Field Trip Destination for Kids - Please Touch Museum Skip to primary navigation Field Trips & Group Visits Purposeful play. Field Trips & Group Visits A museum experience unlike any other. Please Touch Museum exhibits come to life for young learners. Groups can explore historic neighborhood in Centennial Innovations, design rockets and other inventions in our studios, go fishing in River Adventures, or search for animals and insects in Happy Camper or our Please Touch Garden. And beyond our permanent exhibits, visits can be enhanced with special programs to create a full day of learning through play with theater performances and workshops, art programs, traveling exhibit-based programs, STEAM workshops, and group rides on our historic Woodside Park Carousel! Learn about self-guided and guided field trips to Please Touch Museum below or book your field trip now Explore On Your Own: Self-Guided Field Trips $18 per person Self-guided visits are perfect for teachers and group leaders who want to conduct their own tours* of the Museum. Children experience new worlds and make new discoveries about science, the environment, culture, math, and the arts as they visit our 18 engaging and interactive exhibits. Find a lesson wherever their curiosity leads, join in our daily programming with our Museum educators, and explore the attractions that have been entertaining young minds for years. *Due to capacity limits in our exhibit spaces, we ask that you explore the museum in groups of no more than 15. Field Trip Digital Add-on Additional $1 Per Student Enhance your field trip experience with our digital add-on package, designed to integrate interactive digital content with engaging, hands-on museum experiences. Includes content for before, during, and after your visit. Add-ons available: Pollinators at Play Explore and More: Facilitated Workshop + Free Play Wednesdays & Thursdays Only: $22 per person 50 people maximum during the school year, and 30 people maximum during the summer Guided field trips include a 45- to 60-minute educational lesson or workshop with a Museum educator in one of our exhibits or studio spaces, in addition to unlimited exploration time in the Museum’s exhibits. Select from one of our guided field trip themes below. All guided group visits with our Museum educators are scheduled based on availability, so contact us today to book your trip Guided Field Trip Themes Discovering Democracy Discovering Democracy, a new civics-focused field trip program Discovering Democracy is an interactive field trip program for grades K–2. The program combines classroom lessons, digital learning games, and a guided field trip to Please Touch Museum, where students explore identity and community, practice speaking up, and reflect on fairness and responsibility. Recommended for K– 2nd Grade We’re Going On A Camping Trip! We’re Going on a Camping Trip!: A Lesson on Sharing & Cooperation Young learners will engage in a guided, imaginative, play-based experience with a camping theme that has some social-emotional connections! Join us in learning about sharing and cooperation as we go camping with our friends. Recommended for PreK – 3rd Grade Pollinators at Play Pollinators at Play in the Food & Family Market Young learners can explore plants and discover who pollinates them through activities in the Please Touch Garden. They will also learn about how pollinators help to create the food we eat through a grocery game in our Food and Family Market. Recommended for K – 3rd Grade Digital Add-On package available for this trip! Blast Off to Space! Blast Off to Space! in the Albert M. Greenfield Makerspace Engineer rockets and test different designs to see how far yours can travel in our Makerspace Studio! As young learners build rockets and watch them fly, they can make hypotheses about which rocket will travel the farthest and continue testing theories in our Rocket Room! Recommended for 1st – 5th Grade Know Before You Go Field Trip Information Chaperone Policy To ensure the highest quality experience for all visitors, the Museum requires one (1) chaperone for every five (5) children. For every five children visiting the the Museum, one adult chaperone will be admitted free of charge. Lunch Reservations All groups are welcome to reserve a lunchroom for 30 minutes at an additional cost of $75 (max capacity of 75 people). Lunchrooms should be reserved and paid in advance. We now offer boxed lunches for field trip groups through Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC) , our on-site catering company! The price is $14 per box. All group orders must be placed at least 15 days in advance of your visit, with payment due prior to the visit.  Please note that this is an additional and separate payment process with RHC Catering, all sales are final and may not be changed upon arrival. Please send all filled out forms to groupsales@pleasetouchmuseum.org and we will connect you with RHC. 2026 Bagged Lunch Menu/Order Form All field trips and professional development workshops include: Private entrance to the Museum and Educator orientation Free bus parking on Lansdowne Drive, behind the Museum Carousel Tickets Single carousel rides are available for groups! Each ride is $3/child and must be reserved and paid in advance. Payment & Cancellation Policy A deposit of 25% must be received at time of booking to secure your reservation. If you book a guided field trip, do not make a deposit, and arrive at the Museum for your visit, only a self-guided visit will be honored upon full payment. Cancellations must be made at least fourteen (14) days prior to visit. Cancellations within fourteen (14) days of the Visit Date will forfeit the deposit. No shows will result in the forfeiture of the entire pre-paid amount. The final payment is due on the day of your trip and must be presented at or before arrival time to be permitted to enter the Museum. Payment may be made with either cash, credit card, or institutional check. Returned checks for non-sufficient funds are subject to a $30 reprocessing fee. Memberships, PA ACCESS Card, and Promotions cannot be used for group visits, nor can a group visit take place on a free admission day. Know Before You Go Bulk Tickets and Birthdays Group Tickets Tickets can be purchased for groups of 15+ people for a discounted rate of $18/person and are available for family & friend group visits or birthday celebrations. Please note that guided tours are only available to our school field trip visitors. Birthdays We would love to host your birthday celebration at the museum! However, since we cannot dedicate staff to parties we don’t offer private rooms. Additionally, candles, balloons, tablecloths, and decorations are prohibited. Small cakes and cupcakes are allowed to be brought in the Museum to eat, but please note there is no food storage at the Museum and seating is offered in the Café on a first come, first serve basis. Please note General discounts and/or other promotions cannot be applied to group visit rates. If you have a membership, ACCESS card, or other questions about accessibility please email us. The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. These programs are not offered on New Year’s Eve or free community days. Contact Us to Learn More Email: groupsales@pleasetouchmuseum.org Book Your Field Trip Today Thank you for your interest in visiting the Please Touch Museum! We are now booking school field trips, day care visits, and summer camp visits. 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