Travel by motor coach to Vulcan Quarry in Sycamore, Illinois. Collect Silurian and Ordovician Period marine fossils in shale and limestone. Collectable fossils include brachiopods, cephalopods, corals, crinoids, gastropods, and more. **Hard Hats and Safety Vests are Required for this Trip**

Join Dave Dolak on a trip to Braidwood, Illinois to collect Mazon Creek fossils at selected sites within the historic coal strip mining area. Learn what to look for when collecting these special fossils and how to open them. Travel by motor coach, bring a sack lunch and get ready to collect! Make reservations early, this trip fills up fast!

Field Trip – 8 years to Adult – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$40 per person; Museum Members $35.00
Waitlist space ONLY 

Travel by motor coach to Mulford Quarry in Rockford, Illinois. Collect Ordovician Period marine fossils in dolomitic limestone. There has been recent blasting at this quarry, revealing a new layer of collectable fossils including brachiopods, cephalopods, corals, crinoids, gastropods, and more.

Field Trip – Ages 8 years to Adult
SOLD OUT

Join Dave Dolak on a tour of the Chicago geologic story. From the 400 million year-old dolomite bedrock deposited in a tropical ocean to the hills and rocks deposited by the glaciers that carved our landscape 20,000 years ago. Light walking (1-2 miles total) will be required.

Field Trip – 8 years to adult – 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $50 per person; Museum Members $45 – Reservations required

Join us on a trip to Braidwood, Illinois to collect Mazon Creek fossils at selected sites within the historic coal strip mining area (conditions permitting). Learn what to look for when collecting these special fossils and how to open them. Travel by motor coach, bring a sake lunch and get ready to collect.
Make reservations early – this field trip fills up fast!

SOLD OUT