Children's Museums in Connecticut, CT
Looking for children's museums in Connecticut? Here are 9 of them, with the details parents check first: price, opening hours and the right age range.
Sorted by distance from the middle of Connecticut, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
The Children's Museum is a family-oriented museum located at 180 Mohegan Drive in West Hartford, Connecticut. It offers educational programming for children…
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Lutz Children's Museum is a hands-on children's museum in Manchester, Connecticut, focused on interactive learning experiences for kids and families. Visitors can…
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A nature center and museum in Berlin, Connecticut, where families explore animal exhibits and woodland trails across 22 acres. Visitors can see domestic animals…
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Kidcity Children's Museum is a hands-on museum in Middletown, Connecticut, featuring three floors of imaginative pretend-play spaces designed for children ages 1…
KidsPlay Children's Museum in Torrington, Connecticut provides an interactive environment where children learn through play across various exhibits designed to…
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Amelia Park Children's Museum in Westfield, MA offers hands-on exhibits and imaginative activities designed for children ages 1-7 and their families. The museum…
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Children's Museum at Holyoke is a museum in Holyoke, MA dedicated to enhancing educational and cultural awareness through the arts and sciences. The museum…
Connecticut Children's Museum in New Haven welcomes families and school field trips to explore learning experiences grounded in the Theory of Multiple…
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Niantic Children's Museum is an interactive, hands-on educational facility in Niantic, CT where children try on new roles, let their imaginations soar, and explore…
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Niantic Kids Museum offers a hands-on children's museum space in Niantic, CT that also hosts birthday parties, baby showers, and private events. Families can book…
EverWonder Children's Museum in Newtown, CT offers hands-on exhibits and programming designed to spark imagination in science, technology, engineering, arts, and…
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A museum of science and nature, the EcoTarium has been serving the community and its needs for nearly two centuries. Situated on a beautiful 44-acre campus close…
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Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT is an interactive museum designed to inspire learning and curiosity through hands-on exhibits and engaging…
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Children's Museum of the East End is a museum in Bridgehampton, NY dedicated to educational experiences for children through play-based learning about the East End…
The Long Island Museum is dedicated to inspiring people of all ages with an understanding and enjoyment of American art, history and carriages as expressed through…
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Providence Children's Museum is a museum in Providence, Rhode Island where families can engage in play, creativity, and exploration. The venue offers hands-on…
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Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum is a children's museum located at 75 N Water St in Poughkeepsie, New York, designed for kids up to age 12. Families can explore…
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Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
Lutz Children’s Museum
Best here for under 2, 8 miles out, listed ages 0–9 and admission $14.
Kidcity Children’s Museum
Best here for two to five, 14 miles out, listed ages 0–9 and admission $14.
KidsPlay Children’s Museum
Best here for six to nine, 23 miles out, listed ages 0–9 and admission $14.
The Long Island Museum
Best here for ten and up, 64 miles out, listed ages 3–12 and admission from $5.
By town
Most of these are not in Connecticut proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip.
Children's Museums in Niantic
2 of them: Niantic Children’s Museum and Niantic Kids Museum – Parties, the closest 39 miles from the middle of Connecticut and 1 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 4 to 65 miles out from the middle of Connecticut. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about children's museums in Connecticut
How many children's museums are there in Connecticut?
We list 9 children's museums within 66 miles of Connecticut, CT. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which children's museums in Connecticut publish their prices?
11 of the 9 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Which children's museums in Connecticut suit a toddler?
14 of them list an age range starting at two or under. Check the age line on each card, because a place that suits a six-year-old does not always suit a two-year-old.
How did Mini Navigators choose these children's museums?
We list every one we have within 66 miles of the center of Connecticut. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 11 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Connecticut hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked August 21, 2026.