Museum Passes
Due to Covid please contact the museum or review their website for details. Some passes may not be honored.
The Library is happy to offer various museum passes thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Saxton B. Little Free Library. Generally museum passes circulate for two days, and may be reserved ahead of time by calling or stopping in the Library.
Please click the museum’s name to jump to the museum’s website for more information.
Mattatuck Museum
144 Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
203-753-0381
Hours Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 11-5; Sun 11-4; Thurs 11-7, Closed Mondays
2 adults and their children free admission; the Library has 2 passes
The New England Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Ave Rt 72
Bristol, CT 06010
860-585-5411
Hours Wed-Sat 10-5 / Sun 12-5
Saturday & Sunday during December, January and February, Closed Holidays
Pass admits 4, with unlimited rides at the Carousel.
Lutz Children’s Museum
247 South Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Hours: Tue-Fri: 9-5:00; Sat-Sun: 12-5:00
Pass allows: 1/2 price admission for up to 6 people.
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Rd.
Mystic, CT 06355
860-888-SEAPORT
Hours: April-October 9-5; Nov-March 10-4
Pass admits: 2 adults, 3 children 50% off.
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St.
New Britain, CT 06952
860-229-0257
Hours: Tue, Wed & Fri 11-5; Thur 11-8; Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5
Pass admits: 4 people FREE.
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme St.
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-5542
Hours: Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5
Pass admits: 2 adults, 2 children (under age 18)
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst MA 1002
413-658-1100
Hours: 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday thru Friday
10 am – 5 pm Saturday
12- 5 pm Sunday
Closed Mondays*, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas eve, Christmas and New Year’s Day *except in July & August
Free admission for two (2) adults and up to four (4) children.
The Children’s Museum
950 Trout Brook Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06119
860-2321-2824
Hours: Tue-Sat 9-4; Sun 11-4 (Mondays 9-4 during W. Hartford school holidays, July and August)
Pass admits 1 FREE admission with each paid admission (limit 4 free per pass).
Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Rd.
Canton, CT 06019
860-693-0263
Hours: Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5 (Mondays July and August)
Pass admits 1 FREE admission with each paid admission (limit 4 free per pass).
State Park Pass
Note: Connecticut has launched the Passport to Parks Program. Residents, in a Connecticut registered car, are no longer required to pay a parking fee at CT State Parks and Forest recreation areas, due to DMV collecting a $10 fee ($5 per year) on behalf of DEEP at the time of registration and registration renewals for non-commercial motor vehicles.
Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Ave
Bridgeport, CT
203-394-6565
Hours 9:00 am – 4:00 pm daily
Pass is valid for up to 6 people, $10.00 admission.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
500 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-278-2670
Hours: Wed-Fri 11-5
Sat-Sun 10-5
1st Thurs of the month 1-8
Pass admits: 2 adults FREE.
Connecticut Science Center
250 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-724-3623
Hours: Tue – Sun 10-5
Coupon allows for 20% off general admission for up to four people