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Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
151 Brookdale Road, Stamford, CT 06903 |
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Telephone: |
203-322-6971 |
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Website: |
www.bartlettarboretum.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Monday through Sunday 9:00 am through sunset |
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Fees: |
Garden Admission $6.00 adults (over 16); Free Admission Every Wednesday |
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After school, Weekends, Summer, and Holidays |
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The Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens is a rare, historically significant open space in Fairfield County. Every visit offers something new, including 10 different walking trails, wetland boardwalk, nine unique gardens, and collections of plants and trees that are easily explored. Classes and programs available for all ages and levels of interest. |
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Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT 06830 |
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Telephone: |
203-869-0376 |
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Website: |
www.brucemuseum.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Monday through Friday 10:00 am through 5:00 pm |
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$7.00 Adult, $6.00 Child 5 and up, Members Free, Seniors $6.00, Tuesdays free to Individuals |
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Check website for school vacation workshops and adult, children and family programs. |
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The Bruce Museum offers more than 12 changing exhibitions of art and science a year with accompanying educational programs to suit a range of ages and interests. The Bruce is located in a park setting overlooking Long Island Sound. The permanent science gallery has displays of world-class minerals, rocks and fossils from the local area, Native American artifacts, a live-animal marine tank, and a life-size woodland diorama. |
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Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610 |
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Telephone: |
203-394-6565 |
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Website: |
www.beardsleyzoo.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Sunday through Saturday 9:00 am through 4:00 pm |
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$11.00 Adult, $9.00 Child 3 through 11, Members Free, Seniors 65+ $9.00, 15% discount with AAA |
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Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is dedicated to acquainting a diverse public to the delicate balance that exists between living things and their environment. The mission is achieved by a formal dedication to the principles of Education and Conservation via staff involvement and training, outreach and in-house formal programs, docent volunteers, natural animal exhibits, informational and interpretive graphics, and research and through participation in endangered species programs such as AZA’s Species Survival Program. |
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Danbury Railway Museum
120 White Street, Box 90, Danbury, CT 06813 |
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Telephone: |
203-778-8337 |
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Website: |
www.danburyrail.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Memorial Day to Labor Day - Monday to Saturday 10:00 am. to 5:00 pm. Closed major holidays |
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Fees: |
$6.00 Adults, $4.00 ages 3-12, $5.00 Seniors (65 and over) |
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Special Programs: |
Weekends - Train & turntable rides in the railyard.
Special events scheduled throughout the year. |
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The Danbury Railway Museum is a restored railroad station and 6 acre railyard featuring exhibits, operating layouts, working turntable, and over 60 pieces of real equipment. |
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Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 |
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Telephone: |
203-372-3521 |
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Website: |
www.discoverymuseum.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm, Mondays in July & August |
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$8.50 Adults, $7.00 Children and seniors with I.D.'s |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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The Discovery Museum provides a wealth of see-hear-and-touch exhibits; the area’s only Challenger Learning Center; and both traditional and full dome digital planetarium shows. During July and August, staff produces live demos twice a day. Groups can create a custom schedule from over 90 program choices that include hands-on classroom experiences and lively demonstrations, as well as specialized planetarium shows and self guided exhibit tours. |
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Earthplace, The Nature Discovery Center
10 Woodside Lane, Westport, CT 06880 |
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Telephone: |
203-227-7253 |
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Website: |
www.earthplace.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Sunday through Saturday 9:00 am through 5:00 pm |
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$7.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 1 through 12, Free under 1, $5.00 Seniors |
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After school, Weekends, Summer, and Holidays |
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Earthplace was founded in 1958 and is accredited by The American Association of Museums. It is designed to be a focal point for environmental education and stewardship in Southern Fairfield County. Programs include: Nursery School, Summer Camp, after-school and vacation day programs, school programs, a water monitoring program, wildlife rehabilitation and many more programs designed to teach an environmental ethic to all participants. |
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Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854 |
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Telephone: |
203-852-0700 |
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Website: |
www.maritimeaquarium.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Sunday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; July & August 10:am - 6:00 pm |
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$11.75 Adults, $9.75 Ages 2 through 12, Free to Children under 2, $10.75 Seniors |
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Summer, Holidays |
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Come nose to nose with sharks, inches away from fascinating seals, in touch with the seemingly boundless energy of river otters, up close to huge, wrinkly sea turtles, and a stinging tentacle away from jellies at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Educational public cruises, changing exhibits, two hands-on-touch tanks and an amazing IMAX movie theater with a screen that’s six stories tall means there’s something new to see on every visit. These fun, interactive Maritime Aquarium experiences inspire more than half a million people annually to appreciate Long Island Sound and protect it for future generations. The comfortable, safe facilities of The Maritime Aquarium are handicap accessible. |
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New Pond Farm
101 Marchant Road, West Redding, CT 06896 |
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Telephone: |
203-938-2117 |
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Website: |
www.newpondfarm.org |
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Property is open daily from dawn to d for members of New Pond Farm |
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All programs are open to the general public and require pre-payment and pre-registration. |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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New Pond Farm is a broad-based nonprofit environmental education center that provides opportunities to learn about and appreciate natural science, Native American heritage, farming traditions, astronomy and the arts. The farm is situated on 102 acres that host a rich blend of both natural habitats and farming terrains such as rolling pastures, hillside woodlands, and varied wetlands. This picturesque backdrop is dotted with structures that are successful in both form and function including 18th century barns, an Indoor Learning Center, an astronomy building, a swimming pool, a Native American Museum, and an authentically recreated Indian encampment. |
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Sheffield Island Lighthouse - Norwalk Seaport Association
132 Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854 |
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Telephone: |
203-838-9444 |
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Website: |
www.seaport.org |
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Weekend and holiday cruises run from May 9-September 27. Weekday from June 22-August 28. |
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$20.00 Adults, $12.00 Children 12 & Under, $5.00 Children 3 & Under, $18.00 Seniors Monday-Wednesday |
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Summer activities |
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Step back into history to when Norwalk was known as Oyster Town and Sheffield Island Lighthouse kept boats away from the unseen underwater ledges carved by the Ice Edge. Discover sea creatures and Norwalk's history. Learn why we need to maintain and preserve the 141 year old lighthouse and how to converse and protect the fragile habitat on this 53-acre treasure. Come for a day camp or nature photography classes; host a party on the island or combine a ferry ride with a nature walk. Birdwatching cruises and clambakes are offered too! |
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SoundWaters
1281 Cove Road, Cove Island Park, CT 06902 |
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Telephone: |
203-323-1978 |
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Website: |
www.soundwaters.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Year round-Tuesday thru Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday and Monday |
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Free |
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During School, After School, Weekends, Summer |
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SoundWaters, founded in 1989, is a leading environmental educational organization on Long Island Sound. Programs take place at the Coastal Education Center in Cove Island Park, Stamford; on the 80’ three-masted schooner, SoundWaters; and at schools, community centers and field sites throughout the region. SoundWaters’ mission is to protect Long Island Sound and its watershed through education. |
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Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903 |
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Telephone: |
203-322-1646 |
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Website: |
www.stamfordmuseum.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Farm Hours – Sun. thru Sat. 9 am to 5 pm, Gallery Hours – Mon. thru Sat. 9 am to 5 pm, and Sun. 11-5 |
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$8 Adults, $6 Seniors + Students 17+, $4 Students 4 thru 17, Free under 3 |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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Stamford Museum & Nature Center, nestled among 118 wooded acres, includes a working farm, 80 miles of walking and hiking trails, a wheel-chair accessible trail, an Observatory, a Planetarium, and the Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries. If offers nature education programs, early childhood education, summer camps, after-school programs, family festivals, special events and art exhibitions. |
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Woodcock Nature Center
56 Deer Run Road, Wilton, CT 06897 |
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Telephone: |
203-762-7280 |
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Website: |
www.woodcocknaturecenter.org |
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Hours of Operation: |
Open Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm with some weekend hours. Trails open daily dawn to dusk. |
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Vary according to program |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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Located on 149 acres of protected wetlands and hardwood forest, the Woodcock Nature Center has been a private non-profit source of environmental education since 1972. Our staff works with the local protected wildlife to serve as a resource for educating the community about our natural surroundings through public outreach, school field trips, on-site birthday parties, and our popular summer camps. |
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211 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Phone 860-346-1177 ~ Fax: 860-346-2157
www.ctacad.org
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