Tours and field trips
in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico

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ABC Cake Shop Free. Bakery tour, cake decorating demonstration, and samples. Contact info and directions Albertsons Free. Call a store to request the Healthy Eaters tour. Materials provided by fieldtripfactory.com. Contact info and directions Albuquerque Bike Safety Program Free. The City of Albuquerque offers a a bike safety clinic for kids 7-10; bikes, helmets, props, signs, and instructor provided. Contact info and directions Albuquerque BioPark: Aquarium Free. Volunteers offer both guided tours and hands-on learning at aquarium Discovery Stations. To schedule your group, call Aquarium/Garden Education at (505) 848-7180 at least six weeks in advance. Contact info and directions Albuquerque BiolPark: Zoo Free. Volunteers offer both guided tours and hands-on learning at zoo Discovery Stations. To schedule your group, call BioPark Education at 505-764-6214 at least six weeks in advance. Contact info and directions Animal Humane Association Free, but donation requested minimum 1 per family: Purina Cat, Dog, Puppy or Kitten Chow, Milkbones, cat toys, bleach, towels. Lesson on Animal Safety or Needs of Animals. Maximum 25 people. Contact info and directions; web site. Albuquerque Journal Free. Tour of the newspaper offices and printing facilities. For ages 9+ only. Contact info and directions; web site. Albuquerque Museum Location/directions: 2000 Mountain Rd. Price: Free to Albuquerque residents first Wednesday of the month. Phone/contact: 243-7255 Description:Docent-guided tours with maximum 60 students. Three different 45-minute tours are available: (1) Art tour, (2) History tour, or (3) Focus tour on either casa or weaving, which have a hands-on activity. Basement has historical items and kids play area. Albuquerque Sunport (airport) Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Airport tour? Albuquerque Transit Center Location/directions: Alvarado transit center, 1st Street next to train depot downtown. Price: Phone/contact: Description: Tour the city bus hub. Possibly arrange a separate tour of riding a city bus while it goes through the car(bus)wash. Alpacas de Santa Fe Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 471-9164 Description: Art Attack Location/directions: 11200 Montgomery Blvd NE Price: Inquire for group rates Phone/contact: 298-3275 Description: Paint your own pottery. A good fieldtrip for making presents for holiday, Father's Day or Mother's Day. Avian Ambassadors Location/directions: Price: $300 Phone/contact: 281-5210 Description:Presentation in a large yard. Presentations are May-Oct only. Balloon Museum Location/directions: Balloon Fiesta Park Price: Phone/contact: 761-4005 or http://www.cabq.gov/balloon Description: Opens Oct 2005. Educational program. Ben & Jerry's Location/directions: 11225 Montgomery Blvd. Price: Free Phone/contact: 296-1010 Description: Tour. BODE Aviation Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact:844-4530 Description: Tour for ages 5 and up. Bowling Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Buffet Candy Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Maker of candy canes and other candies. [u]NOTE: Tour is no longer available.[/u] Casa San Ysidro Location/directions: 973 Old Church Rd, Corrales Price: Phone/contact: 898-3915 or 243-7255 Description: Josephina tours. Closed Dec and Jan. Cliff's Amusement Park Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: . City Parks and Recreation Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 768-5300 Description: Will do a presentation on safety and provide a climbing wall with staff. Kids must be 39 inches tall to participate. Cold Stone Creamery Location/directions: NE corner of Wyoming and Paseo del Norte Price: Tour free. Fee for ice cream. Phone/contact: Jennifer 463-7599 Description: Tour. Comfort Foods Location/directions: 9900 Montgomery Blvd NE Price: Phone/contact: 323-9227 Description: Coyote Clay School Location/directions: 5125 Edith, west of I-25, Montgomery exit. Price: Phone/contact: Description: Tour and hands-on play with clay. Wheel, coil/pinch pots. Curtis Farms Location/directions: 5606 Corrales Road, Corrales Price: Phone/contact: 897-3672 Description: Apples, cider, fruit, and specialty. Dairy Queen Location/directions: 4104 Louisiana Price: Free Phone/contact: 883-8716 Description: Tour Dental hygienists Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Professor Nathe, UNM, 272-8147 Description: Hygienist students will meet with group to teach lesson Dion's Pizza Location/directions: Price: $3 Phone/contact: Judy, 858-1010 westside location Description: Make pizza, drink in keepsake cup, workbook, stickers, t-shirt. Ditch and Water Safety Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: Dezaree Vega at 764-4444 ext 227 Description: They will do a Ditch Safety Speech, show a 10 minute video, give a little quiz, hand out incentives, and a coloring book. Dixon Apple Orchard Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 465-2976 Description: Exotics of the Rainforest Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 896-3133, Carolyn Newell Description: An informative visual presentation featuring live parrots, reptiles, snakes and amphibians from the tropical rainforests and deserts of the world. Explora Science Center Location/directions: 1701 Mountain Rd NW Price: Phone/contact: 224-8300 Description: Einstein Bagels Location/directions: 5010 Cutler Ave. NE Price: Phone/contact: 889-4020 Description: Tour for ages 5 and up El Rancho de Las Golondrinas Location/directions: Price: Fee for tour Phone/contact: 471-2261 Description: This is the setting for the Josephina American Girl books. Erda Gardens Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 247-1751 Description: Classes and tours Firestation tours Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Geology and Meteorite Museum Location/directions: UNM at Northrop Hall, department of Earth and Planetary Sciences on the ground floor at the main entrance. Price: Free Phone/contact: 277-2747 Description: Rocks! Georgia O'Keefe Museum Location/directions: 217 Johnson St, Santa Fe Price: Phone/contact: 946-1007 Description: Art lesson and tour Gorilla Tango Theater Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Suzanne Coors, 681-1712 or 245-8600 Description: field trip to the theatre and improvisation on stage. A parent should come along with each child and everyone (all ages) is welcome to participate or just watch. Great Harvest Bakery Location/directions: 11200 Montgomery Blvd NE Price: Free Phone/contact: 293-8277 Description: Tour, make & eat your own breadsticks. Hawk Watch International Location/directions: Price: $45 Phone/contact: 505-255-7622, http://www.hawkwatch.org Description: Presentation at your site. Hays Honey and Apple Farm Location/directions: 400 Esperanza Road Price: Phone/contact: 869-2369 Description: Presentation, tasting. Honeywell Technology Solutions/ABQ Seismological Lab Location/directions: 10002 Isleta Rd SE Price: Free Phone/contact: 853-6299 Description: 1-hour guest speaker for grades K and up on seismic data. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (tour) Location/directions: 2401 12th St NW Take I-40 to the 12th street exit (west of the Big I). Turn right (north) onto 12th street and head just a little ways up the road. On the left you'll see a smoke shop. There are a couple of big buildings just beyond that and that's the IPCC. We'll meet in the lobby of the main entrance. Price: Discounted group price $2 for adults and $1 for kids Phone/contact: 843-7270 Description: 1-hour visit to the children's museum with a docent-guided exploration of many hands-on exhibits and activities. Karsten Mobile Homes Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 242-7555 Description: Tour Keep Albuquerque Beautiful (KAB) Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 761-8334 Description: Presentations - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Litter and Graffiti Prevention, Coloring Books. Field trip to City's Landfill, Recycling Center Keva Juice Location/directions: 6241 Riverside Plaza Ln NW Price: Tour is free. Drinks cost $3.95 for 24 oz. Will divide into 2 12-oz cups for the kids. Phone/contact: 897-2177, Nathan or Fran Description: Tour, fee for drinks. Kids in Motion Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: 724-3146, http://www.cabq.gov/transit Description: 45-minute lesson on clean air max. 25 students. Hands on Educational Program KNME-TV5 Location/directions: 1130 University Blvd NE Price: Free Phone/contact: Bill Pinnell, 277-2121 Description: Studio tour for ages 8 and up, maximum group size 30. KOAT-TV7 Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 884-7777 Description: Krispy Kreme Location/directions: 3709 Ellison Dr NW Price: Phone/contact: 890-7300 Description: Lodestar Planetarium Location/directions: NM Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW. Price: Phone/contact: Lita Sandoval, 841-5958 Description: Sept-Feb are least crowded months for fieldtrips; avoid Thurs & Fri. Need 4-6 weeks advance notice. Teacher guides are available online at www.unm.edu/education.html. Los Poblanos Corn Maze Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 345-4580 or riograndefarm.org Description: Lowe's Home Improvement Location/directions: 6200 Paseo del Norte, just southeast of I-25's Paseo exit. Price: Free Phone/contact: 797-4666 Description: Store tour and woodworking project. Maxwell Museum Location/directions: Located off University Blvd just north of Martin Luther King Ave. Price: Phone/contact: 277-2924 Description: (1) Guided museum tour, (2) Traveling trunk exhibit with docent, (3) check-out kits.

McCalls Pumpkin Patch Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 832-9137 Description: McDonalds Location/directions:12601 Montgomery Blvd NE Price: Free Phone/contact: Annette, 299-5297 Description: Tour. McGruff Safety Program/APD Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 924-3600 or Vicki Miera at 831-4705 Description: Will give a tour, present a lesson on stranger danger or other things that interest us. Movies 8 Location/directions: Price: Movies are $1 during the day. Phone/contact: Description: Tour of projection booth before a movie. Natural History and Science Museum Location/directions: 1801 Mountain Rd NW Price: Phone/contact: 841-2800, http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org, http://www.lodenstar.unm.edu. Description: Have educational materials online for pre- and post-visit activities. National Atomic Museum Location/directions: 1905 Mountain Rd Price: Phone/contact: 245-2137 ext. 103 Description: ZOOMzone for Grades K-4th Students can become scientist by trying out cool puzzles and brain teasers and by tackling fun challenges. No more than 25 students on tour. Also have tours for older students. Also has mobile classroom with 90-minute presentation for $100, maximum 25 students. New Mexico Doves Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 480-1842, http://www.newmexicodoves.com Description: Homing pigeons. They bring them to parks for exercise. They release them and the birds fly home. Will meet at a park and let the kids interact with the birds. New Mexico Game and Fish Department Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: Santa Fe 505-476-8095, Kevin Holiday. Description: (1) Fishing clinic (265-4625, Josephine Graf), or (2) watershed watch (Colleen Welch, 505-476-8119), or (3) Aquatic Resounce Investigations. Have educational wildlife trunks to loan. New Mexico State University Location/directions: Will meet at local park. Price: Free Phone/contact: Joran Viers (Extension Agricultural Agent), 243-1386 or jviers@nmsu.edu Description: Talk to kids about seeds and plants, then give them potting soil, pots, and seeds to plant. Ness Pumpkin Patch Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Northview Animal Hospital Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: Description: Tour Open Space Outdoor Programs Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Bonnie Dils, 452-5205 Description: Offer traveling trunks to check out. Guided interpretive walks along the Elena Gallegos Nature trail or Cottonwood Springs trail, or visit Candelaria Farm (to learn about organic farming, the water cycle, and wetlands; avail. Mar-Oct by reservation), or visit Lo Poblanos field (to learn about agricultural traditions of the RG valley). Petco Location/directions: 6300 San Mateo Blvd Price: Free Phone/contact: 797-1910 Description: "Fur, Feathers, and Fins" tour and goodie bag. For ages 5 and up. Petroglyph National Monument Location/directions: 6001 Unser Blvd Price: Free Phone/contact: 899-0205 Description: Tour, or have a park ranger visit your "class" with a traveling trunk: (1) ancestral puebloan lifestyle or (2) geology. Also has a Jr Ranger program. PNM Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Emily Blea, 241-2448 Description: Lessons on electrical safety, prizes, workbooks. Police Station Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Lessons on stranger danger, bike safety, fingerprints Post office tour Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Public Library (tours) Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Robertson & Son Violin Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: Tour, limited to 15 people. If they have someone available, they play a few instruments for the kids. The kids get a cluster of the hair used on the bows. They finish up in the shipping room, where the kids get to jump up and down on the bubble wrap. Rattlesnake Museum Location/directions: 202-1/2 San Felipe, just off Old Town Plaza Price: Phone/contact: 242-6569 Description: Raley's Location/directions: 6200 Coors Blvd NW Price: Free Phone/contact: Patti, 897-1800 Description: Tour Rio Grande Nature Center Location/directions: 2901 Candelaria NW Price: Phone/contact: 344-7240 Description: Nature Discovery Backpacks for home school groups, filled with different learning tools and activities to use on the trail. Call to reserve. Three diffierent backpacks: "Five Alive (senses)" for young children, "Small Stuff (magnifiers)" for elementary age, and "Weather or Not (weather measurement instruments)" for late elementary to midschool age.Homeschoolers can also schedule aquatic ecology classes at the pond with a volunteer interpreter; a staff park member is available to lead a bosque riparian ecology walk for groups of post-preschool age. They also have a outreach program. Staff and volunteer interpreters will bring traveling trunks to your meeting site. They have nine different trunks depending on the age group and interest of your group. Bird Trunk, Mammal Trunk, Arthropod Trunk, Reptile and Amphiban Trunk, Bosque Model trunk, Cottonwood Trunk, Botany Trunk, Bat Resource Trunk, and Geology of Albuquerque Trunk. They also have a Junior Ranger program Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Location/directions: 303 Romero NW, Old Town Price: $1 per child Phone/contact: Kathy 842-8883 Description: No summer tours. Dip pretzels or graham cracker into chocolate. Chocolate talk and tour. May make fudge. In winter months, 1 hour tour, 10-12 kids, 9-10am, Wed, Thurs or Fri. Safe Kids New Mexico Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: Frank Barka 314-0130 Description: Injury Prevention Lessons 30 minute class, pamplets, sometimes coloring books Salmon Raspberry Ranch Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: http://www.salmanraspberryranch.com Description: Berry picking! Sandia Labs Federal Credit Union Location/directions: 3707 Juan Tabo NE Price: Phone/contact:Tony Gardella (Marketing Manager) 237-7305 or 1-800-947-5328 ext 7305 Description: Learn about money in this tour of a credit union. Sandia Peak Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Description: In Cedar Crest or Tijeras Sandia Ranger District Location/directions: Take tram or drive to Crest House. Or, visit the Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological site behind the Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. Take self-guided tour and earn a pin and certificate. Price: Free Phone/contact: Sue Hanson, 281-3304 Description: Jr. Ranger Program: Kids take quiz then go on self-guided tour and find answers to quiz. Return quiz to ranger who then grades it and hands out patch or a pin. This runs May - Labor Day. They also have a Jr. Archeology Program which is year round. They do the same thing but we can ask for a guided tour. Smokey the Bear program with Karen Takai; she will give a forest safety talk at the Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras. Somenoe will need to arrive early to wear the bear costume. Shady Lakes Fishing Location/directions: 11033 Hwy 85 NW Price: Phone/contact: 898-2568 Description: Star Fire Day Camp Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact:281-9577 or www.starfiredaycamp.com. Description: Sunflower Market Location/directions: 10701 Coors Blvd NW Price: Free Phone/contact: Alvin (mgr) Description: Tour and taste Sweet Tomatoes Location/directions:4901 San Mateo Blvd Price: Free Phone/contact:888-6131 Description: Restaurant tour. wash/set tables, make pizza, salads, eat them, and clean up afterwards. Ages 3+. Talking Talons Location/directions: Tijeras Price: $4 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Phone/contact: 505-281-1133 Description: Museum tour. They also offer Youth Leadership Programs. Telephone Museum Location/directions: 110 4th St NW Price: Under age 12 is 50-cents, everyone else $1 Phone/contact: 842-2937/292-9833 Description: Tour and learning center. They absolutely do not want babies and crawlers along for the tour. They said they are too distracting! Theobroma Chocolatier Location/directions: Glenwood Village, 12611 Montgomery NE (just off of Tramway) Price: $1 Phone/contact: Heidi Weck (owner) 293-6545 Description: Tour and a lesson on the history of chocolate for ages 5 and up. The children get to dip pretzels in chocolate. There is a camera shop next door (TJ's) that also does tours. Sometimes half the group goes to one and half to the other, 30 minutes each, and then they switch. TJ's Camera Location/directions: Glenwood Village, 12611 Montgomery NE (just off of Tramway) Price: Phone/contact: Description: Tour of a camera shop. There is a chocolate shop (Theobroma's) next door that also does tours. Sometimes half the group goes to one and half to the other, and then they switch. Tinkertown Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 281-5233 Description: Town and Country Feed Store Location/directions: 15600 Central Ave SE Price: $2 per person Phone/contact: 296-6711 Description: Petting zoo in the back with chickens, rabbits, goats, peacocks, geese, ducks, doves, a mule, and a pony. Turquoise Museum Location/directions: 2107 Central Ave. NW Price:$3 per child (free for parents & babies) Phone/contact: 247-8650 Description: Daily Lapidary Demonstration, Hands-on for Kids Unser Car Museum Location/directions: 1776 Montano NW Price: Phone/contact: 344-1776 or www.unserracingmuseum.com. Description: Opens fall 2005. Valencia Flour Mill Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: 864-0305 Description: Tour Victory Ranch Location/directions: Mora, NM Price: Adults $3. and 12 and under $2. includes feed Phone/contact:www.victoryranch.com, 505-387-2254 Description: Visit and feed Alpacas. Village Pizza Location/directions: 4266 Corrales Rd. Price: $3 per person Phone/contact: 898-0045 Description: Make your own pizza; price includes drink. Water Department Location/directions: Price: Phone/contact: Vince Ramirez, 319-1545 Description: Tour for ages 5 and up. Weems Artfest Location/directions: Price: Free Phone/contact: Laurie Fernandez, 293-6133 Description: Wild Oats Location/directions: 6300 San Mateo Blvd NE @ Academy Price: Free Phone/contact: 217-7368 (Haik, mgr) Description: Tour and taste for ages 5 and up. Must register for tour with www.fieldtripfactory.com. Wildlife West Nature Park Location/directions: Edgewood, 19 miles east of Albuq. off I-40 at exit 187, on the north side of I-40. Price: Regular admission for adults $5, ages 5-11 $4, 4 and under free. Ask for guided docent tour, $1 per student, with teachers and parents free. Phone/contact: 281-7655 or http://www.wildlifewest.org Description: a 122-acre wildlife refuge and enhanced zoo. It features native New Mexico plants and animals. All the animals and birds in the enhanced zoo are non-releasable. Whole Foods Location/directions: 5815 Wyoming Blvd NE @ Academy. Price: Free Phone/contact: 856-0474 Description: Tour and taste