• To borrow a pass, you must be an adult and have a valid library card.
• Some of the passes permit free admission, while others offer discounted admission.
• You may borrow 1 pass per family at a time.
• Passes are available for check out on a first-come basis and are checked out for a 2 day period.
• Passes may not be reserved but will be held for one hour by calling the library.
• The overdue charge is $5.00 per day. If a pass is lost, the borrower will be liable for replacing it at full cost.
• Prices and hours are set by the museums and are subject to change. Some museums close for special events. Please consult museum website or call museum to confirm hours.
• Please return passes inside the library.
MUSEUM PASSES AS OF JUNE 2010
Connecticut Old State House Library Pass
800 Main Street
860-522-6766
Free admission up to 2 adults and 2 children
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday– Saturday
www.ctoldstatehouse.org
Connecticut River Museum
67 Main Street, Essex
860-767-8269
2 Adults and their children or grandchildren under 18 years Free
Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday - Sunday
www.ctrivermuseum.org
Connecticut State Parks and Forests Day Pass
Valid at all Connecticut State Parks and Forests
Free entrance fee for one passenger vehicle carrying fewer than 12 passengers
Not for commercial use
Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday - Saturday
www.nochildleftinside.org/parks
The Children's Museum (formerly Science Center of Connecticut)
(Please note that this is the same pass for the Roaring Brook Nature Center)
950 Trout Brook Dr., West Hartford
860-231-2824
One free admission with every paid admission
Limit of 4 free admissions per pass
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday Noon-5:00pm
Open Mondays during West Hartford school holidays, and July and August
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
860-434-5542
2 Adults and 2 Children under 18 years Free
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday Noon-5:00pm
www.flogris.org
Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Ave, Hartford
860-247-0998
Admission for 1 adult or 2 children with the purchase of 1 adult admission
Hours: Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:30pm
Sunday Noon – 5pm
Closed Tuesdays Janurary – March
Closed January 1, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and December 24,25 and 4th of July
www.marktwainhouse.org
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket
1-800-411-9671
$5.00 off admission for 2 Adults & 2 Children
Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm daily; last admission at 3:00pm
www.pequotmuseum.org
Mystic Aquarium
Exit 90 from I-95, Mystic
860-572-5955
Discounted admission for 2 adults & 2 children
Hours: March-November Sunday-Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
December-February Monday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, Sunday and holidays 9:00am-6:00pm
www.mysticaquarium.org
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville, Mystic
860-572-0711
Admission for 2 adults & 3 children Free
Hours: November – March daily 10:00am-4:00pm Closed Christmas Eve & Christmas
April - October 9:00am-5:00pm
www.mysticseaport.org
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street, New Britain
860-229-0257 Free general admission for 4 people - one adult must accompany children under 16
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 11:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday 11:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am - 5:00pm
www.nbmaa.org
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road
860-623-3305
2 Adults (12 & up) & 2 Children (6-11) Free
Hours: 10:00am - 5:00pm Monday-Sunday
www.neam.org
Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Ave., New Haven
203-432-5050
Discounted admission for up to 4 people
One adult must accompany children under 16
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday Noon-5:00pm
www.yale.edu/peabody
Roaring Brook Nature Center
(Please note that this is the same pass for The Children's Museum)
70 Gracey Road, Canton
860-693-0263
One Free admission with every paid admission
Limit of 4 free admissions per pass
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm
Open Mondays July and August
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
Wadsworth Atheneum
600 Main St., Hartford
860-278-2670
Free general admission 2 Adults & 2 Children (ages 6-17)
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 11:00am-5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm
First Thursday of each month 5:00pm-8:00pm
Not valid on special exhibits like the Christmas Tree Fundraiser
www.wadsworthatheneum.org
