American Museum of Natural History/Resources for Learning/Special Collections - these eleven special collections including Deep Sea Vents and Antartica offer interesting museum-authored articles, images, interviews, and lesson plans.

Smithsonian Institution - ( K - 12 ) - is the largest museum complex in the world, comprising 16 museums and numerous libraries and research facilities, and contains more than 140 million artifacts.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Home Page - The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum (NASM) maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight.

The Learning Studio's Top Ten Picks - The Exploratorium presents ten cool science, art, and education sites for each month.

The Franklin Institute Online - for the best educational materials at this site, head straight to the Learning Resources section, where materials are classified as either Investigations or Collections.

The Field Museum of Natural History - located in Chicago is pretty unique. Here you will find everything from Sue the world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to man-eating lions to the inspirational Women in Science exhibit.

Virtual Museum of New France - Joining the ranks of active participants on the Internet, the Canadian Museum of Civilization now unveils the Virtual Museum of New France. This venture allows cybernauts free entry into the first virtual universe devoted to New France: a new world. The Virtual Museum of New France finally brings together as never before, traces of New France from wherever they are found around the world. A museum bringing things into focus. Follow it, from week to week!

Odyssey Online - ( K - 8) - is a unique experience that will enrich your social studies programs. this site features objects from the collection of Michael C. carlos Museum at Emory Univeristy in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tech Museum Online Exhibits - interactive Web site that provides students with a high quality, hands-on learning adventure.

Museum of Unnatural Mystery - an offbeat cyberspace museum.

Museum of Ancient Inventions - From the Smith College History of Science this online museum exhibits over 40 inventions dating from deep antiquity to 1700 CE.

The Internet Webseum of Holography - get the latest scoop on lasers and holograms from Frank DeFreitas.

WebMuseum - has an extensive collection that includes digitized art from museums around the world.

Louvre Museum Official Website - here find the many treasures and exciting information about the Louvre in Paris.

Metropolitan Museum of Art - this Web site for older students helps them understand artists' techniques by looking closely at how the work was created.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - have compiled an impressive collection of online images.

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) - Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world.

Museum of Papermaking - a virtual tour of the Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking provides an engaging introduction to the art of paper making through the ages and across cultures.

Museum Guide - ( K - 12 ), guide to virtual field trips to museums, searchable by continents, with thousands of links.

Field Trips

Field Trip Site - provides K - 12 teachers with teaching modules designed to introduce Internet teaching methods.

Field Trips and Learning Resources - The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies interprets the collective knowledge of the Smithsonian and serves as a gateway to its educational resources. Through research, publishing, and staff development programs for the education and museum communities, the Center promotes the understanding and use of museums.

Field Trips - ( K - 12 ) - this site offers 20 science field trips and 13 trips in other fields.