Now Through April 16th, 2008
Connecticut
Children’s Museum of
Southeastern Connecticut
www.childrensmuseumsect.org
409 Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357
860-691-1111
Spend quality family time while having fun with hands-on, interactive exhibits. Come to the Museum and create a masterpiece in the Illustrator’s Corner, build in the CAN-STRUCT exhibit, command a lobster boat or an authentic, two-person submarine. Tour the Global Village, act up in the Shadow Room, have fun with mirrors and microscopes. Pump water, turn valves, play ping-pong basketball, and admire the assortment of live critters including frogs and snakes. Open Tues. – Sat. 9:30 to 5:00, Fri. until 8:00, Sun. 12:00 to 5:00. Closed Mondays except for school holidays.
Express Savings Club Special:
Two Admissions For $10
Regular Admission: $6.00, Members and Children Under 1: FREE
The Children’s Museum
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
950 Trout Brook Dr., West Hartford, CT 06119
860-231-2824
Discover the wonders of science and nature through unique hands-on exhibits at Connecticut’s largest children’s museum. Visit over 100 live animals in our wildlife sanctuary, experience 3-D space/sky shows and full dome multimedia movies in the NEW Travelers Science Dome at the Gengras Planetarium, hide under a turtle shell in Turtle Town, walk into
a life-size kaleidoscope, test your skills in designing and racing cars, and stop by the Explore Store for take home science fun. Younger children will enjoy tangible and stimulating play. Older children will put their inner-scientist to work on scientific exploration and discovery. Adults will rediscover just how fun science can be. Exciting exhibits, space and science shows in our digital planetarium, special events, and live animals make every visit to The Children’s Museum an adventure. Open Tue. -Sat. 10:00 to 5:00, Sun. 12:00 to 5:00, closed Mondays except for holidays and vacation weeks.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1.00 Off Each Admission
General Admission Price: $8.00
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
www.beardsleyzoo.org
1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06610
203-394-6565
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport is open year-round and exhibits primarily North and South American animals, including many endangered and threatened species, such as tigers and bears. Highlights include an indoor Tropical Rainforest, New England Farmyard, Alligator Alley aviary, Carousel, Hanson Exploration Station, and Victorian Greenhouse. Tame Your Curiosity by visiting the state’s only zoo.
Express Savings Club Special:
Buy One Admission, Get The Second of
Equal or Lesser Value Free
Regular Admission: Adults: $9.00, Seniors & Children (3-11): $7.00, Under 3: FREE
Danbury Railway Museum
www.danbury.org/drm
120 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810, 203-778-8337
Experience the golden age of railroading at the Danbury Railway Museum. See the beautifully restored 1903 station in Danbury, Connecticut’s downtown dining and entertainment district. Learn about the exciting role that railroads played in the development of the country through
DRM’s vintage collection of locomotives and cars, model train layouts, and interpretive exhibits of rare artifacts and photographs. Take a tour of our six-acre rail yard to see many different types of trains. From steam to diesel, from passenger to freight, the DRM has it all! Open Nov. through March, Wed. Through Sat. 10:00 to 4:00, Sun. 12:00 to 4:00. Open April through Oct., Tue. through Sat. 10:00 to 5:00. Sun. 12:00 to 5:00.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1 Off Each Admission
Regular Price: Adults: $6, Seniors & Students: $5, Children (3-12): $4
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
www.dpnc.org
109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, CT 06355, 860-536-1216
Enjoy the beauty of winter in the woods! DPNC is an environmental education center and wildlife sanctuary located just off Interstate 95 in Mystic. Eight miles of walking trails and wetlands; a natural history museum with interactive exhibits; live amphibian, snakes, and birds of prey; a store stocked with fun and educational items, and more! DPNC offers programs for all ages, and a state-licensed preschool. Open year-round, seven days a
week, Mon. through Sat. 9:00 to 5:00, Sun. 10:00 to 4:00.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1 Off Adult Admission
Regular Admission: Adults: $6.00, Seniors (65+) & Children (12 & Under): $4.00
The Dinosaur Place
www.thedinosaurplace.com
1650 Route 85, Oakdale, CT 06370, 860-443-4367
Discover an interactive Science, Nature, and Shopping Adventure. Visit the indoor Activity Center, which hosts a number of educational attractions that fascinate young and old alike. Take a look at our collection of geodes - those mysterious volcanic formations that are millions of years old! Children of all ages enjoy digging for gems and crystals in Jackpot Mine, panning for "gold" in Thunder Creek, and excavating a dinosaur skeleton in the Bone Zone. The Gift Shop offers stunning fossils, fine jewelry, collectibles, educational toys, and much more. Treat yourself to a tasty lunch from the Cobalt Cafe. Gift Shop & Cobalt Cafe open daily 10:00 to 6:00. Activity Center open 10:00 to 5:00 Sat. and Sun. year-round plus holidays and school vacations. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Easter. Call or visit our website for admission prices.
Express Savings Club Special:
Free Sand Art With Purchase of Package #43
($4.50 value, select styles only, no substitutions. May not be combined with any other offer.)
Regular Price: Package #43 (Includes admission to Dig for Gems, Pan for Gold, and Unearth Dino Bones): $26.75
The Family Center’s
Imagine Nation Museum
www.imaginemuseum.org
One Pleasant Street, Bristol, CT 06010, 860-314-1400
The Imagine Nation Museum is committed to enriching the lives of children and families with unique interactive exhibits and programs. The museum features an ESPN Play Your Way exhibit and a replica ESPN Sports Center desk where children can role-play as sport anchors. Stand inside a giant bubble, try your skills on our climbing wall, ride in a see-through elevator, plus try our Water Room, Greenhouse, “Kid-Zone”, Art Area, and more! An
original 1940s soda fountain from Redman’s Dairy, a long time local landmark, is proudly located in the lobby. Visit our website for a listing of special events and programs. Open Wed. – Fri. 9:30 – 5:00, Sat. 11:00 to 5:00, and Sun. 12:00 to 5:00.
Express Savings Club Special:
Two Admissions For $9
Regular Admission: $5.00, Children Under 1 and Members: FREE
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
www.harrietbeecherstowe.org
77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105, 860-522-9258
Walk in the footsteps of the most famous American woman of the 19th-century. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the best-selling anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which changed the way the world viewed slavery. Tour Stowe’s Victorian Gothic Revival home for an inspiring experience and an intimate view of the writer, activist, painter, and gardener. Year round, Stowe’s home conveys warmth and charm and the author’s approach
to domestic design. Stowe and Mark Twain lived next door to one another in Hartford’s historic Nook Farm neighborhood. Visit the Stowe Visitor Center to purchase a Nook Farm Pass, good to tour both houses. Open Tues.through Sat. 9:30 to 4:30, Sun. 12:00 to 4:30.
Express Savings Club Special:
Purchase a Nook Farm Pass and Tour Both
the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and The Mark Twain House & Museum for
$16.50 Per Person.
Regular Admission: $8.00 (Stowe Center ); $13.00 (Mark Twain House)
Hill-Stead Museum
www.hillstead.org
35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032, 860-677-4787
A National Historic Landmark, Hill-Stead Museum is considered perhaps “the finest Colonial Revival house and museum in America.” The 1901 33,000 square-foot mansion is filled with world-renowned art collection. During an hour-long guided tour, see French Impressionist masterpieces by Monet and Degas, as well as notable works by Whistler, Manet and Cassatt, hung amid original furnishings. Ramble over meadows and woodland trails on the 152-acre historic property, including a c. 1920 restored sunken garden. Take exit 39, I-84 East or West. Follow Rt. 4 West. Turn left onto Rt. 10 South. At first light, turn left onto Mountain Road. Museum entrance is ¼ mile up hill on left. Open Tues. – Sun. 11:00 to 4:00. Last tour begins one hour before closing.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1 Off Adult Admission
Regular Admission: Adults: $9.00, Seniors: $8.00, Students: $7.00, Children (6-12): $4.00, Members and Under 6: FREE
International Skating Center
of Connecticut
www.isccskate.com
1375 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
860-651-5400
The International Skating Center of Connecticut is a world class twin rink ice skating facility. We offer learn to skate programs, public skate, instructional hockey, hockey leagues and elite figure skating training. Open daily, however hours vary daily. Please call or check website for public skate days and times.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1 Off Regular Admission To Public Skate
Regular Admission: $7.00, Skate Rental: $3.00
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
www.lymanallyn.org
625 Williams Street, New London, CT 06320, 860-443-2545
Lyman Allyn Art Museum was established in 1926 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, as a place for local citizens to learn about art and culture. Housed in a handsome Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, furniture, and decorative arts, with
an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 20th centuries. Take exit 83 off I-91 and follow brown cultural heritage signage. Open Tues. – Sat. 10:00 to 5:00, Sun. 1:00 to 5:00. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1 Off Admission
Regular Admission: Adults: $5.00, Students & Seniors: $4.00, Under 8: FREE
Mad Science Laboratory
www.madscience.org/seconn
39 Wedgewood Drive, Jewett City, CT 06351, 860-376-9451
Join Mad Science in the Lab every Friday night for our Friday Night Fun Shops. These family workshops begin at 5:30. Each week, we explore exciting science topics with hands-on activities and demonstrations. Weekly topics can be found on our web site. Call for more information.
Express Savings Club Special:
$5.00 Admission
Regular Admission: $7.00
The Mark Twain House & Museum
www.marktwainhouse.org
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105, 860-280-3152
Step back in time when you visit the Tiffany-decorated Victorian mansion where Mark Twain lived with his family from 1874 to 1891. See important family heirlooms, such as Twain’s prized billiard table and his ornate bed carved with angels. The Museum Center includes an orientation exhibit, introductory video and a changing exhibition gallery. Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe lived next door to one another in Hartford’s historic
Nook Farm neighborhood. Visit the Stowe Visitor Center (77 Forest St., Hartford) to purchase a Nook Farm Pass, good to tour both houses. Open Mon. through Sat. 9:30 to 5:30, Sun. 12:00 to 5:30. Closed Tuesdays January through March.
Express Savings Club Special:
Purchase a Nook Farm Pass and Tour Both
the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and The Mark Twain House & Museum for
$16.50 Per Person.
Regular Admission: $13.00 (Mark Twain House); $8.00 (Stowe Center)
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
& Research Center
www.pequotmuseum.org
110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT 06338, 800-411-9671
Celebrate winter and Native American culture with breathtaking special exhibits, hands-on activities for young and old, and demonstrations of age-old cultural traditions. Immerse yourself in 18,000 years of Native and natural history at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum where you
can witness the drama of a prehistoric caribou hunt, walk through a 16th century Indian village, and explore acres of interactive exhibits. Two must-see special exhibits this fall and spring are Native Waters, which runs through Dec. 30, and Earth Works, Feb. 24 – April 27, 2008. Meet
Atka the Arctic Wolf on Feb. 19 & 21 during February school vacation. Visit our website to plan your winter adventure. Open daily year round 10:00 to 4:00, last admission at 3:00. Closed Thanksgiving Eve and Day, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year’s Eve and Day.
Express Savings Club Special:
$2 Off Each Admission
(Good for up to 4 guests) Regular Admission: Adults: $15.00, Seniors (55+): $13.00,
Children (6-15): $10.00, Under 6: FREE
Mystic Aquarium & Institute
For Exploration
www.mysticaquarium.org
55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355, 860-572-5955
Reach in and touch a ray or take part in a special ray feeding program. Sign up for a penguin contact program and get close to a penguin (reservations recommended). Take a ride on the new XD Motion Theater and dive into the deep with the world’s only exhibits based on Dr. Robert Ballard’s expeditions. New for November 2007, “Exploring Your National Marine Sanctuaries”,
takes you LIVE into some of our National Marine Sanctuaries where you will discover ship- wrecks and colorful corals without leaving the Aquarium! Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day (March – November 9:00 to 6:00, December – February, Mon. – Fri. 10:00 to 5:00, Sat.- Sun. 9:00 to 6:00.) Admissions close one hour prior to aquarium.
Express Savings Club Special:
$2 Off Adult and $1 Off Child Admission
Regular Admission: Nov. 1 – Jan. 31: Adults: $19.50, Seniors: $18.50,
Children (3-12): $14.50, 2 & Under: FREE. Feb. 1 – April 31: Adults: $22.00,
Seniors: $20.00, Children (3-12): $17.00, 2 & Under: FREE
Mystic Seaport
www.mysticseaport.org
75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355, 888-973-2767
Mystic Seaport – The Museum of America and the Sea – is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Explore American maritime history firsthand and climb aboard historic tall ships, like the Charles W. Morgan, the last remaining wooden whale ship in the world. Learn how sailors navigated the night sky in the Planetarium, or take in scenic riverfront views as you stroll through a 19th century seafaring village. Discover your connection to America and the sea at Mystic Seaport. The Museum is located one mile
South of exit 90 off I-95 in Mystic, CT. Open Daily 10:00 to 4:00. Closed Christmas Day.
Express Savings Club Special:
$1.50 Off Adult Admission, and $1 Off Youth
& Senior Admissions
Regular Admission: 2007: Adults (18-64): $17.50, Seniors (65+) & College
Students with ID: $15.50, Youth (6-17): $12.00. 2008: Adults (18-64): $18.50,
Seniors (65+) & College Students with ID: $16.50, Youth (6-17): $13.00
New England Air Museum
www.neam.org
36 Perimeter Road, Bradley International Airport,
Windsor Locks, CT 06096, 860-623-3305
Visit three aviation hangars full of history and the aircraft and stories that brought the US freedom today! Mini-theater, hands-on activities, gift shop and more! Visit us online at www.neam.org for more information. Open daily 10:00 to 5:00. Closed Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Express Savings Club Special:
Free Child Admission With Paid Adult or Senior Admission
(Offer not valid during special events.) Regular Admission: Adults (13 & over): $9.00,
Seniors (60 & over): $8.00, Children (6-12): $5.00, Under 5: FREE
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
www.stamfordmuseum.org
39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903, 203-322-1646
Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a 118-acre woodland preserve with working farm, art galleries, hiking trails, observatory and Planetarium. For more information, visit our website or give us a call. Open daily 9:00 to 5:00. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Express Savings Club Special:
One Free Admission With One
Paid Admission of Equal or Greater Value
(Discount is not valid on festival days.) Regular Admission: Adults: $8.00,
Students & Seniors: $6.00, Children: $4.00, 3 & Under: FREE
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
www.steppingstonesmuseum.org
303 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06850, 203-899-0606
Voted best museum for children! Call it play. Call it learning. To children they’re one and the same. We make it fun, safe, and completely hands-on. Featuring interactive exhibits, educational programs and fun for the whole family. With four main galleries, a toddlers-only gallery and more than 80 hands-on activities, Stepping Stones offers children ages 10 and
under plenty to explore and discover. Visit our website for a calendar of events and information about exhibits and programs. Birthday parties and facility rentals are also available. Open Tues. 1:00 to 5:00, Wed. – Sun. 10:00 to 5:00. Closed Mondays all day and Tuesday mornings for school and group programs.
Express Savings Club Special:
$2 Off General Admission
(Up to 4 people) Regular Admission: $8, Under 1: FREE
