To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Connecticut State Parks and Forests
CT
860-424-3200
https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Listing-of-State-Parks
[Details/Reserve]
Connecticut's 139 parks and forests offer a range of outdoor options year-round for rigorous outdoor activity, leisurely strolls, and interactions with history. Depending on the location and time of year, one may hike, camp, swim, boat, ski, skate, and bike, among other activities. Information about all locations, including park and forest maps, are available at their website.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Sports, Recreation
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Free entrance and parking for one carload to all state parks and forests. Includes Dinosaur Park, Fort Trumbull and Gillette Castle (Summer only). This is a seasonal pass.
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, CT 06355
860-536-1216
https://www.dpnc.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Located in Mystic, CT, the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center is a combination wildlife sanctuary, natural history museum, and educational facility focused on the habitats of southeastern Connecticut. The museum includes interactive displays, a Night in the Meadow theater, live reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey. With two locations connected by a greenway, the outdoor sanctuary encompasses 300 acres and 10 miles of trails. A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Free admission for up to 5 people.
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT 06355
860-572-0711
https://www.mysticseaport.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1929, this maritime museum—“The Museum of America and the Sea”—occupies 9 acres on the Mystic River in Mystic, CT and includes a recreated New England coastal village, a working shipyard, formal exhibit halls, and state-of-the-art artifact storage facilities. The Museum is home to more than 500 historic watercraft, including four National Historic Landmark vessels, most notably the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, America's oldest commercial ship still in existence. Occasional demonstrations and performances—including costumed role payers strolling the grounds—bring to life different aspects of maritime life. A gallery and series of shops are on the premises.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History, Ocean
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Reduced admission for up to 2 adults and 3 of their children or grandchildren under 18.
Niantic Children’s Museum
409 Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357
860-691-1111
https://www.nianticchildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Niantic Children's Museum is designed to engage children from 9 months to 9 years with hands-on activities that focus on the arts, sciences, and world cultures. The space includes 5,000 square feet all on a single floor and an outdoor play space, nearly all of which is wheelchair accessible. The museum includes the Discovery Room for science-based activities; the Imagination Room with opportunities to pilot a fishing boat, ride in a fire engine, and visit the Global Café & Bazaar, among others; Toddler Land; and an outdoor area with a tree house, whale drum, climbing wall, kid-sized zipline, performing stage, and water play.
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
Reduced admission for 4 people, hours vary seasonally