Indiana
Field Trips
Annotated Lists
Museums in Central and Southern Indiana
And other sites or events of interest to Homeschoolers, from LEARN.
Art Museums
Richmond Art
Museum
Homeschoolers might be interested in an educational program we
do every year for students in grades K through 3. The program
is called "Art Is..." and it introduces students to
the art and culture of another country through a short presentation
followed by a variety of hands on activities. This year,
"Art Is... Russia" and the program will run from February
7 - March 31, 2006. 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, (765) 966-0256.
Children's Museums
Children's Museum
of Indianapolis
Dinosphere
opens June 11, 2004. P.O. Box 3000, Indianapolis, (317-924-5431)
Fantastic site!
Muncie
Children's Museum
Be sure to check the current
calendar of events monthly! 515 South High Street (street
address), P.O. Box 544, Muncie, IN 47308, (765) 286-1660
History
Conner Prairie
Discover one of the nation's most authentic, open-air living
history museums. Special homeschool programs. Fishers, Indiana,
just six miles north of Indianapolis. (800) 966-1836
Crown Hill Cemetery
Students of all grade and age levels visit Crown Hill with their schools and/or families. We would like to encourage Homeschoolers to take advantage of this beautiful venue. Educator Handbooks, tree maps, and cemetery maps are available. 700 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208. (317) 920-4165.
Indiana State Museum
Hundreds of thousands of items ranging from prehistoric fossils to current popular culture items and everything in between. 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. (317) 232-1637.
President Benjamin Harrison Home
We have had the opportunity to work with several home-school
associations across the state. We offer programming, tours etc.
1230 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis, In 46202. (317) 631-1888
Rural Life
Indiana
Pure Maple Syrup/Annual Maple Syrup Festival
The festival is designed for families and children. There is
no admittance or parking charge. Most of the activities are free
and a few of them have a modest charge of 25 - 50 cents to cover
our expenses. The festival is held on the last weekend in February
and the first wekkend in March each year. This is a homeschool
family-run business. 321 N. Garrison Hollow Rd., Salem, Indiana.
(812) 967 - 4491
Science
Children's Science
& Technology Museum of Terre Haute
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Terre Haute, IN 47807, (812) 235-5548
Evansville Museum of
Arts & Science
Feature the Koch
Planetarium, and their webcam
not only shows a view of the Ohio River, but the page has lots
of great ideas on how you can expore river history and features.
411 SE Riverside Dr., Evansville, (812) 421-7500
Imagination Station
By ASSET
Boasting hands-on interactive exhibits ranging from computers,
to dinosaurs, to astronauts, Imagination Station has something
for everybody. 600 North 4th Street (street address), P.O. Box
461, Lafayette, IN 47902, (765) 420-7780
Science Central
Special
events are planned almost weekly. Be sure to check back!
1950 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, (219) 424-2400
Natural History, Zoos
Adventure Indiana
Bring your family to cave, canoe, and enjoy all the wonderful
things we have to offer: Marengo Cave, Cave Country Canoes, and
Wyandotte Caves.
Black Pine
Animal Park
A non-profit exotic animal sanctuary. We provide permanent refuge
to exotic animals in need, including retired performing animals
and former "pets". Our population includes 14
big cats, and many small cats, bears, primates, birds,
reptiles and more, numbering over 85 in all. Closed winters.
Volunteers and interns 16 and older welcome. 1426 W. 300 N., Albion, IN 46701.
Indianapolis Zoo
Information about educational
programs at the zoo. 1200 West Washington St., Indianapolis,
(317) 630-2001
St. Joseph
County Parks
We have recently reworked our existing outdoor and environmental
education programs in order to make them more relevant and helpful
to area home school families. We believe that we will be able
to provide a valuable resource to the local home school community.
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