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Museum Passes

Reserve a library pass by phone or in person, then pick it up at the library when it's ready.

Children's Museum whale
The Children's Museum 

& Roaring Brook Nature Center

The Children’s Museum
160 Mohegan Drive,

West Hartford, CT 06119
www.TheChildrensMuseumCT.org
860-231-2824​

Roaring Brook Nature Center

70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019

roaringbrook.org
860-693-0263

  • Buy 1 get 1 ticket free

  • Up to 4 people (two will be free)

Wednesday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Saturday 1-5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Riverside Reptiles Education Center
132 South Road
Enfield, CT  06082

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
https://www.riversidereptileseducationcenter.com/
860-207-9335

  • Buy one admission get one free.

  • Hours are 10 a.m- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.

Connecticut Trolley Museum
58 North Road
East Windsor, CT 06088
www.ct-trolley.org/
860-627-6540

  • Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children.

  • Special events may not be covered.

  • Tickets must be purchased in advance/need the Library pass for Trolley Museum special code. May request our pass in advance.

  • The Trolley Museum is not opened in January. It will reopens  on Saturdays only in February and March 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

CT State Parks and Forests 

  • This pass waives the entrance fee for 2 adults and 2 children (up to 12 years old) at Dinosaur State Park, Fort Trumbull State Park, and Gillette Castle State Park. 

  • Gillette Castle-open daily 8 a.m-sunset

  • Castle Holiday Tours weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Self-guided tours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Check website for more information.

  • Patrons must call the park the morning of their visit to see if the museum is open that day for :  Dinosaur State Park, Gillette Castle, Fort Trumbull.

  • ONE DAY checkout.

Forest Park Zoo

293 Summer Avenue
Springfield, MA  
413-733-2251  ONE DAY checkout

  • Please bring ID and pass

  • The parking is available through the City of Springfield, so the pass does not apply.  Fee is $5.

  • Monday- Sunday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

CLOSED FOR THE WINTER

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA 01002
https://www.carlemuseum.org/
413-559-6300

  • Free admission for 2 adults and 4 children.

  • Open Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

  • Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m.

  • Closed Monday- Tuesday.

Lutz Children’s Museum
247 South Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
www.lutzmuseum.org
860-643-0949

Tues – Fri  9:00-noon  or 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Sat, Sun 12:00 – 4:00 p

Timed Tickets.  Go to website.  Reservations are required.

  • Half price for up to 6 people. 

Wadsworth Atheneum
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
www.thewadsworth.org
860-278-2670

Thursday -Sunday  noon-5 p.m.

Reservations suggested.

  • Free admission for 2 adults and 2 youth (17 and younger). 

  • Buy one get one film admission free.

  • Does not apply to Art After Dark or group tours.

  • The $3 surcharge for the Festival of Trees and Fine Arts & Flowers still applies.

New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
www.neam.org
860-623-3305

  • Up to five visitors 50% off.  Children under 3 are free.

  • The pass does not apply to special events.

  • Hours are 9 a.m- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.

Connecticut's Old State House
800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
www.cga.ct.gov/osh/
860-522-6766

Tuesday -Wednesday; Friday -Saturday noon to 5 p.m.

Thursday noon-8 p.m. (July-November)

  • Free admission up to 2 adults and 2 children.

  • The Old State House will validate parking tickets from the South Street Parking Garage. The cost after validating is $5. The ticket will be stamped once admission is paid at the museum and is good all day.

CT Science Center
250 Columbus Blvd

Hartford, CT 06103
https://ctsciencecenter.org/

860 724-3623

  • 20% off general admission

  • Limit one coupon per family

  • Summer Hours are 9 a.m- 4 p.m. 

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