Group Tour Only

RBNC General Admission 4011 650R

School Tour Only

TCM General Admission 4011 650

For faster check-in and to guarantee your spot pre-register today! 

MEMBERS, SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNTED TICKETS!

PLEASE READ THE CURRENT MUSEUM FACTS BELOW AND SELECT YOUR TICKETS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

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SUMMER 2022

Monday through Friday 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

and Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Closed Sunday's

Join us every Tuesday and Thursday for a live butterfly release!

Butterfly releases are around noon. Weather and delivery permitting

 

  • ASTC, ACM, and Library pass admission are only sold at check-in. Except in the most extreme cases, tickets will be available at the front desk for ALL paid, TCM, library, and reciprocal member attendees. Please call (860) 231-2824 if you have any questions about this procedure.
  • Once you arrive you may stay as long as you like. No re-entry at this time.
  • Face masks are highly encouraged indoors and outdoors for guests 2 and older.

 

Adults and Children

(All ages 2 and above) – $15.00

Toddlers (Tots)

(under age 2) – FREE

Members - FREE

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MASK OPTIONAL POLICY: 

The Children’s Museum, The Children’s Museum Preschool, and Roaring Brook Nature Center have adopted a mask optional policyThe Children’s Museum group still strongly recommends and encourages all students, visitors, and employees to continue wearing masks to support the highest level of safety, even with this new policy in place.

  • Our staff will continue to encourage and maintain ample distancing during programs and activities. 
  • To maximize the safety and health of our employees, animal demonstrations and other hands-on activities that require close contact with our staff may be limited or reduced.
  • The Children’s Museum reserves the right to reinstate masking requirements at any time if the level of positive COVID test results within our employees or student populations or the risk of exposure to COVID transmission poses a high risk to our employees, our visitors, and our continued business operations. 
  • Additional hand sanitizing stations have been added throughout your tour of the museum. You are encouraged to use them frequently!
  • Museum staff reserve the right to ask non-compliant visitors to leave the facility.

Should you have any questions regarding this policy, please reach out to our Development Coordinator, Jennifer Weston at jweston@thechildrensmuseumct.org. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

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ATTENTION MUSEUM MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied in the shopping cart.

Pre-registration is not required for members, yet is highly encouraged. Please call (860) 231-2824 before you travelWe welcome our members to visit at any time while the museum is open to the public! However, we will not be able to accommodate public entry when the museum has scheduled a large group visit or is closed for special circumstances. Please call ahead.

Members can pre-register two weeks in advance online, at any time. Save your spot early!

Not a member? Click here and receive free admission and visit the museum today! Did you know, that members' guests receive $5 off admission? *restrictions apply.

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ATTENTION LIBRARY PASS HOLDERS, AND RECIPROCAL MEMBERS:

Please call (860) 231-2824 and ask about visiting today! Library, ASTC, and ACM admission is not sold online.

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ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS:

GUEST PASSES AND FAMILY FOUR-PACKS MAY BE REDEEMED! To use your member guest pass, gift BOG pass, or Family Four Pack please call a museum sales associate today at (860) 231-2824 to see if we have space for walk-up tickets. THESE DISCOUNTS CAN NOT BE REDEEMED ONLINE AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED AFTER PURCHASE. If you are using one of these coupons do not buy online admission.

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Even though the animals want to see you, if you or a member of your party is feeling sick or has a fever please stay home!

ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

An Adult ticket MUST be purchased/reserved with a Child and/or Tot (Toddler) ticket.

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AFTER PURCHASE, YOUR TICKETS WILL BE EMAILED TO THE EMAIL PROVIDED DURING YOUR PURCHASE. TICKETS MUST BE PRINTED OR SAVED TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE BEFORE ENTERING THE MUSEUM. A PHOTO ID OF THE PURCHASER MUST BE SHOWN IF DIGITAL OR PRINTED TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 

  • Refunds will not be given if you are not able to visit. Do not purchase paid admission until you are 100% sure you will be visiting the museum located at 950 Trout Brook Drive in West Hartford, CT.
  • Want to know more? Read the FAQ for all of our policies and procedures.
  • Or call (860) 231-2824 with any questions.

Starlab: Junior Night Owls - Outreach 4052 610

Polymer Power - Outreach 4052 610

Chem Tech - Outreach 4052 610

Inventing - Outreach 4052 610

Crime Lab - Outreach 4052 610

From Rain Forests to Deserts - Outreach 4052 610

Color Play - Outreach 4052 610

Meet the Animals - Outreach 4052 610

Insect Investigators - Outreach 4052 610

Weather Wonders - Outreach 4052 610

Soils and Erosion - Outreach 4052 610

Budding Botanists - Outreach 4052 610

Encountering Dragons - Outreach 4052 610

Animal Adaptations and Habitats - Outreach 4052 610

CT Wildlife Assembly - Outreach 4052 610

RBNC Summer (Saplings) 4058 640R

 

Members, CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to receive your member discount. SIGN IN BEFORE SELECTING YOUR TICKETS. Select a 'Member' ticket and click 'add to cart', discounts will be applied to the shopping cart. Trouble signing in? Click sign in and forgot password, and reset your password to retrieve your information

 

Note: You can sign up for more than one week in the same transaction. Add this week to your cart by completing all of the fields and click "add to cart", then hit the back button twice to go back to the screen showing each week of programming. Click on the next week that you would like to schedule and follow the same process.
 
Tip: If you are signing up for more than one week you can auto-fill your child’s information! Input the number of children, click the Register button, then just below on the right-hand side, click the "Auto Fill With" drop-down box.  

 

 

Roaring Brook Nature Center Summer Programs

JUNIOR SAPLINGS: Students entering Grades 2 - 4

Monday through Friday

9 am - Noon

$270 members, $315 nonmembers per program 

Limit: 15 students

 

Programs for youngsters with a developing interest in the natural world. 

 

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June 17 - 21 -- Nature's Engineers

June 24 - 28 -- Backyard Science

July 1 - 3 -- Rock Rockity Rock (3-day program)

July 8 - 12 --  Naturally Creative

July 15 - 19 -- Junior Naturalists

July 22 - 26 -- Caring for Critters

July 29 - August 2 -- Nature's Olympics

August 5 - 9 -- A World of Water

August 12 - 16 -- Wilderness Survival

 

Click here to register for Summer Send-off ... August 19 - 23 for students K– 5th Grade

 

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 Participants should bring a snack daily (no peanut products please).

Make sure your child dresses for the weather and being outdoors.  

Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm on the Friday prior to class, but you can still register if there is room over the phone at (860) 693-0263.

 

Not a member? Sign up today to Save BIG on summer programming!

ATTENTION NATURE CENTER MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied to the shopping cart.

 

RBNC Summer (Sprouts) 4058 640R

 

Members, CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to receive your member discount. SIGN IN BEFORE SELECTING YOUR TICKETS. Select a 'Member' ticket and click 'add to cart', discounts will be applied to the shopping cart. Trouble signing in? Click sign in and forgot password, and reset your password to retrieve your information

 

Note: You can sign up for more than one week in the same transaction. Add this week to your cart by completing all of the fields and click "add to cart", then hit the back button twice to go back to the screen showing each week of programming. Click on the next week that you would like to schedule and follow the same process.
 
Tip: If you are signing up for more than one week you can auto-fill your child’s information! Input the number of children, click the Register button, then just below on the right-hand side, click the "Auto Fill With" drop-down box.  
 

Roaring Brook Nature Center Summer Programs

 

LITTLE SPROUTS: Students entering Kindergarten & First Grade

 

Monday through Friday

9 am - Noon

$270 members, $315 nonmembers per program 

Limit: 15 students

 

Each week offers a theme around which activities have been developed. Programs include short hikes, games, stories, crafts, and visits with the Nature Center's animals.

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June 17 - 21 -- Dinosaur Discoveries

June 24 - 28 -- Listen, Look, Smell & Feel

July 1 - 3 -- Creepies & Crawlies (3-day program)

July 8 - 12 -- Teeth, Tails & Claws

July 15 - 19 -- Fish, Frogs & Polliwogs

 July 22 - 26 -- Bird Expedition

July 29 - August 2 -- Water, Wind & Sun

August 5 - 9 -- Trail Blazers

August 12 - 16 -- Nature's Detectives 

Check out our Summer Send-off program ... August 19 - 23 for students K– 5th Grade 

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 Participants should bring a snack daily (no peanut products please).

 Make sure your child dresses for the weather and being outdoors.  

 Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm on the Friday prior to class, but you can still register if there is room over the phone at (860) 693-0263. 

 

Not a member? Sign up today to Save BIG on summer programming!

ATTENTION NATURE CENTER MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied to the shopping cart.

Starlab: Starry Safari - Outreach 4052 610

We Like to Move It! - Outreach 4052 610

Endangered Species - Outreach 4052 610

LEGO Brick Challenge - Outreach 4052 610

Environmental Impact - Outreach 4052 610

Paleontology - Outreach 4052 610

RBNC Summer Combo Week 4058 640R

 

Members, CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to receive your member discount. SIGN IN BEFORE SELECTING YOUR TICKETS. Select a 'Member' ticket and click 'add to cart', discounts will be applied to the shopping cart. Trouble signing in? Click sign in and forgot password, and reset your password to retrieve your information

 

Note: You can sign up for more than one week in the same transaction. Add this week to your cart by completing all of the fields and click "add to cart", then hit the back button twice to go back to the screen showing each week of programming. Click on the next week that you would like to schedule and follow the same process.
 

Tip: If you are signing up for more than one week you can auto-fill your child’s information! Input the number of children, click the Register button, then just below on the right-hand side, click the "Auto Fill With" drop-down box.    

 

Roaring Brook Nature Center Summer Programs

 

SPROUTS through OAKS: Students entering Kindergarten - 5th Grade

 

$270 Members / $315 Non-members

9 am to Noon (Monday through Friday)

 

August 19 - 23: Summer Send-off

 

  Spend the early and final days of summer exploring the forest, fields, and streams around the Nature Center. 

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 Participants should bring a snack daily (no peanut products please).

 Make sure your child dresses for the weather and being outdoors.  

 Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm on the Friday prior to class, but you can still register if there is room over the phone at (860) 693-0263. 

 

Not a member? Sign up today to Save BIG on summer programming!

ATTENTION NATURE CENTER MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied to the shopping cart.

Outreach Series - Outreach 4052 610

RBNC Hiking Programs 4058 620R

Roaring Brook Nature Center Hiking Programs

 

Title

Description

Family-friendly program.

Family size is limited to 4 individuals.

Monday, November 13

0:00 APM - 0:00 APM

$11/Person

$36/Family of Four

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 Participants should bring water for their hike. Please dress for the cool weather.

 Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm the day before the hike.

Call 860.693.0263 or email Elle at cotuappiah@thechildrensmuseumct.org to sign up after 5.

RBNC Animal Adaptations and Habitats - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Family Matters - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Reptiles and Amphibians - Outreach 4052 610R

RBNC It’s Alive! - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Home Sweet Home: Habitats - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Insects and their Relatives - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Animal Super Senses - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Animal & Plant Life Cycles - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Nature’s Engineers - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Little Sprouts - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Garden Club Program - Online 4052 610R

RBNC Garden Club Program - Outreach 4052 610R

RBNC Who's For Dinner? - On Site 4051 610R

RBNC Outdoor Birthday Party

RBNC Animal Adaptations and Habitats - Outreach 4052 610R

Family STEAM Event - Outreach 4052 610

RBNC Traditional Birthday Party

Starlab: Out of this World - Outreach 4052 610

Starlab: Stories by Starlight - Outreach 4052 610

S.T.E.A.M. Demonstrations - Outreach 4052 610

Robotics 101 - Outreach 4052 610

Ready for Takeoff! - Outreach 4052 610

Fur, Scales, or Skin - Outreach 4052 610

Starlab: Sizing Up Space - Outreach 4052 610

Starlab: Stars of the Season - Outreach 4052 610

RBNC Summer (Acorns) 4058 640R

 

Members, CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to receive your member discount. SIGN IN BEFORE SELECTING YOUR TICKETS. Select a 'Member' ticket and click 'add to cart', discounts will be applied to the shopping cart. Trouble signing in? Click sign in and forgot password, and reset your password to retrieve your information

 

Note: You can sign up for more than one week of camp in the same transaction. Add this week to your cart by completing all of the fields and click "add to cart", then hit the back button twice to go back to the screen showing each week of camp. Click on the next week that you would like to schedule and follow the same process.
 
Tip: If you are signing up for more than one week of camp you can auto-fill your child’s information! Input the number of children, click the Register button, then just below on the right-hand side, click the "Auto Fill With" drop-down box.  


Roaring
 Brook Nature Center Summer Programs

ACORNS: Preschool programs for ages 4 & 5

 

Monday through Friday

9 am - Noon

$270 members, $315 nonmembers per program 

Limit: 15 students

 

Each week offers a theme around which activities have been developed. Programs include short hikes, games, stories, crafts, and visits with the Nature Center's animals.

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 June 17 - 21 -- Animal Babies

June 24 - 28 -- Butterfly Bonanza

July 1 - 3 --  Sounds of the Forest (3-day program)

July 8 - 12 -- Toad-ly Awesome

July 15 - 19 -- MIGHTY minis

 July 22 - 26 -- Splish, Splash

July 29 - August 2 -- Cozy Animal Homes (NEW)

August 5 - 9 -- Curious Critters

August 12 - 16 -- Dig It!

Check out our Summer Send-off program ... August 19 - 23 for students K– 5th Grade 

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 Participants should bring a snack daily (no peanut products please).

Make sure your child dresses for the weather and being outdoors.  

Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm on the Friday prior to class, 

but you can still register if there is room over the phone at 860-693-0263. 

 

 

ATTENTION NATURE CENTER MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied to the shopping cart.

RBNC It's Not Just Dirt - Outreach 4052 610R

RBNC Touring Only

RBNC Summer (Oaks) 4058 640R

 

Members, CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to receive your member discount. SIGN IN BEFORE SELECTING YOUR TICKETS. Select a 'Member' ticket and click 'add to cart', discounts will be applied to the shopping cart. Trouble signing in? Click sign in and forgot password, and reset your password to retrieve your information

 

Note: You can sign up for more than one week in the same transaction. Add this week to your cart by completing all of the fields and click "add to cart", then hit the back button twice to go back to the screen showing each week of programming. Click on the next week that you would like to schedule and follow the same process.
 
Tip: If you are signing up for more than one week you can auto-fill your child’s information! Input the number of children, click the Register button, then just below on the right-hand side, click the "Auto Fill With" drop-down box.  

 

 

Roaring Brook Nature Center Summer Programs

 MIGHTY OAKS: Programs for Older Students entering Grades 5 and up

Monday through Friday

9 am-Noon

$270 members, $315 nonmembers per program 

Limit: 15 students

 

Designed for the student with a high degree of interest in the natural world.

 

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June 17 - 21 -- In Cold Blood

June 24 - 28 -- The Road Less Traveled 

July 1 - 3 -- Art in the Wild (3-day program)

July 8 - 12 -- Digging for Buried Treasure

July 15 - 19 -- Wetlands Week

 July 22 - 26 -- Survival of the Fittest

July 29 - August 2 -- Zookeeper for a Week

August 5 - 9 -- Explorations

August 12 - 16 -- Adapt or Perish!

 

Check out the Summer Send-off program... August 19 - 23 for students K– 5th Grade 

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These classes are designed for students with a high degree of interest in the natural world,

these programs include field trips to other natural areas in Connecticut. 

Participants should bring a snack daily along with lunches on full days (no peanut products please).

Make sure your child dresses for the weather and being outdoors.

 Please Note: Online registrations close at 5 pm on the Friday prior to class, but you can still register over the phone at (860) 693-0263 

 

Not a member? Sign up today to Save BIG on summer programming!

ATTENTION NATURE CENTER MEMBERS:

REGISTER / SIGN IN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN TO RECEIVE YOUR MEMBER DISCOUNT. All discounts will be applied to the shopping cart.