Field Trips

Visit the Ohio History Center, the state's repository for comprehensive collections of materials in the fields of history, prehistory and natural history. It also houses the state's archives and historical library. 2026: On select dates, explore the Ohio History Center museum with increased gallery interpreters, hands-on carts and activities, and a Museum Quest scavenger hunt. Same field trip price, fuller experience! Dates coming soon.

Please note: Museum-only field trips cannot be booked during the Ohio Underground Railroad program. To visit on an Underground Railroad program day, your group must book the Underground Railroad program. See "Immersive Programs" below for more information.

Under construction: Walk the streets of Ohio Village, a reproduction of a small Ohio community during the 1800s. The buildings form the commercial, social and political core of a town and represent several architectural styles of Ohio's history. The furnishings and tools in the various buildings used by the Ohio Villagers are either original pieces or carefully researched reproductions. The buildings and streets set the stage for its citizens to tell the story of the economic, social and political life in Ohio during the 1800s.

Scheduling a Field Trip

Use the form below to organize the information needed to schedule a field trip to the Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio. If you would like to schedule a group visit to one of our other sites, please visit https://www.ohiohistory.org/events-experiences/group-tours/group-tours-ohio-history-connection-sites/
Submitting a request form does not confirm your reservation. Once your booking is confirmed, our Reservations team will send you an email confirmation within seven business days.
If your requested dates, times or programs are fully booked, our Reservations team will contact you for alternate options.

Scheduling Requirements

Group prices can only be guaranteed for those who have made a reservation.
To qualify for our group prices a reservation must include 10 or more paid admissions.
We require at least 1 adult teacher or chaperone per every 10 students.
Payment must be submitted in one lump sum transaction. We cannot accommodate split payments.

Pricing

Ohio History Center self-guided museum visit 25/26 School Year:

$6/student
$6/chaperones
Free/teachers

Immersive Programs (includes self-guided museum visit) 25/26 School Year:

$12/student
$6/chaperones
Free/teachers

Payments & Cancelations

Payment must be submitted on the day of your visit in one lump sum transaction. We cannot accommodate split payments.
We accept cash, credit card, check, and purchase orders.
We require at least 48 hours notice in order to receive a full refund. After that, only the cost of admission is refundable. We can not refund the cost of any programs.

Lunches & Storage

Lunch space can be reserved in 30-minute intervals on our Plaza level free of charge.
We recommend that you bring packed lunches and place them in labeled containers before your visit. Your lunches will be labeled and waiting for your group on the Plaza level at your scheduled lunchtime

Parking

Parking is free and available directly in front of the Ohio History Center museum.

Questions?

View our Frequently Asked Questions
Call 614.297.2663, 800.686.1541 or send an email to [email protected].

School Field Trips

Use this form to organize information needed to schedule a group visit to the Ohio History Center and Ohio Village. This form will be submitted to our Reservations Team. Once we receive this form, our staff will send a follow up confirmation email of your field trip. Questions? Call 614.297.2663, 800.686.1541 or send an email to [email protected]. Please note: a minimum of 10 paid admissions is required to qualify for a group rate, and payment must be made in one lump-sum transaction via cash, check, credit, or Purchase Order. Split payments cannot be accepted.

Visit Details

First Choice Date(Required)

Open Weds.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Second Choice Date(Required)

Arrival Time(Required)

What time will your group be arriving? The Ohio History Center is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Please note that arrival times for Underground Railroad program bookings are 9:45 for the 10:00 program, or no later than 11:30 for the 11:45 program

Departure Time(Required)

What time will your group be leaving?

Number of students(Required)

Estimated number of students

Number of teachers(Required)

Estimated number of teachers (including homeschool teachers, aides, etc). We require at least 1 adult chaperone or teacher for every 10 students.

Number of chaperones(Required)

Estimated number of additional parent or adult chaperones. We require at least 1 adult chaperone or teacher for every 10 students.

Lunch Options(Required)

Are you planning to eat lunch during your visit? Our Plaza level is reserved for lunch on a half-hour basis, complimentary with your booking

Preferred Lunch time(Required)

Lunch times are reserved in 30-minute intervals.

Contact Information

Primary Contact(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

School Information

School Name(Required)

If homeschool, you can share your co-op or pod name, or put "n/a"

School District (if applicable)

School Type(Required)

Grade Level(Required)

If you have multiple grade levels, please separate them with a comma (e.g. K, 1, 2).

School or Organizational Address(Required)

Street Address City State ZIP / Postal Code

Field Trip Experience

Please indicate any accommodations your group may need.

Field Trip Experience(Required)

We will be exploring the Ohio History Center on our own without an Immersive Program

Contact me about options for Immersive Programs

Contact me about the homeschool Underground Railroad Immersive Program day, March 28, 2025

Immersive Programs(Required)

I understand that Ohio Village will be closed and that all Immersive Programming will take place in the Ohio History Center museum during the fall 2025 – spring 2026 school year.

Ohio Village(Required)

I understand that Ohio Village will be closed during our visit.

How Did You Hear About Our Field Trips/Immersive Programs?(Required)

Word of Mouth

Print/Digital Marketing

Other

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Self-Guided Museum Visit

Immersive Programs

Homeschool Fieldtrips & Programs