PTM is open Wed-Sat 9 AM to 4:30 PM and Sun 11 AM to 4:30 PM. Online Reservations Ages 12 mo.+ Are Required.

Field Trips & Group Visits

Purposeful play.

Research continues to show the social, emotional and cognitive benefits of play for child development. Please Touch Museum embraces its role as a destination for important informal learning, offering custom field trips and group visits that provide children (and adults!) with rich learning experiences in a welcoming environment.

Field Trips & Group Visits

A museum experience unlike any other.

Whether exploring citizenship and neighborhoods in “Healthy Me,” diving into the wonder of science in “River Adventures,” or teaching financial literacy in “Cents and Sensibility,” Please Touch Museum exhibits come to life for young learners.

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.

Self-Guided Field Trips

$14 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.

Guided Field Trips

$16 per person

Guided field trips include a 30- to 45-minute educational lesson or workshop with a Museum educator, in addition to unlimited exploration time in the Museum’s other 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!

For a limited time, we are also offering select, free field trips available thanks to the generosity of our funders. Please contact us for more information.

Guided Field Trip Themes

  • We’re Going On A Camping Trip!

    We’re Going on a Camping Trip! Guided Field Trip

    Come on an indoor camping trip with us! Practice navigating with compasses, learn about animals you might see out in the woods and examine some real animal skeletons, and try out different ways to use flashlights in the dark as we roast pretend marshmallows under the stars.

  • Food, Plants, and Pollinators

    Food, Plants, and Pollinators: Guided Field Trip in the Food & Family Market

    Learn about plants, the animals that pollinate them, and how humans use those plants every day! Use your five senses to explore the Please Touch Museum Garden and observe plants in different ways and then take a look at some real pollinators and how they help out plants. Follow a shopping list in the Food & Family market to find foods that grow in the garden, are made with help from pollinators, or that use certain ingredients.

  • Rocket Launching (Fall 2022)

    Rocket Launching: Guided Field Trip in the Albert M. Greenfield Makerspace
    Starting Fall 2022

    Engineer rockets and test different designs to see how far they can travel! Using recycled materials, build rockets and then make them fly using human-powered rocket launchers. Make hypotheses about which rocket will travel the farthest and continue testing rocket designs by launching more in our Flight Fantasy Rocket Room exhibit.

    Recommended for 1st – 3rd grade

Know Before You Go

Group Visit 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 60 people). Lunchrooms should be reserved and paid in advance.

All field trips, group visits, 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.

Ready to book your group visit?
Complete the field trip reservation form.

Please note:

  • Memberships, general discounts, PA ACCESS card and/or other promotions cannot be applied to group visit rates.
  • 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

Group Sales: Contact Us

Thank you for your interest in visiting the Please Touch Museum! We are now booking school field trips, daycare visits, and summer camp visits. If you know which trip you would like to book, please fill out the Field Trip Registration Form. If you have additional questions, please fill out the form below or email Group Sales Manager Aaron Lawson directly at groupsales@pleasetouchmuseum.org.
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