Procedures for Borrowing Passes
Kidspace: (860)285-1914
Availability: Only Windsor residents may reserve passes up to 1 month in advance. Non-residents need to use same day service. Same day service is handled on a first come, first serve basis regardless of residency status. One pass per day per family. Generally, passes are used most heavily during summer months, so please consider other patrons before booking any given pass more than once during the summer.
Check Out / Return: Passes may be picked up after 10 a.m. and must be returned either by closing on the same day or in the book drop before 8 a.m. the following day.
Weekend Use: Passes will be due back in the book drop before 8 a.m. Monday.
Overdue & Loss: Overdue fee is $10.00 per day if pass is not returned on time. Patrons are responsible for the full purchase price in the event a pass is lost. These costs range from $65 to $250.
Beardsley Zoo
Address: 1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610
Phone: 203-394-6565
Website: http://www.beardsleyzoo.org
The Beardsley Zoo has a proud history of over 75 years as Connecticut's only zoo. Committed to the preservation of endangered animals, it provides a wonderfully wild experience for Connecticut's families.
Pass admits 2 adults and up to 4 children in the same family (children under 3 years are free).
Hours: Daily 9am-4pm
World Tropics Building Hours: 10:30am-3:30pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
Connecticut Science Center
Address: 250 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-520-2163
Website: http://www.ctsciencecenter.org/
New Science Center offers many exciting exhibits and hands on exploration.
Individual pass provides 20% discount on admission for 2 adults & 2 children, children under 2 are free.
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 10am-5pm
Eric Carle Museum
Address: 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-658-1100
Website: http://www.carlemuseum.org/
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a new museum celebrating the art of the picture book. Founded by Eric Carle and his wife Barbara, the Museum collection includes picture book art from around the world, and will have as its core the work of Eric Carle.
Pass provides free admission for 2 adults and up to 4 children per visit (children under 12 months are free).
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
Sundays Noon-4pm
Closed Mondays
Imagine Nation
Address: One Pleasant St., Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860-314-1400
Website: http://www.imaginemuseum.org/
An interactive children's museum which includes a giant bubble, climbing wall and a 1940's soda fountain.
Pass provides 4 free admissions.
Hours:Wed - Fri. 9:30am - 5:00pm;
Sat. 11 - 5; Sun. 12 - 5
First Friday of each month open until 8pm.
Tues. 9:30 - 5pm (July & August Only)Lutz Children's Museum
Address: 247 S. Main St., Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860-643-0949
Website: http://www.lutzmuseum.org/
Lutz offers participatory exhibits for pre-school and elementary school aged children. In addition to two galleries, it offers a permanent live animal exhibit.
Pass provides free admission for one family.
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday Noon-5pm
Closed Mondays & Holidays.Mystic Aquarium
Address: 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT 06355-1997
Phone: 860-572-5955
Website: http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
Embark upon an exciting adventure that will take you from shallow sunlit seas to the dark reaches of the deep ocean. Exhibits include: "Swamp Things", "Beluga & Penguin Contact", "Sharks:Predator/Prey", "Frogs!" and many more.
Pass provides reduced admission for 2 adults & 2 children:
Feb -Oct: Adults - $19.00 (Reg. $23.00), Children - $14.00 (Reg. $17.00)
Nov - Jan: Adults - $16.50, Children - $11.50, Children age 2 and under are free.Hours:
September - December and February - June
Daily 9am-6pm
December - February
Weekdays 10am-5pm
Weekends & Holidays 9am-6pm
July - Labor Day
Sunday-Thursday 9am-7pm
Friday & Saturday 9am-6pm
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Year's Day.New England Air Museum
Address: Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone: 860-623-3305
Website: http://www.neam.org
View fascinating exhibits on such diverse topics as the History of Sikorsky Aircraft, Early French Aviation, a History of Air Mail, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Flying Mollisons, and many others.
Pass provides $5 admission for 2 adults (ages 12 & up) & free admission for 2 children (ages 6-11), children 5 & under free.
Hours: Daily 10am-5pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day.Old State House
Address: 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-522-6766
Website: http://www.ctoldstatehouse.org/
A 1796 National Historic Landmark and one of the nation's oldest state houses. Explore the multimedia exhibit, which takes the visitor through more than 300 years of Connectictu history, and the interactive children's room.
Hours: Monday - Friday 10am -5pm. Last ticket sold at 4pm.
Closed on major holidays.Peabody Museum of Natural History
Address: 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
Phone: 203-432-5050
Website: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/
Exhibits include the Great Hall of Dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, habitat dioramas, Native American Cultures and minerals.
Adults $7, Seniors (65+) $6 & Children (3-18) $5. Pass provides $5 discount on above prices for each admission up to 4 people.
Hours:
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Closed Jan. 1, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving & Dec. 24-5.Roaring Brook Nature Center
Address: 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT 06019
Phone: 860-693-0263
Website: http://roaringbrook.org/
Displays a replica of Eastern Woodland Indian longhouse, a wildlife attraction area, outdoor flight cages, and a small collection of live animals.
Pass provides one free admission with each paid admission.
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm
Open Mondays in July, August & Holidays.Springfield Library & Museum
Address: 220 State St., Springfield, MA 01103
Phone: 413-263-6800
Website: http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/
Life-size statues of Dr. Seuss and his characters greet you at the Sculpture Garden on the Quadrangle. In the four museums you'll discover art, live animals, world culture, science exhibits, regional history exhibits and even a planetarium!
Includes George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield Science Museum, Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Museum of Fine Arts
Pass provides half-price general admission during public hours to all their museums, up to a maximum of four visitors per day.
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday Noon-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm
Additional hours during school vacations.
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
Hours:Daily 7am-8pm
State Parks
Address: Around Connecticut
Phone: 860-424-3000
Website: http://www.ct.gov/dep
Provides entrance and parking fees for private passenger vehicles with less than 12 passengers. It also covers entrance fees for 2 adults and 4 children at Dinosaur, Trumbull and Gillette Castle State Park. April 1 to December 31.
The Children's Museum
Address: 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford, CT 06119
Phone: 860-231-2824
Website: http://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
Explore hands-on exhibits, fascinating programs, a wildlife sanctuary, out-of-this-world astronomy presentations and exciting traveling exhibits.
Pass provides one free admission with each paid admission. Children under age 2 are free.
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Closed Mondays except during holidays and West Hartford school vacation days. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Wadsworth Antheneum
Address: 600 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-278-2670
Website: http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/
Explore the wonderful fine and decorative arts at America's oldest public art museum, established in 1842.
Pass provides free admission for 2 adults and 2 children (ages 13-17.) Children under 12 are free.
Hours:
Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pmClosed Mondays & Tuesdays
First Thursday of most months open until 8pm.
Closed July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's Day.
Windsor Historical Society
Address: 96 Palisado Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-688-3813
Website: http://www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org/
See how Windsor's townspeople lived in the 1630's to the 1950's. Your kids can "prepare" a colonial dinner, or "milk" the cow in our Hands-On-History Learning Center.
Pass provides free admission for 2 adults & 2 children.
Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Closed major holidays
