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Free or discounted entry for members of Time Travelers, NARM.

Monroe County History Center

Ages 3–12
202 E 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
Photo: monroehistory.org, via monroehistory.org

About this place

A local history museum housed in a 1918 Carnegie Library building in Bloomington. Families can explore permanent galleries covering Monroe County from early European settlement to modern times, with hands-on exhibits including a recreated one-room schoolhouse from the 1880s and a pioneer cabin. Young children have access to a Barnyard Play Area where they can plant vegetables, care for chickens, and run a pretend farm shop. The museum also features rotating exhibitions that change every four to six months, covering topics like the 1976 undefeated Indiana University basketball season and local Revolutionary War history.

If you are a member here

A membership to Monroe County History Center carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in these programs.

Reciprocal programs are built for travel and most exclude places close to the one where you hold your membership, so this is worth the most when you are away from home. How reciprocal memberships work

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