Running out of places to bring your ever curious kids to? The Children?s Museum located at West Hartford is known as the biggest in the State of Connecticut and the 5th oldest of its kind in the United States. It is also selected as Best Kid?s Attraction by readers of a local magazine, the Hartford Magazine. It runs with a fitting tag line ?igniting curiosity through science and nature?. The Children?s Museum could be your next weekend family destination.

Since it was established in 1927, it has been true to its mission to encourage children 12 years old and below to learn about science in an informal environment. The museum features the state?s biggest planetarium, the Gengras Planetarium, the Roaring Brook Nature Center and UTC wildlife. Aside from these, the Children?s Museum is also the home of a highly esteemed preschool that educates little ones using science curriculum.