Absolutely loved it! I took my 2 year old son and he had a blast! There was so many interactive exhibits to see and he got to meet mickey & minne! ♥️

Love going here with my grand baby. Only thing I would critique would be having an employee watching the new play area. So many kids that were over the age recommendation playing on the play ground in ways they could get hurt or hurt others.

Wow I haven't been to the Connecticut science center in such a long time. I went with my nephews school I had so much fun. If you haven't been you should try it out

MILITARY MEMBERS BE WARNED- this museum does not participate in the Blue Star Museums program even though they are listed as participating on the BSM website!

I am writing to express my extreme displeasure and frustration regarding my family’s visit to the Connecticut Science Center yesterday, June 7, 2026.

We traveled 4.5 ours from NY to the area for an event on Sunday, and decided to make a stop at the CSC after our day of travel to let our kids stretch their legs and explore. I found the CSC on the Blue Star Museums website as a participating museum, which means that active duty military families are able to access this particular museum for free from Memorial Day through Labor Day. We figured we’d only have 2.5 hours to explore but since it was free, it didn’t matter.

Upon our arrival to the CSC ticket counter, I let the cashier know how many were in our group and that per the blue star museums website, active duty were admitted for free and presented my husband’s DoD identification (he was there with us). One employee immediately asked what blue star museums was, and another came from the back and expressed that the CSC does not participate.

I let the employee know the CSC is listed on their website as a participating museum, and was told they do not participate and that the CSC was added “accidentally”.

It cost our family of 5 approximately $150 to visit the museum for 2.5 hours. No reduction in rate for the end of the day. The active duty member paid the child’s price of $28 and everyone else in our family was full-price. I was flabbergasted. How anyone can afford that is beyond me, but we paid and begrudgingly went about our 2.5 hours.

The end user, us as the customer, should not be responsible for an internal error that for all intents and purposes appears to be nonexistent. There is no signage at the counter, no notice on your webpage, facebook page, etc.- just a surprise bill when an unsuspecting active duty military family travels to your museum (sometimes from hours away), pays for parking, and promises children an afternoon of fun. We will not be returning.

CT Science Center is located in Hartford and is a hands on science museum. There are many exhibits in all the science fields that you can explore; it's also for all ages too. My favorite was the butterfly encounter; there is a room just for butterflies and they do land on you. There is a parking garage available. There are 4 levels open to the public.

My family and I enjoyed the exhibits. There were plenty to keep us all busy. My children enjoyed the play kitchen, dinosaurs, and butterflies. Blue Chip Creamery is also located there. I highly recommend it and can't wait to go back soon.