A few of my most fond memories of school involved leaving the premise and riding the bus to a new and exciting location. I, of course, am referring to school field trips, (AKA the greatest thing EVER). If you are a Kansas native, you may remember taking some of these epic field trips:
- Konza Prairie (Manhattan)
Flickr/Don Graham What better way to learn about Kansas’s diverse ecosystem than by actually experiencing it for yourself?
- Cosmosphere (Hutchinson)
Cosmosphere Facebook One of my husband’s favorite field trips was learning about science and space at the Cosmosphere…
- Strataca (Hutchinson)
Strataca Facebook …and then traveling to the center of the earth to see a working salt mine in person.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home (Abilene)
Yelp Ike loved the Sunflower State, and students love learning about the Kansas legend at this large and impressive museum.
- Sternberg Museum of Natural History (Hays)
Yelp When it comes to learning about paleontology, there is not better place to visit than the Sternberg, which features life-size replicas, fossil collections and even hands-on exhibits.
- Museum of World Treasures (Wichita)
Museum of World Treasures Facebook This educational treasure allowed us all to step back in time to see Egyptian mummies, dinosaurs, sports and military legends.
- Lied Center (Lawrence)
Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center Facebook If you were a choir and/or theater kid (like myself), you probably took in a show here…
- Topeka Performing Arts Center (Topeka)
Topeka Performing Arts Center Facebook …here…
- Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center (Wichita)
Wikimedia Commons …or here.
- Monument Rocks (Grinnell)
Flickr/Lane Pearman Geology rocks. (See what I did there?)
- Kansas State Capitol (Topeka)
Wikimedia Commons Finally, who can forget visiting the historic Capitol building and climbing the 296 steps to the top of the dome?
Which Kansas field trips were your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
Flickr/Don Graham
What better way to learn about Kansas’s diverse ecosystem than by actually experiencing it for yourself?
Cosmosphere Facebook
One of my husband’s favorite field trips was learning about science and space at the Cosmosphere…
Strataca Facebook
…and then traveling to the center of the earth to see a working salt mine in person.
Yelp
Ike loved the Sunflower State, and students love learning about the Kansas legend at this large and impressive museum.
When it comes to learning about paleontology, there is not better place to visit than the Sternberg, which features life-size replicas, fossil collections and even hands-on exhibits.
Museum of World Treasures Facebook
This educational treasure allowed us all to step back in time to see Egyptian mummies, dinosaurs, sports and military legends.
Lied Center of Kansas - Performing Arts Center Facebook
If you were a choir and/or theater kid (like myself), you probably took in a show here…
Topeka Performing Arts Center Facebook
…here…
Wikimedia Commons
…or here.
Flickr/Lane Pearman
Geology rocks. (See what I did there?)
Finally, who can forget visiting the historic Capitol building and climbing the 296 steps to the top of the dome?
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