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Field Trips

Immerse your students in a new dimension of learning

Call 903-533-8011 to Book!

Spark a love of learning

Bring scientific concepts to life before your students’ eyes

Their love of learning will be unleashed as they feel the waves of an earthquake, listen to the roar of the ocean, and watch objects defy gravity. Book their one-of-a-kind encounter with science today.

Field Trip Package

$8

per child

$9

per parent

Includes:

  • Two hour visit (one hour in each of the two main galleries)
  • Minimum of 30 students
  • One complimentary chaperone admission for every 10 students
  • Bus drivers always free
Call 903-533-8011 to Book!

Enjoy Discovery Science Place all to yourself!

Get ready to glide into fun with our brand-new ice skating rink! This exciting addition is perfect for everyone—from beginners to seasoned skaters. Enjoy public skating sessions, host unforgettable birthday parties, or book after-hour events that will leave your guests buzzing with joy. Schools can take advantage of our special field trip packages, combining education and fun on the ice

Field Trip Package

$750

per 75 students

Includes:

  • 2 hour private experience
  • Only available from March 23 - May 11, 2026
  • $10 for each additional student or parent
  • Contact Amy Curry at [email protected] or call 903-533-8011 for booking
Call 903-533-8011 to Book!

Experience the Magic of Ice Skating!

Get ready to glide into fun with our brand-new ice skating rink! Opening soon, this exciting addition is perfect for everyone—from beginners to seasoned skaters. Enjoy public skating sessions, host unforgettable birthday parties, or book after-hour events that will leave your guests buzzing with joy. Schools can take advantage of our special field trip packages, combining education and fun on the ice

Field Trip Package

$12

per student

Includes:

  • 45 minutes of skating time
  • 1 hour of museum time
  • Stay on site by eating lunch at the museum! Guests must bring their own lunch. Additional $1 per person; space must be booked in advance
  • Contact Amy Curry at [email protected] or call 903-533-8011 for booking
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Dive deeper

Make your adventure even more immersive with these trip add-ons

Programs

Go on an out-of-this-world learning adventure led by a DSP expert

30–45 minutes | Additional $1 per student
Dry Ice – the Coolest Ice Around

What type of ice is so cold you can’t pick it up, but it will never melt? What type of ice can make George Washington scream, a Halloween cauldron come to life, and film canister rockets blast off? You won’t find the answer in your freezer, and it has nothing to do with water.

In this program, students are invited to see the power of frozen solid carbon dioxide … dry ice.

PLANETARIUM SHOWS

Spot constellations, learn about the solar system, and explore the night sky. Students step into the shoes of an astronomer in this inflatable planetarium.

30–45 minutes | Additional $2 per student

 

Call 903-533-8011 to Book!

Call us to add a program to your reservation.

Lunch at the Museum

Stay on site all day by eating lunch at the museum! Guests must bring their own lunch.
Additional $1 per person | Space must be booked ahead of time
Book a Field Trip
Call us at 903-533-8011 to add lunch to your reservation.

Field Trip Policy

  • Trip must be scheduled at least one week in advance.
  • Students must be accompanied throughout their stay at the museum.
  • Minimum of 30 students for field trip pricing.
  • We are unable to process refunds for field trip payment amounts made by check.
  • DSP or ASTC memberships do not apply.
  • Siblings accompanying parents must pay regular admission price.

Where should I park?

  1. Turn west on Locust St. just south of the museum.
  2. Bus parking is outside the perimeter of the parking lot (outside pipe fence), or directly in front of the annex building (within parking lot).

 

Overflow parking for parents and guests is located across Broadway, just north of the multi-story Chamber of Commerce building.

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Exhibit Sponsor

$3,000

Put your name behind discovery every day. 

Connect your organization to a hands-on learning experience that thousands of children interact with throughout the year.

Sponsorship Includes:

Exhibit-area logo placement
 Discovery Circle recognition
 Select social-media recognition

Become a Sponsor

STEM Sponsor

$5,000

For more than thirty years, Discovery Science Place has been where East Texas children come to wonder, explore, build, imagine, and discover. Teachers trust it. Generations of families know it. More than 72,500 people walk through the doors each year — including about 10,000 students on field trips from 80+ schools across 23 counties.

Children today grow up in a world full of screens. They need a place where they do more than watch. They need to touch, build, experiment, pretend, solve problems, work together, and sometimes knock something down and start over. That is what happens here. At Discovery Science Place, children do not simply watch science. They do science. Play becomes learning. Curiosity becomes discovery. An ordinary afternoon can be the start of a lifelong interest in how the world works.

Tyler is already investing in that future — new school facilities, the CTC, an expanding TJC campus, the medical school at UT Tyler. Discovery Science Place belongs in that story. A STEM Sponsor puts a company’s name and resources behind the hands-on work those students walk into: exhibits, programs, and field trips that make science something they try, not something they only hear about.

Your name and logo are in front of that audience all year — at all five events, in print, on the website, on social media, and on Discovery Circle / kiosk displays inside the museum.

What you’re supporting:

– Night at the Museum — Signature fundraising event

– Founders Day — 1400+ people come for free to enjoy our museum and STEM friends

– Educators Open House — Free for up to 150 local teachers to fellowship, food, professional development hours and experience DSP

– Halloween Spooktacular

– Holiday at Discovery

– Saturday Science Lab

What you receive:

– In-museum recognition on Kiosks and Discovery Circle

– Family night at the museum (only 7 available) and 4 signature event tickets or 25 guest passes and 4 signature event tickets. 

– A simple year-end note on student and visitor reach

– Name and Logo at all five events

Become a Sponsor

Museums for All Sponsor

$2,000

For more than thirty years, Discovery Science Place has been where East Texas children come to wonder, explore, build, imagine, and discover. More than 72,500 people walk through the doors each year. Not every family can pay full admission.
Museums for All is how we keep that door open. A sponsor at this level helps cover reduced admission for families facing financial barriers, and helps send kids to summer camps they would otherwise miss. The museum has already served 4,500+ low-income families through Museums for All. Your gift goes straight at that gap: a visit, a camp week, a chance to be in the building with everyone else.
Children today grow up in a world full of screens. They need a place where they do more than watch — where they touch, build, experiment, and work together. That should not depend on what a family can pay at the door. At Discovery Science Place, every child should be able to do science, not just watch it.
What you receive:
  • Recognition as a Museums for All Sponsor on the website, Discovery Circle and in select social posts
  • 10 Guest passes
Become a Sponsor