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Action Wildlife Park
Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum
Discovery Science Center and Planetarium
Brooksvale Park
Bushnell Park Carousel
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut Science Center
Beardsley Zoo
Danbury Railway Museum
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Flamig Farm
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
Imagine Nation Museum
The Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center
Kidcity Children’s Museum
KidsPlay Children’s Museum
Lutz Children's Museum
Mystic Aquarium
National Helicopter Museum
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
The Barnum Museum
The Bruce Museum
The Connecticut Trolley Museum
The New England Carousel Museum
- When it comes to spending some quality time with the family, Connecticut offers a wealth of fun, educational, and exhilarating things to see and do.
- From several excellent science-oriented museums and child-centric nature centers to outdoor theme parks, animal sanctuaries, and vintage carousels, the southern New England state has something for everyone.
- Explore centuries-old ships and visit Beluga whales in Mystic.
- Discover dinosaur-track fossils in Greenwich.
- Head into space on a simulated space mission in Bridgeport.
- Enjoy a picnic at the Brooksvale Park in Hamden.
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