Museums offer new online system to schedule field trips

Elementary school children line up and get on the bus that will take them to the planetarium for their first field trip of the year.

The San Bernardino County Museum is committed to serving all students in our region and creating critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To make visiting easier than ever, the museum is introducing tour reservations available through an online booking system for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year.

The implementation of this new system will allow schools and educational institutionsto make reservations as far out as nine months in advance. There are three museum sites available for tours: San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, Victor Valley Museum in Apple Valley, and María Merced Williams and John Rains House in Rancho Cucamonga. To make your reservation, please visit the museum’s online reservation system.

All other infinity groups and non-profits such as homeschools, groups with disabilities, and summer camp groups seeking to book a group visit will need to call the admissions desk at (909) 798-8608.

The San Bernardino County Museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane, at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child ages 6 to 12). Children five and under and museum members are admitted free. Parking is free and the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.

The San Bernardino County Museum’s exhibits of regional, cultural, and natural history and the museum’s other exciting events and programs reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the Countywide Vision by celebrating arts, culture and education in the county, creating quality of life for residents and visitors.

For more information, visit museum.sbcounty.gov or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

Additional County Update News – August 15, 2024