Montshire Museum of Science

Visit

There's something for everyone at the Montshire — interactive bubble stations, the region’s largest collection of moths and butterflies, wildly creative Rube Goldberg devices, a tank where live trout swim, the topological puzzles, a colony of leaf-cutter ants, and much more.

• More than 125 permanent exhibits
• Nationally touring and featured exhibitions
• Andy's Place—a special area scaled to size for visitors five and under and their caregivers
• 100 acres of trails, outdoor exhibits, a Woodland Garden, Science Park, a walking tour of the solar system, and during the warm-weather months, the most intelligent water park in New England.

We're also a regional visitor center for the Silvio O Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, a role reflected in the many natural history exhibits at the Montshire.

Additional information

The Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, 363 days a year. (Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.)
The water exhibits in Science Park are open April 28–October 9, 2012.

The Museum’s first-floor exhibit spaces and bathrooms are entirely wheelchair accessible. Second-floor exhibit spaces can be reached by elevator. Several outdoor exhibits and walking trails in the Quinn Nature Preserve are also wheelchair accessible. The observation tower, pedestrian bridges, and some walking trails are not wheelchair accessible.

No pets except service dogs are permitted in the building or on the trails. The Museum building and Hughes Pavilion are smoke-free areas.

Questions?

Call the Museum at 802-649-2200 or email us at montshire@montshire.org.