Learn+Play at Fair Oaks Farms
Visit all our museums across campus to explore the way that innovation in agriculture involves cows, pigs, crops, and you – humans!
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Visit all our museums across campus to explore the way that innovation in agriculture involves cows, pigs, crops, and you – humans!
Includes multiple museum spaces, children’s play areas, farm tours, and educational and fun programming.
General admission to “The Adventures” includes:
Access to three awesome on-campus agriculture-themed museums.
Entrance to our on-campus birthing barn.
Summer fun in our outdoor Mooville area.
Optional Dairy and/or Pig Farm tours.
Explore our 15,000 sq ft interactive museum dedicated to dairy farming. Learn about cow comfort, milk production, and sustainable farming practices that help feed the world.
The museum features an indoor play space and engaging exhibits for all ages. Kids can try attaching milking equipment, watch our 4D animated movie, and explore the indoor forest.
Adults will enjoy the John Deere Trivia game, meeting real dairy farmers, and discovering the science behind sustainable dairy production.
Experience the Dairy Adventure at your own pace during your AGventure!
Visit our museum and activity space to discover pork’s important role in history, culture, and feeding the world. Perfect for guests of all ages!
Learn how pork contributes to the medical industry and human health. Discover delicious recipes and cooking techniques for preparing pork at home.
Children will love our indoor playhouse, while everyone can enjoy our thrilling 3-STORY indoor ropes challenge course where you can “fly with the pigs” – fun year-round!
Explore how farmers feed our growing world population of over 8 billion people. Journey through decades of agricultural innovations that have shaped modern farming.
Venture underground to discover what creates healthy crops and soil. Learn how crop production impacts global economies and markets worldwide.
See firsthand how cutting-edge technology and continuous innovation are driving agriculture into the future, ensuring sustainable food production for generations to come!
Just a short outdoor walk from our Dairy Adventure Museum, experience the miracle of life at our unique Birthing Barn where visitors can view live calf births daily.
Sit in our audience area and observe our dedicated team providing quality care to laboring mother cows. Witness newborn calves taking their first steps and receiving their first bottle feeding.
When no births are in progress, visit our nursery to see the newest members of our herd. Please help maintain a peaceful environment by speaking quietly while in this building.
Included in your general admission is an optional tour to visit a working dairy farm!
Board one of our buses as we take you on an approximately 1 hour and 15-minute trip to see how a modern large scale dairy farm operates.
You will make stops and depart the bus at a 72-cow rotary milking parlor, and a robotic milking parlor.
As you ride through the farm, you’ll see how cows are fed, housed, and cared for.
Included in your general admission is an optional tour to visit a breed-to-wean pig farm.
On this 1 hour and 30-minute tour, you’ll board our bus to be transported to a local modern pig farm where our tour guides will lead you through areas that overlook the pig barns.
Live a life in the day of a pig! Explore the different hallways to learn about large-scale pig farming and watch a pig’s journey through growing, breeding and gestation, and farrowing.
about how to care for healthy cows in the free stall barn
on the Dairy Adventure Indoor Playground!
how pork helps the human body stay healthy
on the 3-story high indoor ropes course
Watch our team care for and check in on new calves and stick around for questions after!
Once our midwives and parteros (male midwife) ensure cow and calf are healthy and safe, listen to them give a brief presentation about what post-birth care looks like for a dairy cow.
Stop at any point and say hi to our calves in the nursery, or (quietly) observe mother cows as they prepare or actively labor in the birthing area.
about the importance of pollinators and field crops in the Pollinator’s Garden!
and ride our train through fields of corn and soybeans!
Beyond our educational adventures, Fair Oaks Farms offers a complete getaway experience. Take a peaceful walk on our nature trail, climb to new heights on our indoor ropes course, or simply relax in our comfortable accommodations with indoor swimming pool and lobby games area. Our property provides the perfect blend of activities and relaxation for your spring break stay.
Onsite Hotel Accommodations with Indoor Swimming Pool
Family bunk bed suites (based on availability), indoor swimming pool with slide and a lobby area with billiards and games, the Fairfield by Marriott onsite hotel offers comfortable accommodations for your entire family or group to enjoy.
Ropes Course
With multiple tiers to suit a range of ages, our indoor ropes course is exciting and fun to tackle. It’s the perfect way to relieve energy on a cooler or rainy day.
Nature Trail
Connect with the country on our 1.1 mile trail with multiple entry and exit points across campus. This serene double-loop path is available at no charge, with entrances by The Market and The Fairfield by Marriott. It’s the perfect way to spend some time outdoors as the weather warms up.