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    • The National Air and Space Museum offers field trips at our locations on the National Mall and in Virginia, as well as virtual programs. Field trip organizers can reserve facilitated on-site experiences at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

    National Air and Space Museum in DC

    Currently, all field trips at our location on the Mall in Washington, DC are self-guided. Field trip groups will need to reserve free timed-entry passes to visit the museum. Up to two reservations of 55 per group can be submitted for one day. For groups larger than 110, please contact NASM-VisitorServices@si.edu.

    Reserve Free Timed-Entry Passes

     

    Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

    Visitors to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center can both explore thousands of aviation and space artifacts and enjoy a facilitated on-site experiences. 

    Reserve a Field Trip
    Buses and parking

    Museum in DC

    Bus parking is not available at the Museum. Buses can drop off and pick up at the Independence Avenue entrance.

    Udvar-Hazy Center in VA

    FREE parking is available for multiple buses in the Udvar-Hazy parking lot. Daily parking for other vehicles is available for $15 (free after 4:00 pm). There is a 30 minute grace period if you are just dropping off passengers.

    Chaperones 

    Students must be supervised at all times. The required student-chaperone ratios are:

    Pre-K through 3rd Grade: 1 adult for every 5 students
    4th through 6th Grade: 1 adult for every 10 students
    7th through 12th Grade: 1 adult for every 15 students

     Schedules

    School year
    Our school year student schedule is released annually on August 1 and includes programs from October through early June.

    Summer
    Our summer student program schedule is released annually on April 1 and includes programs from mid-June through September.

    Food Options

    Outside food and drink is not permitted in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC or the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

    Museum in DC
    The Mars café, located at the lower level and open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

    Udvar-Hazy Center in VA
    A Shake Shack restaurant is open from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please contact Smithsonian Enterprises Group Sales to set up group orders from Shake Shack.

    For more things to know before you go, please see our visiting tips.
    Things to Do Tours

    Student tours are 60-minute facilitated walk-throughs of the Museum for grades 3 and up and led by the Museum’s Docents. The tours are for groups of 10 or more and cover a variety of topics that align with the museum’s STEAM Lab content.

    Available at the Udvar-Hazy Center  

         Demonstrations

    These 25-minute programs combine staff-led demonstrations and hands-on activities to illustrate how things fly on Earth and in space.

    Available at the Udvar-Hazy Center

         STEAM Labs

    These free inquiry-based programs are based on the collections of the National Air and Space Museum and are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and explore topics in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

    Available at the Udvar-Hazy Center

         On-Site Story Time

    Read aloud with a museum educator, then chat about an image or another museum resource related to the topic, then watch a related craft activity in our unique story time programs. 

    Available at the Udvar-Hazy Center

         IMAX Theater

    Strap into the cockpit of some of the most advanced aircrafts or take a walk through space. Fees apply, discounts available for groups of 10 or more.

    Available at the Udvar-Hazy Center

         Reservation details Read guidelines

    Guidelines and policies for reserving on-site programs

         Availability

    If you don't see the program you're interested in on certain dates, it may no longer be available. Please check other dates or contact the Tours and Reservations Office for more information. Phone: 202-633-2563  |  Email: NASMTours@si.edu

         Experience the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

    Discovery awaits at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where air and space history comes to life. 

         Field Trip Alternatives Virtual Programs

    If you can’t make it to the Museum you can engage with us virtually. We offer several online reservable programs, and our Anytime Expeditions provide on-demand educational resources that can be used in your classroom.

         Sponsored Field Trips

    The Holt Scholars Program focuses on providing a field trip experience to the museum for all 6th grade DCPS Earth Science students as part of the Smithsonian’s DC Metro Initiative. Field trips for other grades and subjects are also available on a limited basis.