Guided Exhibit Tours
Attention Teachers: We are currently offering guided tours for Inside Africa every weekday with no guide fees! Entrance fees still apply. Please see our Programs at a Glance for details.
Docent-led tours of Museum exhibits are offered Tuesday through Friday mornings, Oct. 1, 2007 through May 16, 2008. Guided tours feature interactive walks through our state-of-the-art exhibits, as well as programs involving our hands-on Discovery Carts. These tours book quickly so please reserve your date as early in the school year as possible. No phone reservations will be accepted.
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Guided Exhibit Tours
Large Group Option Guided Tour
Grades 1-12
Up to 2 hours, 60-200 students
$3 per student/ $3 per non-chaperone adult in addition to Butterfly Rainforest & Inside Africa entrance fees if applicable
If your group is too large for our regular guided tour programs, this is the choice for you! Stay for up to two hours and see the entire Museum at your own pace. Docents (guides) will be stationed in Museum exhibits to interact with students and answer questions. Discovery carts with hands-on materials will be provided in some exhibits.
Teacher's Choice Tour
Grades 1-12
1 hour, 15-60 students
$3 per student/ $3 per non-chaperone adult in addition to Butterfly Rainforest & Inside Africa entrance fees if applicable
Enjoy a docent-led tour of any two permanent exhibits of your choice.
Florida Fossils Guided Tour (Offered only as part of Teacher's Choice)
Grades 3-12
1 hour, 15-60 students
$3 per student/ $3 per non-chaperone adult
Hunt for fossils in the Northwest Florida: Waterways and Wildlife cave exhibit and tour the Hall of Florida Fossils to learn about Florida's rich fossil history.
Florida's Indian People Guided Tour
Grades 3-12
1 hour, 15-60 students
$3 per student/ $3 per non-chaperone adult
This docent-led tour takes you through the exhibitions Northwest Florida: Waterways and Wildlife and South Florida People and Environments.
Winged Wonders II Program *
Grades 3-12
1 hour, 15-45 students
$7 per student/ $9.50 per non-chaperone adult
Docents lead students through the Butterfly Rainforest, with stops at the Wall of Wings and the butterfly Rearing Lab, focusing on butterfly adaptations, metamorphosis and biodiversity.
Pre-K & Kindergarten Programs
Florida Treasure Hunters Program
Pre-K & Kindergarten
45 minutes, 15-60 students
$3 per student/ $3 per non-chaperone adult
Young students tour the exhibitions Northwest Florida: Waterways and Wildlife and South Florida People and Environments and use their observation skills to search for Florida's natural and historical treasures.
Winged Wonders I Program *
Pre-K & Kindergarten
45 minutes, 15-60 students
$7 per student/ $9.50 per non-chaperone adult
Docents lead students through the Butterfly Rainforest, with stops at the Wall of Wings and the butterfly Rearing Lab, emphasizing colors, butterfly characteristics and metamorphosis.
* The Florida Museum of Natural History Admission Assistance Program provides financial assistance to economically disadvantaged school children, other individuals and community groups. For more information, call (352) 273-2057.