Educational Tours in San Diego
Hands-on experiences for the whole family
Many local San Diego establishments offer educational tours that mix fun and learning at the same time. Perfect for field trips, family outings, or just a weekend excursion, these tours are a perfect way to experience the diverse businesses and museums that make San Diego so welcoming to all who visit. Bates Nut Farm
15954 Woods Valley Rd. Valley Center 92082
760-749-3333
90 minute tour featuring nut roasting & packing, hay rides, and feeding farm animals. Dried fruit packing. Retail store. Chula Vista Live Steamers
Rohr Parkway on Sweetwater Road, Chula Vista 91912
619-422-3175
The only place in San Diego County to see 7.5" gauge live steam, diesel and electric trains.
City of San Diego, Miramar Landfill
5180 Convoy Street, San Diego 92123
858-492-5034 - Ask for Joe Corones
A 2-hour tour of landfill operations/management, recycling hazardous materials control, and a "Green Building" demonstration.
Firehouse Museum
1572 Columbia Street, San Diego 92101
619-232-FIRE
A 30 minute tour of oldest firehouse in San Diego.
Helen Woodward Animal Center
6461 El Apajo Rancho Santa Fe 92067
858-756-4117 x318
1-hour tours to help children understand about pets and domestic animals.
The Monarch Program Butterfly Vivarium
450 Ocean View Avenue, Encinitas 92024
760-944-7113
Explore a butterfly vivarium devoted to native butterflies, especially the Monarch. Perfect for field trips. By appointment only.
New Children’s Museum
200 West Island, San Diego 92101
619-233-8792
“Hands on” museum and special programs for toddlers to teens.
Radio KFMB 760
7677 Engineer Road, San Diego 92111
858-292-7600
Radio station tours from 1st grade and and up. Maximum of 20 people.
Salk Institute
10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla 92037
858-453-4100
Enjoy an architectural tours of the grounds.
San Diego Humane Society
5500 Gaines St. San Diego, CA 92110
619-299-7012 x297
Visit the adoptable animals and thrift shop. Guided tours and lectures.
San Diego Union-Tribune
350 Camino de La Reina, San Diego CA 92108
866-291-2749
Free newspaper tours for 4th graders and older. Groups only with a minimum of 20 people and a maximum of 35.
TV-KGTV Channel 10
Highway 94 at 47th Street, San Diego 92102
619-237-6241
Free television station tour for groups of 30 or less for ages 7 and up.
Water Treatment Plant Helix Water District
Lake Jennings
9535 Harritt Road, Lakeside, 92040
619-667-6270
2-hour tour for 5th graders of water treatment plant and water quality.
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