EcoTarium
About
The EcoTarium blends three floors of interactive STEM exhibits with outdoor nature trails, live animal habitats, and a planetarium across a 45-acre property. The institution maintains a natural history collection exceeding 50,000 specimens and operates year-round programming spanning family visits, school field trips, camps, and structured homeschool classes. Its outdoor grounds include seasonal train rides and habitats for raptors and other native wildlife. The EcoTarium is one of the few New England science centers to offer all three major reciprocal museum networks simultaneously — ASTC, ACM, and NARM — giving members access to more than 1,000 institutions across North America.
🏠 Homeschool Programs
Dedicated homeschool program series including structured STEM classes and family science workshops for a range of ages. Homeschool members receive early registration access. Check website for current schedule.
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Hours of Operation
Closed Mondays.
Hours change seasonally — verify before visiting.
Admission
Paid admissionGeneral admission required. Member, group, and homeschool discounts available.
✓ Membership available
ASTC Travel Passport Program
Members of the Association of Science and Technology Centers' Travel Passport Program offer free or discounted admission to members of other participating institutions. Over 300 science centers worldwide participate.
Learn more →47 other places in our directory accept this membership:
Museum of Science
Boston, MA
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Cambridge, MA
Connecticut Science Center
Hartford, CT
Yale Peabody Museum
New Haven, CT
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Norwalk, CT
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Burlington, VT
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center
Concord, NH
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
Wilmington, DE
New York Hall of Science
Queens, NY
Maryland Science Center
Baltimore, MD
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City, NJ
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX
Adventure Science Center
Nashville, TN
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
COSI
Columbus, OH
Saint Louis Science Center
St. Louis, MO
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver, CO
Museum of the Rockies
Bozeman, MT
Pacific Science Center
Seattle, WA
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland, OR
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Science Museum of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Exploreum Science Center
Mobile, AL
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas, TX
Discovery Place Science
Charlotte, NC
Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI
Indiana State Museum
Indianapolis, IN
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, AZ
Exploratorium
San Francisco, CA
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
Miami, FL
McWane Science Center
Birmingham, AL
Museum of Life and Science
Durham, NC
Science Center of Iowa
Des Moines, IA
The Tech Interactive
San Jose, CA
Witte Museum
San Antonio, TX
Orlando Science Center
Orlando, FL
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, OH
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Denver, CO
Space Center Houston
Houston, TX
Louisiana Children's Museum
New Orleans, LA
Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland, OH
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago, IL
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor, ME
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Martinsville, VA
ACM Reciprocal Network
The Association of Children's Museums Reciprocal Network allows members of participating children's museums to receive free or reduced admission at other network museums.
Learn more →14 other places in our directory accept this membership:
Boston Children's Museum
Boston, MA
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Norwalk, CT
Providence Children's Museum
Providence, RI
Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia, PA
Delaware Children's Museum
Wilmington, DE
New York Hall of Science
Queens, NY
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island, NY
COSI
Columbus, OH
DISCOVERY Children's Museum
Las Vegas, NV
Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, CA
Louisiana Children's Museum
New Orleans, LA
Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum
Kirkwood, MO
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor, ME
North American Reciprocal Museum Association
The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association links over 1,000 museums, science centers, botanical gardens, and cultural institutions across the US and Canada. Members receive free or discounted admission at participating institutions.
Learn more →11 other places in our directory accept this membership:
Discovery Museum
Acton, MA
Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, MA
Yale Peabody Museum
New Haven, CT
Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic, CT
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, VT
Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, ME
RISD Museum
Providence, RI
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
Wilmington, DE
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Seattle, WA
Indiana State Museum
Indianapolis, IN