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Children’s Activities

Connecticut’s Beardsley
The Dinosaur Place
1 7
Zoo
MAP D5 • 1650 Rte 85,
MAP B6 • 1875 Noble Ave, Montville • 860 443 4367 • Park
Bridgeport • 203 394 6565 • Open open Apr–Nov, store year-round
daily • Adm • www.beardsleyzoo.org • Adm • www.thedinosaurplace.com
Siberian tigers are the top cats at Every child loves a dinosaur, and over
this 300-animal zoo. Also spy on the 40 life-sized concrete dinosaurs wait
wolves from the observation area. to be discovered here, along nature
trails through lush woodlands.
International Skating
2 Essex Steam Train and
Center of Connecticut
Riverboat
MAP C4 • 1375 Hopmeadow St, 8
Simsbury • 860 651 5400 • Call MAP D5 • 1 Railroad Ave, Essex
for public skating hours • Adm • 860 767 0103 or 800 377 3987
• www.isccskate.com • Open May–Oct, Dec • Adm
Many Olympic skaters train at this • www.essexsteamtrain.com
top ice rink that allows public skating. Take the throttle in a diesel-train
simulator, before riding a vintage
Maritime Aquarium at
3 train and a riverboat along the
Norwalk
Connecticut River.
MAP B6 • 10 N Water St, Norwalk
New England Air
• 203 852 0700 • Open daily • Adm 9
• www.maritimeaquarium.org Museum
This aquatic center highlights the MAP C4 • 36 Perimeter Rd, Bradley
creatures in its own backyard, like International Airport, Windsor Locks
harbor seals and sand tiger sharks. • 860 623 3305 • Open daily • Adm
• www.neam.org
UConn Animal Barns
4 It’s hard to tell if dads or kids get
and Dairy Bar
more out of the 65 aircraft and 200
MAP D4 • University of Connecticut, or so engines that are on show here.
Storrs • Animal barn: 860 486 2023
• Dairy bar: 860 486 2634 • Open daily
Watch the cows being milked, then
head to the dairy bar for freshly
made farm ice cream.
Mashantucket Pequot
5
Museum
MAP D5 • 110 Pequot Trail,
Mashantucket • 800 411 9671
• Open Wed–Sat • Adm
• www.pequotmuseum.org
This museum recounts the area’s Aircraft, New England Air Museum
history from the perspective of its
Children’s Museum
pre-colonial inhabitants. 0
MAP C4 • 950 Trout Brook Dr,
Ocean Beach Park
6 W Hartford • 203 231 2824 • Open
Tue–Sun (Jul–Aug: daily) • Adm
MAP D5 • 98 Neptune Ave,
New London • 860 447 3031 • www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
• Open late May–early Sep • Adm Featuring a planetarium, a wildlife
• www.ocean-beach-park.com sanctuary, and a wide variety of
Kids’ paradise with a water slide, interactive exhibits, this museum
beach, miniature golf, and rides. delights and educates kids of all ages.
See map on pp94–5
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