Museum Field Trips
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum’s Education Department offers a wide variety of formal and informal educational programs for youth, homeschool, scout and school groups.
Check out these links below to help you plan your maritime education adventure!
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Education Visits Include
- One 45-minute program with an educator
- A tour aboard the USS Cobia, our World War II submarine
- Options for self-guided activities
- Discounted admission for school, scout, homeschool and youth groups
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Field Trip Pricing
- Students (K-college): $6
- Preschool students: $3
- Teachers and aides: Free
- Additional chaperones: $7
- Additional Guided Programs: $3 per student
- Weekend Surcharge: $50
Discounts available for Manitowoc and Two Rivers schools.
Education Programs
Select from one of the programs listed below!
Wisconsin’s Underwater Treasures
All Ages
This hands-on, interactive tour takes groups through Wisconsin’s history using shipwrecks. This program can be modified to be suitable for all ages.
Gallery Scavenger Hunt
Elementary & Middle School
A great option for groups that want to do self-guided galleries!
Busy Boats
Preschool to Kindergarten
An interactive storytime for the museum’s littlest sailor
Aquatic Invaders
Elementary School
This hands-on program will ask students to move invasive species around the Great Lakes and see for themselves how these aquatic invaders have changed our watershed forever.
Underwater Robots
Elementary & Middle School
Learn about how remotely operated vehicles are used today in underwater research. Groups will build and test their own robot in water! Sponsored by Festival Foods & Burger Boat
An Immigrant’s Journey
Elementary & Middle School
Learn about Wisconsin’s immigrant past using historic artifacts, primary sources and real story of family immigration.
World War II on the Homefront
Middle & High School
While troops were fighting overseas, life at home was radically changed. Using real artifacts and local stories, learn what life was like on the World War II homefront.