: South East, LA.
The National World War II Museum
The Museum experience is fun, interesting, and educational. It’s interactive and state-of-the-art displays, vivid exhibits, and impressive collections of World War II memorabilia. 504-527-6012
Bangor Museum and History Center
The Bangor Museum & History Center promotes understanding and enjoyment of history to enhance people’s lives today and in the future.
Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center
Founded in 1966, the Bethel Historical Society is an independent, non-profit organization providing members and the general public with a doorway to the past from its Regional History Center in Bethel Hill village.
Boothbay Railway Village
Experience a steam train ride, historical village exhibits, and an outstanding collection of over 60 antique vehicles at The Boothbay Railway Village.
Castine Scientific Society dba Wilson Museum
The Wilson Museum uses its diverse collections and learning experiences to stimulate exploration of the natural history and cultures of the Penobscot Bay region and the world.
Dyer Library & Saco Museum
The Saco Museum is a regional museum of fine and decorative arts and historic artifacts. The Institute was founded in 1866, and is the third oldest museum in Maine.
L.C.Bates Museum of Natural History and Culture
The L.C. Bates Museum houses unique natural history and culture collections. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 207-238-4250.
Moosehead Historical Society
Explore an 1899 Victorian mansion, the Eveleth-Crafts-Sheridan Historical House, and its associated Carriage House in Greenville, Maine.
Museum of African Culture
The Museum of African Culture is the only New England museum devoted to Sub-Saharan African Art and Culture. Tel: 207-871-7188
Owls Head Transportation Museum
The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The museum collections include Arctic exploration gear, natural history specimens, and art and anthropological material, produced primarily by the Inuit cultures of Labrador and Greenland.
Pejepscot Historical Society
Established in 1888, The Pejepscot Historical Society is one of Maine's oldest historical organizations, maintaining three museums and a comprehensive research collection
Penobscot Marine Museum
The principal exhibits at Penobscot Marine Museum focus on the industry of Penobscot Bay in the 19th century and illustrate what it was like to live and work on one of the great square-rigged ships in the last quarter of the 19th century, and to visit China when it truly was exotic.
Seal Cove Auto Museum
The Seal Cove Auto Museum features a wide variety of antique autos, from an 1899 DeDion Bouton to a 1924 Mercer, with a special emphasis on examples from the "Brass Era" (1895-1917).
Tate House Museum
The Tate House Museum offers area students, members of the community, and visitors from around the world an intimate experience of eighteenth century life and gives them the rare opportunity “to connect with Maine’s colonial roots”.
The Brick Store Museum
The Brick Store Museum preserves the rich heritage of the Kennebunks for year-round residents, seasonal visitors and future generations through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of its material culture. 207-985-4802.
Victoria Mansion
Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House, is the finest example of residential design from the pre-Civil War era in America.
Yarmouth Historical Society
The Yarmouth Historical Society collections include a wide variety of Yarmouth-related objects such as textiles, decorative arts, tools, furniture and household items. Artifacts not currently on exhibit are accessible only by appointment. 207-846-6259.
Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum & Sports Legends Museum
Visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museums in Baltimore to experience interactive exhibits, educational programs and two locations rich in legends and heroes! 410-727-1539.
Baltimore Public Works Museum
Exhibits, videos, interactive computer challenges and Streetscape, an outdoor maze to explore the city's infrastructure underground. 410-396-5565.
College Park Aviation Museum
Interactive museum dedicated to world's oldest continually operating airfield where Wilbur Wright taught first military pilots to fly. Aircraft, hands-on exhibits, animatronics and programs. 301-864-6029.
Sandy Spring Slave Museum
Focus on the heritage of Blacks from their origin in Africa through the Trans-Atlantic passage, participation with the Underground Railroad, the struggle for civil rights, and their accomplishments across the African Diaspora.
United States Naval Academy
Provides educational tours for grades 4-12, Navy Way Boot Camps for grades 1-5 and A Path to Leadership tour for grades 10-12. 410-293-8111.
American Textile History Museum
The American Textile History Museum contains thousands of books, trade catalogs, business records and personal papers, prints and photographs, a growing costume collection, millions of textile samples, and hundreds of machines used in textile manufacture.
Andover Historical Society Museum
The Andover Historical Society tells the unique stories of Andover through its museum, library, archives, exhibitions and programs.
Beverly Historical Society & Museum
The Beverly Historical Society and Museum has been preserving and caring for Beverly's past since 1891. Tour one of our historic sites, learn about your family history, visit the Walker Transportation Collection or explore two floors of exhibits at the Cabot House Museum.
Boston Center for Jewish Heritage
Boston’s last remaining immigrant era synagogue, the Vilna Shul, has become a place of learning where Jewish history, culture and spirituality are open and accessible to all.
Boston University Art Gallery
Although the Boston University Art Gallery has no permanent collection, we do have four of the most unusual column capitals decorating our space.
Bourne Historical Society
The society was incorporated as a non-profit organization on December 29, 1921 for the purpose of acquiring the site of the first trade house built in 1627 by Plymouth Colony, located on the south bank of the Manomet (Monument) River which is now part of the Cape Cod Canal.
Cahoon Museum of American Art
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is a showcase for a stellar collection of the folk painting of Ralph and Martha Cahoon, as well as a choice collection of 19th, 20th and 21st century American art.
Cantor Gallery College of the Holy Cross
The permanent collection represents a broad spectrum of art and historical periods and has recently been enriched by the gift of a teaching collection comprised of historical Southeast Asian textiles from West Sumatra, and other islands of Indonesia, India and Laos.
Charles River Museum of Industry
At the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation you'll learn about the fabled Waltham Watch Company, inventions that powered america into the modern age, and vintage precision machinery in operation, powered in the traditional manner by overhead line shafts.
Concord Art Association
The permanent collection of the Concord Art Association includes a wide variety of paintings, drawings, sculpture, objects and furnishings acquired during its early years under the leadership of its founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts.
Danvers Historical Society
The Danvers Historical Society was founded in 1889 "to discover, collect and preserve objects which illustrate local history, but particularly the history, development and people of the Town of Danvers".
Davis Museum & Cultural Center
The permanent collection of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center comprises approximately 10,000 ancient to contemporary sculptures, paintings, decorative objects, and works on paper.
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park is a public museum of art established to educate as broad and diverse a public as possible about modern and contemporary American art.
Dedham Historical Society
The museum houses a distinguished collection of furnishings and artifacts ranging from pre-Columbian stone tools and the 1652 Metcalf great chair (oldest dated American-made chair, pictured below), to an excellent collection of Dedham and Chelsea pottery.
Egan Maritime Institute
On the premises of the Coffin School on Nantucket, the Egan Maritime Institute maintains a collection of fine art, maritime books, and artifacts related to the maritime world that have been collected by both founders and several generous donors.
Emily Dickinson Museum
The Museum consists of two historic houses in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts, closely associated with the poet Emily Dickinson and members of her family during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Falmouth Historical Society
Falmouth Museums on the Green contain a treasure trove of stories and artifacts that, taken together, tell the story of the town of falmouth, Massachusetts.
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum is North Worcester County's oldest and most treasured cultural institution, founded in 1925 through a bequest of artist and educator, Eleanor Norcross.
George Peabody House Museum
Located at 205 Washington Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, the George Peabody House Museum is a preservation of American history.
Gore Place Society
This Federal period historic house is owned and operated by the Gore Place Society, a nonprofit members organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Gore Place.
Harvard Historical Society
The Harvard Historical Society collects materials which illustrate the history of the town, such as those pertaining to exploration, settlements, economics, social, religious and political development.
Historic Deerfield, Inc
Historic Deerfield is home to one of the best public collections of art and antiques in America. Begun and formed in large part by founders Henry and Helen Flynt during a lifetime of collecting, the collection has been refined with hundreds of additions by professional staff since the mid-1970s.
Historic New England
The collections of Historic New England contain more than 100,000 objects, and is the largest assemblage of New England art and artifacts in the country.
Longyear Museum
Longyear Museum, conveniently located just outside Boston and easily accessible by public transportation, offers exhibits, publications, and programs about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, one of America’s most noted women, as well as tours of several houses where she once lived.
Lynn Museum & Historical Society
Established in 1897, the Lynn Museum & Historical Society is the only organization in the city devoted to collecting, preserving, and fostering an appreciation of Lynn's rich history.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
More than 15,000 works of art from antiquity to the present comprise the permanent collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.
Nantucket Lighthouse Basket Museum
Lightship baskets are unique to the island of Nantucket. The Museum exhibits and documents a wide range of Lightship Baskets from the earliest forms created in the 1850s to present-day creations.
National Heritage Museum
The National Heritage Museum boasts one of the country's finest collections of material and artifacts related to the history of American Freemasonry and fraternalism.
Nichols House Museum, Inc.
The Nichols House Museum is open to the public as a historic house museum reflecting the domestic life of a typical family of Beacon Hill at the turn of the last century.
Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP)
The Noble & Cooley Center for Historical Preservation (NCCHP), is a non-profit corporation that preserves the regional history of manufacturing, agricultural pursuits, and rural crafts through acquisition and maintenance of significant historical buildings, machinery, historical collections and local artifacts.
Old Colony Historical Society
Housed in the 1852 Bristol Academy building designed by Richard Upjohn, the museum contains extensive collections representing the history of the Taunton region of Massachusetts.
Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford Whaling Musuem
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is the largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its greatest port.
Plimoth Plantation & Mayflower II
History, our story, be there at Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum dedicated to retelling the bi-cultural story of 17th century Plymouth colony. For more information, 508-746-1622, www.plimoth.org.
The Cape Cod Maritime Museum
Cape Cod Maritime Museum's second major exhibit explores life on Cape Cod both from European and Native Peoples' perspectives.
The Chatham Historical Society
The Chatham Historical Society, founded in 1923, features 3000 objects-paintings, decorative arts, and maritime artifacts.
The Museum of World War II
The Museum of World War II,Inc., with 10,000 square feet of display area, is described by London’s Imperial War Museum as “a fully staffed private collection containing the most comprehensive display of original World War II artifacts on exhibit anywhere in the world”.
Portsmouth Historical Society
The collections of the Portsmouth Historical Society focus on life in Portsmouth and the surrounding region from the first English settlement here in 1623 through the early 20th century.
Old Barracks Museum Trenton
Experience another dimension to history as you and your group interact with living history interpreters in our exciting "Meet the Past" programs.
Space Farms Zoo and Museum
Where else can you step back in time and head for the wilderness all in one day? More than 100 beautiful acres of peaceful countryside offer plenty of room to picnic and play. As families roam the zoo and browse through the museums, an atmosphere of fun and adventure creates a memorable experience for everyone. Space Farms Zoo and Museum, 218 Route 519
Sussex, NJ (973-875-5800).
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center MIillville
Discover the art and heritage of American glassmaking and and see amazing hot glass blowing demonstrations. 800-998-4552
Harbor Defense Museum
The mission of the Harbor Defense Museum is to preserve the history of Fort Hamilton, and the other fortifications that defended New York City during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The museum is located in a free standing bastion located within the old fort’s dry moat. Brooklyn, NY. Tel: 718-630-4349.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum tells the stories of immigrant families who lived at 97 Orchard Street, an historic tenement building that was home to an estimated 7,000 people from over 20 nations from 1863–1935.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard Street, NYC. (212-431-0233).
Museum of Biblical Art
The Museum of Biblical Art is a non-profit educational institution whose mission is to better understand how the narratives and symbols of the Bible have influenced the history of art and visual culture.
New York City Police Museum
Visit the and have your students learn about the role of the NYPD and how it has changed over time to meet New York’s ever-changing community needs.
New York Transit Museum Brooklyn
Housed in an historic 1936 subway station in Brooklyn Heights, this is the nation's largest museum devoted to public transportation history, and one of the premier institutions of its kind in the world.
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History
The National Museum of Catholic Art and History (NMCAH) is the first such Catholic museum in the United States. 212-427-8000.
The Noguchi Museum
The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum is dedicated to the work of world-renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Private group tours at The Noguchi Museum are available to groups of ten people or more.
Tug Pegasus Preservation Project
Participate in hour-long tours aboard the tugs and you will learn about Maritime Culture, The Marine Industry, and The Marine Environment. 212-406-2225.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
Large inland naval park is home of the USS Little Rock, USS The Sullivans and the USS Croaker. 716-847-1773.
Center at High Falls Visitor's Center
Located in the national register Browns Race Historic District provides visitors with
helpful guides and a marvelous overview of area history, geography, commerce and culture with exhibits and galleries. 585-325-2030.
Erie Canal Discovery Center
A new state-of-the-art interpretive center for the Erie Canal, focusing on the role that Lockport played in canal history. 716-439-0431.
Erie Canal Museum
Housed in the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the only structure of its kind in the world. Come aboard a full size canal boat and touch the past with hands-on exhibits.315-471-0593.
Freedom Crossing: The Underground Railroad
The dramatic and heart-rending stories of the people who risked their lives for freedom, as well as the lasting heritage of their ancestors, can now be experienced at Freedom Crossing, the new Regional Underground Railroad Interpretive Center. 716-286-8200.
George Eastman House
Museum tells the story of photography and motion pictures—media that have changed and continue to change our perception of the world. 585-271-3361.
International Mask & Puppet Museum
Open Hand Theater is a performance center and museum celebrating the human experience through mask and puppet traditions from around the world.
Ira G. Ross Aerospace Museum
The museum tells the story of Western New York's unique aviation and aerospace heritage through the acquisition, preservation and display of aviation artifacts. 716-858-4340.
Pedaling History Bicycle Museum
The Pedaling History Bicycle Museum is the largest all-bicycle museum in the world, and exhibits a complete history of the innovation, invention and development of man's first personal mechanical transportation. 716-662-3853.
Salt Museum
Discover the industry that created the City of Syracuse and supplied the nation with salt! Explore the site of an original boiling block where brine was turned into salt. 315-453-6713.
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum
Carousel museum housed in an original factory building with an operating 1916 carousel as well as a vintage 1940s Kiddie Carousel.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Featuring 50,000 square feet of exciting dinosaur exhibits, detailed nature dioramas, and exhibits showcasing Oklahoma’s Native American cultures both ancient and modern.405-325-4712
Anthracite Heritage Museum
Visit America’s Anthracite Heritage Museum and learn about the rarest form of all coal! 75% of the world’s supply was found here--www.anthracitemuseum.org!
Bushy Run Battlefield
Bushy Run Battlefield preserves and interprets for citizens and visitors the site of this pivotal battle fought between British and Native Americans during the conflict known as Pontiac's War (1763-64).
Compass Inn Museum
Visit the Compass Inn to receive an informative and entertaining tour by costumed docents that tells the story of transportation and everyday life in the early 1800's. 724-238-4983.
Erie County History Center
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. Venues include museums, library and a planetarium. 814-454-1813.
Erie Maritime Museum
Enter the world of Lake Erie. Learn its history. Find out about fishing. Starting with the War of 1812 through the present day, the Erie Maritime Museum will take you through time, the people, and the events surrounding Lake Erie. 814-452-2744.
Heritage Discovery Center
The Heritage Discovery Center vividly tells the story of Southern and Eastern European
immigrants who settled in Johnstown around the turn of the century. 814-539-1889
Johnstown Flood Museum
Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, which is operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, to find out more about this shocking episode in American history. 814-539-1889 ext 311.
Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum
Peter J. McGovern Little League® Museum; a small piece of America’s favorite pastime. Learn the history of Little League Baseball & Softball. Batting & Pitching cages. 570-326-3607. www.LittleLeague.org.
Railroaders Memorial Museum
Museum that celebrate the significant contributions of railroaders and their families to American life and industry 814-946-0834.
Senator John Heinz History Center
Devoted to the history and heritage of Western Pennsylvania, the History Center is a 275,000-square-foot museum including six floors of long-term and changing exhibition space. 412-454-6000.
The Frick Art & Historical center
The Frick Art & Historical Center is a fascinating complex of museums and historical buildings located on over five acres of lawns and gardens in Pittsburgh's residential East End.
The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum
A place where you can relive the moments that made them great. The Immaculate Reception. The Home Run. Olympic gold. Super Bowls. Stanley Cups. 412-454-6000.
Wagner-Ritter House & Garden
The Wagner-Ritter House and Garden tells a very different story - the story of a modest, working-class family who spent their lives in "the shadow of the mills" in Johnstown's Cambria City. 814-539-1889.
National Liberty Museum
The National Liberty Museum was created to help defuse violence and bigotry by celebrating America’s heritage of freedom and the wonderful diverse society it has produced. Philadelphia. Tel: 215-925-2800.
Austin Museum of Art
Art comes alive during Austin Museum of Art’s nationally recognized group tours. Both the downtown location and the AMOA’s original home at Laguna Gloria are interesting destinations for class trips. 512-495-9224. SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Come and enjoy a day among over 40 historic aircrafts from pre-World War I through the Vietnam conflict. You will see a replica of the Red Barron’s red Tri-plane as well as our Tiger painted P-40 and much, much more! 972-380-8800.
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Discover a jewel in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. The Crow Collection of Asian Art offers visitors a look into Asia. The Crow Collection of Asian Art is the only FREE museum in the Dallas Arts District and represents one of only a select group of museums in the United States solely dedicated to the arts of Asia. 214-219-2049. REGION: Dallas County, North TX.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Experience the story of those who went Higher, Faster, Farther, First in Aviation & Aerospace. 214-350-1651. Dallas, NORTH TEXAS.
Historic Fort Worth Stockyards-4 Hours of Fun
4 Hours of Fun Educational Program in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards allows students of all ages enjoy the historical walking tour as the old west comes to life though the sights and sounds. 817-625-9715. REGION: Tarrant County, North Central TX.
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Located in the former Texas School Book Depository, the Museum chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy through exhibitions and educational programs. 888-485-4854.
Ash Lawn-Highland
Tour the Monroe House and Museum. Stroll the lush grounds and exquisite boxwood gardens. Visit the plantation's farm animals and enjoy the peacocks.