Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, Storrs, has over 2000 puppets from all over the world.
Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum, Cheshire, contains comic strip, cartoon, and advertising character memorabilia.
The Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, Connecticut's Zoo with a wide variety of specialized programs.
Bruce Museum of Arts & Science, Greenwich, has changing gallery exhibitions of the fine arts and environmental sciences plus many programs.
Connecticut Children's Museum, New Haven, is geared to Gardener's Multiple Intelligence Theory, and offers a separate room for younger children to explore and apply each of the 8 intelligences.
The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, is an interactive art and science museum with a planetarium and computer-simulated space missions.
Eli Whitney Museum, Hamden, highlights the inventive genius of Eli Whitney and others.
Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, Milford, bird sanctuary and learning center with programs for children and parents.
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, home of one of America's most famous art colonies and a treasury of American Impressionist Art.
Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, has exhibits of dinosaurs, geology, birds, Native American cultures, special events and programs.
Science Center of Connecticut, West Hartford, is a hands-on museum that explores science, nature and technology.
Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, is a new interactive museum for children ages 1 to 8.
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, live exhibits, emphasis on Long Island Sound, shipbuilding, research vessel, and specialized programs.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Rte. 2, state of the art exhibits on the Native and natural history of southern New England.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, the nation's oldest public art museum with special children's programs.
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Last updated: May 28, 2002