Air Zoo [MI]

Description

The Air Zoo invites visitors to explore the history of aviation through interactive presentations and exhibits.

The museum offers exhibits, programs for homeschoolers, 3-D film presentations, rides and flight simulators, programs and self-guided and guided tours for school groups, outreach presentations, professional development for educators, history boxes for loan, and camps.

American Textile History Museum [MA]

Description

The American Textile History Museum follows the history of textiles, the textile industry, and textile arts in the U.S.

The museum offers exhibits, programs and guided tours for school groups, in-class outreach presentations, programs for homeschoolers, classes, research library access, lectures, and other recreational and educational events.

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center [KA]

Description

The Kansas Cosmophere and Space Center introduces visitors to the sweep of the Cold War Space Race and space exploration.

The museum offers exhibits, IMAX shows, planetarium shows, science demonstrations, programs and self-guided and guided tours for school groups, professional development opportunities for educators, camps, and other recreational and educational events.

Global Health Odyssey Museum [GA]

Description

The Global Health Odyssey Museum traces the history of the Center for Disease Control, as well as addressing several public health topics. Exhibits present the role of the CDC in the study of polio, Legionnaire's Disease, and U.S. obesity. Visitors can view a wide variety of historical medical equipment, including a ped-o-jet used to fight smallpox and the microscope of Dr. Joseph Mountin, founder of the CDC.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours for student groups (grades 7-12), and educational camps.

Miami Science Museum [FL]

Description

The Miami Science Museum involves visitors in the exploration of the physical and natural sciences and local history.

The museum offers exhibits, planetarium shows, science and wildlife presentations and demonstrations, lectures, camps and workshops, tours for school groups,

Museum of Arts and Sciences [FL]

Description

The Museum of Arts and Sciences houses extensive collections of art, both early American and international; Americana; and artifacts related to Florida history, as well as to science and natural history.

The museum offers exhibits, film screenings, planetarium shows, programs and guided tours for school groups, programs for homeschoolers, summer camps, and other recreational and educational events.

National Museum of Natural History

Description

The National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institute, presents visitors with a chance to explore the sweep of global natural history, from human to mineral to animal. Temporary exhibits may highlight topics relevant to U.S. history education.

The museum offers exhibits, self-guided tours for school groups (orientation and pre- and post-visit materials are available online), IMAX presentations, and recreational and educational events.