Field Trip 411

It’s almost that time of the year. You and your class really need to get out of the building and go on a field trip. Should you just go to the same place or pick somewhere new? Where did you leave all that important planning information?

Well don’t worry because we’ve got you covered. We put together this extensive list of all the different field trip opportunities available within the SWOEA area.


American Classical Music Hall of Fame
Herschede Bldg., 4 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-621-3263 Fax: 513-381-4130
http://www.americanclassicalmusic.org
Celebrates and honors the many facets of classical music in America through engaging exhibits, concerts and a library of international music recordings.


Arts Consortium
1515 Linn St. Cincinnati, OH 45214
Phone: 513-381-0645 Fax: 513-381-0915

Advances, celebrates and preserves African and African American culture and achievement through arts and educational services.


Carrilon Park
Carillon Historical Park
1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45409
Phone: (937) 293-2841 Fax: (937) 293-5798
http://www.carillonpark.org/
http://www.carillonpark.org/educationpage.html
Carillon Historical Park's mission is to celebrate and preserve the history of the Miami Valley and illustrate how it leads to the future. The Park is a 65-acre outdoor museum with 24 exhibit buildings and structures, and is the site of the 57-bell Deeds Carillon, Ohio's largest.  The highlight of the collections is the 1905 Wright Flyer III, the world's first practical airplane, and a National Historic Landmark.


Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-721-5204 Fax: 513-721-1620
http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org
Enjoy 6,000 years of fine art. Free general admission, special exhibits, the Cincinnati Wing, gift shop and Terrace Café. Open 11 am-5 pm Tue-Sun; 11-9 Wed.


Cincinnati Fire Museum
315 W. Court Street Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-621-5553 Fax: 513-621-1456
http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com
200 years of Cincinnati history and the development of professional firefighting. Interactive fun and learning about fire prevention in a restored firehouse.


Cincinnati History Museum - Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 513-287-7000 Fax: 513-287-7036
http://www.cincymuseum.org
Discover Cincinnati's rich heritage at the Cincinnati History Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center, at Union Terminal, where you are invited to see, touch and hear Cincinnati's past.


Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
100 Main St. Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-765-7576 Fax: 513-765-7928
http://www.cincinnatireds.com
With the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869, professional baseball and America's passion for the sport was born right here in Cincinnati! The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum offers a fun, interactive and fascinating look into the sport's heralded past…..and present!


Cinergy Children's Museum - Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 513-287-7000 Fax: 513-287-7036
http://www.cincymuseum.org
Where learning and fun come together in nine world-class exhibits at the Cinergy Children's Museum at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.


Contemporary Arts Center, Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
44 East 6th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-345-8400 Fax: 513-721-7418
http://www.contemporaryartscenter.org
Renowned architect Zaha Hadid designed the six-story center; open Monday & Thursday, 11 am-9 pm; Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11 am-6 pm; Saturday, noon-6 pm. Available for special events.

Dayton Art Museum
456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, OH 45406
Phone: 937-223-5277
http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/
Visit us often to enjoy our diverse permanent collection, world class special exhibitions, interesting educational programs and unique special events.


Educational Library & Museum (ELM) Charitable Trust of Watchmakers & Clockmakers Institute
701 Enterprise Dr. Harrison, OH 45030
Phone: 513-367-9800 Fax: 513-367-1414
http://www.awi-net.org
Unique History of Time Museum, Horological Library and Institute promoting the science and art of watch-making and clockmaking. Open 8-5 Mon-Fri.


Harriet Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilbert Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45206
Phone: 513-632-5133 Fax: 513-632-5114

Displays artifacts from African American history and documents from the Beecher family at the Cincinnati home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.


Hebrew Union College Jewish Inst. of Religion
Skirball Museum - Cincinnati Branch 3101 Clifton Ave. , Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone: 513-221-1875 x358 Fax: 513-221-1842

Core exhibition An Eternal People. The Jewish Experience includes ceremonial objects for celebrations and holidays, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, changing exhibitions, tours and programs. M-Th 11-4, Sun 2-5.

Heritage Village Museum
Historic Southwest Ohio, Inc. P. O. Box 62475, Cincinnati, OH 45262
Phone: 513-563-9484 Fax: 513-563-0914
http://www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org
Through entertaining, educational activites led by costumed interpreters, guests experience 19th century life! Unique meeting space in the scenic historic environment is also available.

Indian SunWatch
2301 West River Road, Dayton , OH 45418-2815
Phone: 937-268-8199
Fax: 937-268-1760
http://www.sunwatch.org/
Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Miami Valley was home to native peoples. Archaeological excavations at a site near the Great Miami River uncovered evidence of an 800-year-old village built by the Fort Ancient Indians. SunWatch Indian Village, a National Historic Landmark, is a reconstruction of that settlement of long ago.


Kings Island Education Program
MATH & SCIENCE DATES: MAY 13 & 18, 2005
http://www.pki.com/events_days.jsp#about
Educators are always eager for ways to make the curriculum "real," relevant, and exciting. Labs, simulations, and demonstrations offer a hands-on approach--Math and Science Day takes experiential learning one step further.

Krohn Conservatory
Park Board 1501 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-421-4086 Fax: 513-421-6007
http://www.cinci-parks.org
Rainforest-under-glass; 5,000 varieties of exotic tropical, desert and orchid plants. One of the country's largest public greenhouses; beautiful seasonal floral shows. Free admission.

Museum of Natural History & Science - Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45203
Phone: 513-287-7000 Fax: 513-287-7036
http://www.cincymuseum.org
Explore the creatures and features of the ancient Ohio River Valley and the sciences that shaped them in the Museum of History & Science at Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.


National Museum of the United States Air Force
1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
Phone: 937-255-3286
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/
The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. The Museum uses both chronological and subjective layouts to tell the exciting story of aviation development from the days of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk to the Space Age.


National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 877-648-4838 Fax: 513-241-1202
http://www.freedomcenter.org
Opening summer 2004 on the riverfront-uses exhibits and educational programs to inspire modern action by promoting a better understanding of freedom today from the lessons of the Underground Railroad.


Newport Aquarium
Newport Aquarium, One Aquarium Way, Newport, KY 41071
Phone: (859) 261-7444 Fax: (859) 261-5888
http://www.newportaquarium.com/
http://www.newportaquarium.com/schools/
A state-of-the art facility, the Newport Aquarium brings to the banks of the Ohio River some of the world's most advanced, creative technology -- not to mention amazing animals -- all designed to take you around the globe, visiting each continent, every ocean and hundreds of waterways in between.


Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St. Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-241-0343 Fax: 513-241-2266
http://www.taftmuseum.org
Re-opening with breathtaking renovations in Spring 2004, this Federal-style home-turned-museum features Whistler, Rembrandt, Gainsborough; exceptional collections of Chinese ceramics; and French Renaissance Limoges enamels.


Warren County Historical Society Museum
105 South Broadway Lebanon, OH 45036-1707
Phone: 513-932-1817 Fax: 513-932-8560

Magnificent three-story historical museum showing the development of southwestern Ohio from prehistoric days through the 19th century; award-winning Shaker gallery.


William Howard Taft National Historic Site
2038 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone: 513-684-3262 Fax: 513-684-3627
http://www.nps.gov/wiho
Birthplace of U.S. President and Chief Justice, Supreme Court. Contains restored rooms and museum exhibits. Tours daily 8a.m.-4p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Admission free.