To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500 http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1913 by the Science Teachers’ Bureau, the Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest children’s museum in the world and one of the few that maintain a collection. Designed for both children and families, the Museum exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts, emphasizing hands-on engagement and learning through experience, and employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology
Pass Benefits
Boston Children's Museum offers a wide variety of exhibits and programs for children and families.
In addition to the library pass you are required to make a reservation for a specific time slot at the museum. Please see the website.
The museum pass provides 1/2 price admission for up to 4 visitors.
Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
6 Washington Street, Dover, NH 03820
603-742-2002 http://www.childrens-museum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire offers opportunities for children and families to explore art, science, and culture through dozens of activities and exhibits. Among these are the Thinkering and Steam Innovation Labs; Dino Detective; Music Matrix & Sound Watch; Naturalist's Study; Cave Explorers; and Post Office. The recently re-opened Dover Adventure Playground features a life-size flat-bottomed vintage gundalow boat; a net climber; swings and slides; a 3-story Garrison tower; a 1,200 pound, 3x8 foot climbable Alewife granite fish sculpture; a splash pad; musical instruments; and a life-sized “whale's tail” sculpture perched on the roof of the Dover Pool. Regularly scheduled special events take place throughout the year, including the Dover Mini Maker Faire; Teddy Bear Clinic + Picnic; Toddlerfest; 5K Road Race + Kid-Venture Course; and Earth Day Celebration; among others. A museum shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Music, Science, Technology
Pass Benefits
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover offers a variety of programs and exhibits for children from pre-school through middle school.
The library offers one pass per day, admitting up to four persons at half the regular admission price. (Full price is currently $11.00 for ages 1+, no charge for under 1, seniors $9)
ALL VISITORS MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS due to limited capacity. All reservations can be made online: www.childrens-museum.org
Visitors must present the library pass when arriving at the front desk to check-in and pay.
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
2 Institute Drive, Concord, NH 03301
603-271-7827 https://www.starhop.com/
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The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, located in Concord, NH, is dedicated to the two astronauts who came from the granite state—Christa McAuliffe and Alan Shepard. The museum offers a range of permanent and changing exhibits that focus on astronomy, aviation, earth and space science, including full-sized replicas of Mercury 7 and Mercury-Redstone rockets, a 1956 XF8U-3 Crusader jet, and items from Star Trek movies, a planetarium, and an observatory. There is a museum shop and café on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Science, Technology
Pass Benefits
The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center’s mission is to inspire every generation to reach for the stars, through engaging, artful and entertaining activities that explore astronomy, aviation, earth and space science.
The Library pass will admit 4 people free of charge per day. Children under 2 are always free.
The Planetarium show is an additional cost of $7 per person (not included in the library pass discount).
Not required, but it is Recommended that you RESERVE MUSEUM TICKETS IN ADVANCE due to limited capacity. Directions are located on the pass you will pick up at the library and visit https://www.starhop.com/tickets
SEE Science Center
200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101
603-669-0400 http://www.see-sciencecenter.org/
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Open 7 days a week, the SEE Science Center in Manchester, NH, is an interactive learning center established to promote the understanding, enjoyment and achievements of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Visitors (ages 3+) encounter hands-on exhibits covering topics such as forces, light, sound electricity, simple machines and more; daily demonstrations; and the LEGO® Millyard Project (Manchester's Amoskeag Millyard as it might have looked circa 1900—including City Hall and the Notre Dame bridge—and all built with commercially-available LEGO bricks). A seasonally scheduled family workshop on weekends may be attended as a drop-in. A science gift shop is on the premises.
Categories: Children, Family, Science, Technology
Pass Benefits
The SEE Science Center is an interactive learning center established to promote the understanding, enjoyment and achievements of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The LEGO® Millyard Project on permanent display. Located in Manchester, NH.
The Library has one pass per day -- allowing 2 free admissions.
Reservations at the museum are highly recommended -- they will turn away walk-in visitors when we reach capacity.
SEE is closed some major holidays and in early September for annual renovations. Check their home page news and social media for upcoming closures, including closures for extremely inclement weather.
Admission: $10.00 per person ages 3 and up.
For more information and directions visit the SEE website.