Museum Passes

The following passes are available with a valid Connecticut Library card. A $10.00 deposit is required for each pass. Passes are checked out for 2 days and there is a $2 fine per day for late return.

Museum Pass
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, CT 06877
203-438-4519
(free admission for cardholder and accompanying family)
The Barnum Museum
820 Main St.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 331-1104
Pass admits 2 adults & 4 minors from the same household.
Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)394-6565
Pass admits 2 adults & up to 4 children

 Connecticut Historical Society
                   museum & library

One Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 236-5621   

Pass admits 2 adults & up to 4 children

Connecticut’s Old State House
800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
860-522-6766
(Pass admits up to 2 adults and 2 children. Pass can only be used during the museum’s regular operating hours.)
CT State Parks & Forests
Valid at CT State Parks & Forests
(ask at circulation desk for list)
Pass covers admission fees and parking charges
Discovery Museum & Planetarium
4450 Park Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 372-3521
1 pass admits 2 adults & 4 children
Eli Whitney Museum
915 Whitney Ave.
Hamden, CT 06517-4036
(203)777-1833
2 passes: each admits a family of 4
Imagine Nation Children's Museum
One Pleasant Street
Bristol, CT 06010 (860)314-1400
1 pass admits 4 people
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
625 Williams Street
New London, CT 06320
860-443-2545
(Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children)
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 N. Water St.
Norwalk, CT 06854
(203)852-0700
2 passes. Each pass is good for $2 off a combination Aquarium & IMAX Theater ticket for up to 6 people
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic, CT 06355
(860)572-5955
2 passes*

Pass admits 2 adults & 2 children at a discount
Feb. - Oct. : Adults: $19.00-Children $14.00
Nov. - Jan. : Adults: $16.50-Children $11.50
The New England Air Museum
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
(860)623-3305
3 Passes

Valid for 2 adults or seniors @ $5 each and 2 free children (ages 6-11) ages 5 and under free.
New England Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Ave, Rt. 72
Bristol, CT 06010
(860)585-5411
1 Pass admits 4 people
New Haven Museum
114 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510
203-562-4183
(Free admission for 2 people)
Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511
(203)432-5050
1 Pass

$5.00 off each admission up to 4 people per visit
*NOT VALID FOR FEBRUARY
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
303 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
(203)899-0606
1 Pass
Buy One, Get One Free
Wadsworth Atheneum
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990
(860)278-2670
1 Pass

Pass admits 2 adults & 2 children (ages 6-17 free-excludes fund-raisers or special events.
The Children's Museum
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860)231-2824
including Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road
Canton, CT 06019
(860)-693-02
Buy one, get one free
Maximum 4 free admissions per pass, per day
Pass does not include Sci Dome tickets
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard – Bldg 22
Boston, MA 02129
617-426-1812
(Free admission limited to parties of 9 or fewer. One pass per party)

To check out any pass you must have a library card. A $10.00 deposit is required for each pass. The passes may be checked out for 2 days and there is a $2.00 fine per day for late returns.

Borrowing Information

  • To borrow a pass you must have a valid library card and be over 18 years old
  • Only one pass issued at a time per patron
  • A $10.00 cash deposit is required
  • Deposit will be reimbursed to patron upon return of the pass
  • The passes may only be checked out for 3 days
  • $2.00 fine per day for late return
  • If pass is lost, the borrower will be liable for replacing it at the price set by the museum or aquarium
  • No renewals
  • No reserves

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