The History Colorado Center books two-hour field trips in three daily time slots, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at $5 per student ($2.50 for Title I schools). School staff are free, caregiver chaperones pay $8, and the museum prefers one adult for every 10 students. The 2026-27 program list covers Colorado Time Travelers (K-5), Indigenous History (K-12), Middle School Westward Expansion & Settler Colonialism (6-8), Democratic Principles in Conflict (6-12), High School US History (9-12), Museum Studies 101 (4-12) and a Research Center program (6-12).
A caution for homeschool families: the field-trip page and its sign-up form are written for school groups and do not mention homeschoolers, a minimum group size or which days are offered. Every group has to go through the reservation form, so a co-op should use it to ask whether it qualifies for the student rate. Families visiting on their own should know that children are free at this museum every day.
Know before you go
- History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver. $5 per student; $8 per caregiver chaperone; school staff free.
- Reserve through the museum’s 2026-27 field trip sign-up form.
- On view now: ‘Moments That Made US’ closes Oct. 18.
- Two free civics stops within a few blocks: the Colorado Judicial Learning Center and the State Capitol tours.
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