To encourage fourth grade students and their families to visit Auburn' s museums and historic sites, Auburn's Historic & Cultural Sites Commission created the "Passport to History" program in 2003 as a fun way for students to learn about the Auburn's rich history and culture. Students pick up a passport at a participating site, answer questions about the site and then receive a passport stamp on the site page, just like they would in an actual passport. The goal is for students and their families to visit all the sites and turn in a completed passport with a stamp on each page, making them eligible for various prizes.

Participating "passport" sites include the City Hall, Cayuga Museum, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Willard Memorial Chapel, Seward House Museum, Harriet Tubman Home, the Equal Rights Heritage Center and Seymour Library. The program allows for free admission to the sites for the student and his or her family members. See the chart below for information on each of the sites.