How One Family’s Membership Paid Off In a Big Way

A family membership to Exploration Place costs $100 a year. But for Kristen’s family, it’s paid off in a big way.

Over the past few years, they’ve used their Exploration Place membership to visit 14 different museums around the country—for free—through the ASTC Passport Program, a reciprocal benefit included with membership. From the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago to the Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs, their adventures have added up.

If they’d paid admission at each of those places for two adults and three kids, it would have cost them $1,086.50. Instead, they showed their Exploration Place membership card and explored for free.

They’ve explored exhibits, played with hands-on activities, and made memories in cities across the country—just by using a benefit that comes standard with their local membership.

The Passport Program is available to all Exploration Place members and includes access to more than 300 science centers and museums across the country. If your travel plans include a new city, there’s a good chance your membership can get you into a museum there for free.

Some of the places Kristen’s Exploration Place membership has taken her family:
🦖 Perot Museum in Dallas
🔬 Mid-America Science Museum in Hot Springs
🔭 Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
🖍️ Omaha Children’s Museum
🪐 Science Museum Oklahoma
🦴 Field Museum, Chicago
⚗️ Science City, Kansas City
🛝 Madison Children’s Museum
🦕 Milwaukee Public Museum
🧬 St. Louis Science Center
⚡️ Discovery Lab Tulsa
🌈 Explora, ABQ
🦋 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago
and more!

This is a great reminder that your Exploration Place membership isn’t just for Wichita—it can open the doors to discovery all over the U.S. Where could it take your family next?