exploratorium

School Field Trips

The Exploratorium is bringing back our FREE field trip offer for 2019–2020 school year!

Taking BART September 17, 2019–February 28, 2020? Use the form below. 
Everybody else, use this one.

This fall, bring your class to the Exploratorium for free—and get here for free. Arrive by BART and receive free museum admission and free round-trip BART tickets for your students and chaperones. The Exploratorium is an easy ten-minute walk from Embarcadero Station.

Get ready in just three easy steps: fill out the booking form below, plan your field trip with an Exploratorium reservationist, and receive your free round-trip BART tickets.

This offer is valid September 17, 2019 through February 28, 2020 during school field trip times; reservations must be made two weeks in advance of your field trip date to ensure that your BART tickets arrive in time. For assistance, visit our field trips page, email reserve@exploratorium.edu, or call 415-528-4444. Exploratorium and BART tickets have no cash value. Participation is subject to availability.

General Information
Information About Your Visit
This offer is valid September 17, 2019 through February 28, 2020, during School Field Trip times; reservations must be made two weeks in advance of your desired date to ensure that your BART tickets arrive in time. Please note that there will be no field trips during Thanksgiving break, Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2019, or during winter break, Thursday, December 26, 2019–Friday, January 3, 2020. Please select a date for your trip.
Please be aware that selecting three dates will make it much easier to accommodate your request. Field trip days are Tuesdays–Fridays, starting at 10:00 a.m.; there are no field trips on Mondays or during winter and summer breaks. If you’re planning to arrive outside of field-trip hours, please make a group reservation by calling (415) 528-4444 and choosing option 5 for reservations.
We require that you bring a minimum of one chaperone, admitted free, for every ten youths or children. Please keep in mind that, for the duration of your visit, the chaperones are responsible for the behavior of the students they are accompanying. Although the museum is self-guided, it is a good idea for chaperones to stay with their students, as teacher and chaperone involvement can greatly improve the students’ experiences.
Tactile Dome
For Tactile Dome reservations, please call 415.528.4407. We require a nonrefundable payment in full for Tactile Dome reservations at the time that the reservation is made; please have a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card ready. Also, please note that the Tactile Dome schedule is available on the 1st of each month for up to two months in advance. If you're booking for January 2019, for example, the schedule will be available beginning November 1, 2018. Please note: The Tactile Dome will be closed for routine maintenance from Tuesday, September 4 through Sunday, September 30, 2018.