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Colorado Field Trips

Wondering where to go and what to do with the kids? Especially without spending an arm and a leg? No matter where you are in Colorado, there's always some interesting (and sometimes, funny and odd) destination just waiting to be explored. If you have an idea to add to this list, let Cindy know.


Carschooling
"Are we there yet?" Over 350 entertaining ways to turn travel time into fun learning time.

Classes, Conferences & Events
All sorts of happenings, from curriculum fairs to creative contests and ocean cruises, all over the Rocky Mountain region. (you're wondering about that ocean cruises thing, aren't you?)

Organizing a Field Trip
You've volunteered to coordinate field trips. Now what? Sure, you have lots of energy and ideas, but what happens when you run out of ideas? What happens when nobody will help you? Worse, what if no one shows up?

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Aurora History Musuem (Aurora)
Did you know Aurora is Denver's largest suburb and that it was originally named after a man named Fletcher? This museum is small, kinda homey-like and contains a nice range of interesting exhibits, factoids and assorted programs for kids.

Best Hikes With Children In Colorado (statewide)
Short hikes for short legs (and for the young at heart).

Celestial Seasonings (Boulder)
The largest specialty tea factory in the country. Open daily. Children must be 5 years of age.

Colorado Springs Pioneers' Museum (Colorado Springs)
Take a guided or self-guided tour on the rather colorful history of the Pikes Peak Region. Accompanying teachers' guides and games for the kids are available.

Coors Field (Denver)
Calling all baseball fanatics! Tours are available for groups of 25, during both the regular and off season. (Go Rockies!)

Discovery Science Center (Ft. Collins)
Northern Colorado's only hands-on science and technology center, with 120 interactive exhibits just for kids.

Ghost Town Tours  (statewide)
Pack up for a weekend getaway, or stay home in the air conditioning and take a virtual tour of fifteen historic ghost towns and mining camps in the mountain wilderness. (Wow. There's still some wilderness left?)

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Denver)
Ongoing programs and exhibits open to school groups, usually with a minimum of 10 students. The Museum has always been a very homeschool-friendly place!

Great Museums
From Trinidad to Craig, Glenwood to Limon, find all kinds of museums all over the state.

Haunted Places in Colorado (statewide)
These stories may be true, or maybe not. But what an intriguing way to learn local state history!

High Plains Snow Goose Festival (Lamar)
An annual February event. Lots of regional activities, plus an arts and crafts fair.

There can be no education without leisure, and without leisure education is worthless.
                                                                  - Sarah Josepha Hale

excerpted from Learning for Life by Teri Ann Berg Olsen
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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (Boulder)
Check out models of space craft, satellites, and, coolest of all, the mission operations center from which many of our satellites are flown.

The National Earthquake Information Center (Golden)
Earthquakes happen everywhere - even in Colorado. Tours are free, by appointment only.

Nikola Tesla: The Man Who Lit The World (Colorado Springs area)
This man was a genius. He conducted some of his most astounding scientific tests in Colorado Springs. Perhaps it seems strange to list his museum here, as it no longer exists. The Tesla Museum of Science and Industry, once on Bijou Street, is now defunct, due to lack of funds. But, discovering his history and his groundbreaking experiments in Colorado are not only fascinating, but a research project and several field trips combined!

Opera Colorado (Denver)
Field trips for students and chaparones. Includes free downloadable guidebooks for each performance.

Petrified Wood Building (Lamar)
A little out of the way perhaps, but how often do you see a building made out of 175-million-year-old wood?

Pumpkins and Strawberries and Christmas Trees, O My (statewide)
Visit a farm near you and pick your own fruits and vegetables, and learn about organic growing methods, canning and preserving food. Several farms also offer activities, such as corn mazes and sleigh rides, depending on the time of year.

Royal Gorge Bridge (Canon City)
Have you ever been here? Holy cow, hang on to your cookies! This is the world's highest suspension bridge. Go by your lonesome or schedule educational tours that cover history, geology, math, engineering and science.

Steve Canyon Statue (Idaho Springs)
Squirrel Gulch wanted their town to be named after a Sunday comic strip character. And the federal government even agreed to make a statue.

Swetsville Zoo (Ft. Collins / Timnath)
One man's artistic bent produced over 160 critters, made from old farm machinery, car parts and what-have-yous.