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Find your way to the museum from virtually anywhere! And we do mean anywhere, scroll to the bottom of the page for intergalactic directions!

FROM I-95 EAST OR WESTBOUND (CARS & BUSES)
Exit 27A -- Route 8 & 25
Take exit 4, Lindley Street, left turn onto Lindley Street
At first stoplight, turn left onto Capitol Avenue
Continue about 1 mile to Park Avenue
Turn right onto Park Avenue
Continue north about 2 miles, Museum is on the right

FROM THE MERRITT PARKWAY NORTH OR SOUTH ROUTE 15 (CARS ONLY)
Exit 47
Turn left onto Park Avenue
Go 1 mile south. Museum is on the left.

FROM I-84 EASTBOUND (CARS & BUSES)
Exit 10 in Newtown
Turn right onto Church Hill Street
Continue to the flagpole at Route 25
Turn left onto Route 25. Go south to Route 111.
In Trumbull, turn right onto Route 111.
Pass Westfield Shopping Mall
Turn right at first light onto Old Town Road
Turn left at second traffic light onto Park Avenue
Continue 1/2 mile to Museum, on the left.

FROM I-84 WESTBOUND (CARS ONLY)
I-84 to Exit for Route 8 southbound
Take the Merritt Parkway southbound, exit 10
Get off at Exit 47
Turn left onto Park Avenue
Go 1 mile south, Museum is on the left.

FROM ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND (CARS)
Take the Merritt Parkway southbound, exit 10
Get off at Exit 47
Turn left onto Park Avenue
Go 1 mile south, Museum is on the left.

FROM ROUTE 8 SOUTHBOUND (BUSES)
Exit 3 - Main Street, East Washington Avenue
Turn right onto Main Street
Continue to Capitol Avenue
Turn left onto Capitol Avenue
Continue to Park Avenue
Turn right onto Park Avenue
Continue 2 1/2 miles, Museum is on the right.

FROM THE CENTER OF THE MILKY WAY GALAXY
Travel through the constellation Sagittarius for 30,000 light years
Look for the small star called Sol (it has nine planets, no wait make that eight!)
Proceed from the outermost (Dwarf) planet (called Pluto) toward Sol for a distance of 3.5 billion miles
Look for the third planet from Sol (called Terra, also knows as Earth)
Locate the North American continent
Locate the United States of America
Locate the State of Connecticut
Follow directions above

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Planning Your Visit
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Fee Summary
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Traveling Exhibits (for all ages)
Explore the Museum!
Museum on the Road (for grades 1 - 8)
Let us come to you with programs that astound!
Planetarium (for grades Pre-K - 8)
Awe inspiring views of the cosmos & the results of our latest explorations!
Challenger Learning Center (for grades 5 & up)
Send your students on a simulated Mission to the Moon!
Learning Labs (for grades 1 - 8)
Hands-on Science sure to inspire budding scientists!
Discovery Science Academy (for grades 4 - 8)
In depth programs for the ultimate science experience!
Science Demonstrations (for grades 1 - 8)
Chemistry, Electricity, Simple Machines & More!
Science Programs by Topic
A list of our programs grouped by science topic.
Early Childhood (for grades Pre-K - K)
It's never too early to explore your world!
Getting to the Museum
Find us from anywhere!


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Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: (203) 372-3521
Fax: (203) 374-1929
 
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