FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / EXPLORATION
Science & Discovery
Bruce Museum of Arts & Science
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich 203-869-0376
www.brucemuseum.com
Children’s Museum of
Southeastern Connecticut
409 Main Street
Niantic 860-691-1111
www.childrensmuseumsect.org
Connecticut State Museum
of Natural History
2019 Hillside Road
Storrs 860-486-4460
www.cac.uconn.edu
Copernican Observatory
& Planetarium
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain 860-832-3399
www.ccsu.edu/astronomy
The Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport 203-372-3521
www.discoverymuseum.org
Kidcity Children’s Museum
119 Washington Street
Middletown 860-347-0495
www.kidcitymuseum.com
Lutz Children’s Museum
247 South Main Street
Manchester 860-643-0949
www.lutzmuseum.org
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street
Norwalk 203-852-0700
www.maritimeaquarium.org
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic 860-572-5955
www.mysticaquarium.org
New Britain Youth Museum
30 High Street
New Britain 860-225-3020
www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
191 Farmington Avenue
Kensington 860-827-9064
www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
170-210 Whitney Avenue
New Haven 203-432-8987
http://peabody.yale.edu
Stepping Stones Museum
for Children
303 West Avenue, Mathews Park
Norwalk 203-899-0606
www.steppingstonesmuseum.org
The Children’s Museum
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford 860-231-2824
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
Nature Centers
Action Wildlife Foundation & Petting Zoo
337 Torrington Road
Goshen 860-482-4465
http://www.ctvisit.com/listings/action-wildlife-foundation
Audubon Center in Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich 203-869-5272
http://greenwich.audubon.org
Birdcraft Museum at Fairfield
314 Unquowa Road
Fairfield 203-259-0416
www.ctaudubon.org
Coastal Center at Milford Point
One Milford Point Road
Milford 203-878-7440
www.ctaudubon.org
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
109 Pequotsepos Road
Mystic 860-536-1216
www.dpnc.org
Earth Place
10 Woodside Lane
Westport 203-557-4400
www.earthplace.org
Goodwin Conservation Center
James L. Goodwin State Forest
23 Potter Road
Hampton 860-455-9534
www.ct.gov/dep
Kellogg Environmental Center
500 Hawthorne Avenue
Derby 203-734-2513
www.ct.gov/dep
Meigs Point Nature Center
Hammonasset Beach State Park
1288 Boston Post Road
Madison 203-245-8743
www.ct.gov/dep
New Canann Nature Center
144 Oenoke Ridge
New Canaan 203-966-9577
www.newcanaannature.org
Northwest Park & Nature Center
145 Lang Road
Windsor 860-285-1886
www.northwestpark.org
Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road
Canton 860-693-0263
www.roaringbrook.org
Sessions Woods Management Area
341 Milford Street
Burlington 860-675-8130
www.ct.gov/dep
Sheffield Island Nature Trail
Norwalk Seaport Association Dock
South Norwalk 203-838-9444
www.seaport.org
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road
Stamford 203-322-1646
www.stamfordmuseum.org
Woodcock Nature Center
56 Deer Run Road
Wilton 203-762-7280
www.woodcocknaturecenter.org
