**Please note** Some attractions have begun opening, some are using passes, most are not. We will update our information as we receive it. Thank you and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Information below on Connecticut Attractions as of September 21, 2022.
You may reserve a pass for one day use, only one pass per family per day. You check the pass out like a book with your library card, and you must return it before we open the following business day. If you do not return it on time, we will assess a $5 per day late fee to your card, and you are inconveniencing the next family that wanted to take the pass. All passes are donated by our Friends of the Library, and lost passes require you to pay the full fee for replacement.
Beardsley Zoo www.beardsleyzoo.org
Open daily 9 a.m.—4 p.m.
(203) 394-6565 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport, CT
Library Discount pass=$10 admission rate per person, Adult or Child, with a limit up to 6 people in their own family–valid through January 30th, 2024.
The only way to use the pass is in person, at the EBT/LIBRARY/MEMBER window.
Please note that if social distancing cannot be maintained –for instance, in lines at the front gate, at the café, or gift shop kiosk outdoors—you should wear your mask. In addition, in any indoor area, masks are required.
CT Old State House Museum (860) 522-6766
800 Main St, Hartford, CT
Open for guided tours Tuesday through Saturday, 12-5 PM and Thursday, 12-8 PM last tour one hour before closing
cga.ct.gov/osh/ or call (860) 522-6766
Free admission for 2 adults($8) & 2 children($4) and
$5 parking for the day (Doesn’t expire)
Discovery Museum & Planetarium
(203) 372-3521
4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT
Monday through Thursday 10:00am – 6:00pm (Mondays for Members Only) Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Pass provides for 4 free Child Admissions (usually $15 each) with one paid Adult Admission ($18). Exp. 3-31-2023
Quassy Amusement Park (203) 758-2913
2132 Middlebury Rd, Middlebury, CT 06762
Closed for winter.
Purchase tickets here:
By using the library’s discount code, you can save on daily passes. Ask at the children’s or adult desk for the promo code you will need to input in the tan box:
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Museums in CT for Your Family to Explore on Your Own:
Fairfield County
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield
- Bruce Museum, Greenwich
- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
- Danbury Museum & Historical Society, Danbury
- Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury
- Discovery Museum, Bridgeport
- EverWonder Children’s Museum, Newtown
- Fairfield Museum & History Center, Fairfield
- Greenwich Historical Society, Cos Cob
- Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center, Ridgefield
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Norwalk
- Mather Homestead, Darien
- Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Norwalk
- MoCA, Westport
- Shelton History Center, Shelton
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk
Hartford County
- 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm, Bloomfield
- American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol
- Art Museum at University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford
- Barnes Museum, Southington
- Bushnell Park Carousel, Hartford
- Butler-McCook House & Garden, Hartford
- Buttolph-Williams House, Wethersfield
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford
- Connecticut Science Center, Hartford
- Connecticut Trolley Museum, East Windsor
- Connecticut’s Old State House, Hartford
- Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford
- Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington
- Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center, Bristol
- Isham-Terry House, Hartford
- Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford
- New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain
- New Britain Youth Museum, New Britain
- New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks
- New England Carousel Museum, Bristol
- Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby
- Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden, Suffield
- Real Art Ways, Hartford
- Roaring Brook Nature Center, Canton
- Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury
- Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington
- The Children’s Museum, West Hartford
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford
- Webb-Dean-Stevens Museum, Wethersfield
- Windsor Historical Society, Windsor
- Wood Memorial Library & Museum, South Windsor
Litchfield County
- Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, Bethlehem
- Eric Sloane Museum, Kent
- Glebe House Museum, Woodbury
- Gunn Historical Museum, Washington
- Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington
- KidsPlay Children’s Museum, Torrington
- Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield
- Lock Museum of America, Terryville
- Merwinsville Hotel Restoration, Inc., Gaylordsville
- New Milford Historical Society & Museum, New Milford
- Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston
- Sharon Historical Society & Museum, Sharon
- Torrington Historical Society, Torrington
- Watertown History Museum, Watertown
Middlesex County
- Chester Museum at the Mill, Chester
- Connecticut River Museum, Essex
- Deep River Historical Society, Deep River
- Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam
- Kidcity, Middletown
- Middlesex County Historical Society, Middletown
- Pratt House Museum, Essex
New Haven County
- Cheshire Historical Society, Cheshire
- Dudley Farm, Guilford
- Guilford Keeping Society, Guilford
- Henry Whitfield State Museum, Guilford
- Hyland House Museum, Guilford
- Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury
- New Haven Museum, New Haven
- Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven
- Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust, Wallingford
- Ward Heitmann House Museum, West Haven
New London County
- Avery-Copp Museum, Groton
- Colchester History Museum, Colchester
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic
- Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
- Fort Trumbull State Park, New London
- Hempsted Houses, New London
- James Merrill House, Stonington
- Leffingwell House Museum, Norwich
- Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket
- Mystic Aquarium, Mystic
- Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic
- Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic
- New London Maritime Society, New London
- Niantic Children’s Museum, Niantic
- Stonington Historical Society, Stonington
Tolland County
- Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry
- Vernon Historical Society, Vernon
Windham County
- Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic
- Windham Textile & History Museum, Willimantic