Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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Connecticut Science Center
Hands-on exhibits for kids. Science center aimed at kids & teens with more than 100 exhibits, a 3D theater & educational labs.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Colonial paintings to abstract sculpture. Museum showcasing American art through the ages with more than 10,000 paintings, sculptures & more.
New Britain Youth Museum At Hungerford Park
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The Carousel Museum
Antique carousel pieces, art & more. Collection of carousel ephemera plus vintage firefighting gear, Greek art & indoor working carousel.
Kidcity Children's Museum
Imagination activities for young kids. Children's museum with 3 floors of hand-on activities, including a fishery & a medieval village.
Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum
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Railroad Museum of New England
Old train displays & scenic rail trips. Victorian station with historic railroad collection offering train rides on the old Naugatuck line.
Mattatuck Museum
Art & history of Connecticut. Connecticut's cultural heritage is explored at this small American art & history museum with a cafe.
Springfield Museums
Science, history & art on display. Leafy complex with a science museum, history museum & 2 art museums around a grassy quad.
Ireland's Great Hunger Museum
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Glebe House Museum & Garden
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The Slime Lab Co.
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Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop
Historical Industrial Revolution site. Armory developed by the cotton gin's inventor, now a museum offering hands-on exhibits & a workshop.
Children's Museum at Holyoke
Interactive exhibit & climbing space. Engaging art, science & daily life exhibits, plus mock TV studio & popular, elaborate climbing area
Yale Peabody Museum
Exploring dinosaurs, animals & early man. Exhibits & dioramas on evolution, natural environments & human origins, with a regional focus.
Connecticut Children's Museum
Trains, mirrors, bugs & rocket ships. Hands-on educational exhibits for kids in math, music, linguistics, nature & city environments.
Yale University Art Gallery
Art exhibits in a series of buildings. Museum showcasing art from many regions & centuries housed in a Louis I. Kahn building & others.
Nature's Art Village
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EverWonder Children's Museum
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Danbury Railway Museum
Indoor/outdoor train exhibits & rides. Museum & 6-acre railyard with historic trains, rail equipment & models plus train & turntable rides.
Sacred Heart University Discovery Science Center and Planetarium
Hands-on science & space exhibits. All-ages museum & planetarium featuring hands-on exhibits with a focus on science & outer space.
Mystic Seaport Museum
Re-created 19th-century maritime village. Reimagined waterfront settlement featuring a 19th-century village, historic ships, a museum & more.
Mystic Aquarium
Whales, sea lions & penguins on display. Beluga whales, African penguins, sea lions & sharks are top draws to this interactive aquarium.
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