To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Boston Children's Museum
308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
617-426-6500
http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Founded in 1913 by the Science Teachers' Bureau, the Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the world and one of the few that maintain a collection. Designed for both children and families, the Museum exhibits focus on science, culture, environmental awareness, health & fitness, and the arts, emphasizing hands-on engagement and learning through experience, and employing play as a tool to spark the inherent creativity, curiosity, and imagination of children.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, Technology
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Pass admits 4 people per visit at half price admission. Children under the age of 1 are admitted free.
Sundays: Library Coupons are only valid on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., but are not valid for the Sunday afternoon timeslot from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. when admission is $1 per person and no library pass is needed. So patrons should only reserve a library pass for Sundays if they are going to the Boston Children's Museum between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1638
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/
[Details/Reserve]
The Harvard Museums of Science & Culture is a partnership of museums on the Harvard University Cambridge campus dedicated to the natural world, science, and human cultures. They include the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the Harvard Museum of Natural History (comprised of the Harvard University Herbaria, Mineralogical and Geological Museum, and Museum of Comparative Zoology), the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, all located between Oxford St./Divinity Ave area. Of particular note are the famous glass flowers, models commissioned by Harvard in 1886 to aid in the teaching of botany (and made in Germany over the course of more than eight decades), on display in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Each hard copy pass allows four visitors into the museums at a 50% off admission rate regardless of age/admission level. Youth under 3 are admitted for free.
Each pass allows for four 50% off admissions to both the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of
Archaeology & Ethnology, as well as their free museums the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
and the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. Patrons will enter through the Natural History or Peabody Museum.
Please be prepared to show the physical library pass and proof of Massachusetts residency. Only one member of the party must be a MA resident. The pass admits up to four visitors. The passes are non-transferable and may not be combined with other offers. Youth under 3 are admitted free.
HMNH & PMAE opened daily 9:00 am-5:00pm.
Note: Museums are free to all MA residents every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and on Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm with proof of residency. No library pass required during those times.
Note: Free admission to all MA Teachers (K-12). Free admission to MA residents with an EBT or WIC card. No library passes required in those circumstances.
HMANE & CHSI opened Sunday-Friday 11:00 am-4:00 pm and closed Saturdays.
Historic New England
141 Cambridge Street, Administrative Offices: Otis House, Boston, MA 02114
https://www.historicnewengland.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Historic New England is a historic preservation organization which owns and operates historic house museums and properties open to the public throughout most of New England. The majority of the 36 properties are in Massachusetts, but locations exist in all NE states but Vermont. These include Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, ME), the Jackson House (Portsmouth, NH), the Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm, which (Newbury, MA), Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, CT), the Otis House (Boston, MA), the Lyman Estate (Waltham, MA), Gropius House (Lincoln, MA), and the Arnold House (Lincoln, RI). Styles represented include Federal, Colonial Revival, Victorian, Queen Anne, Arts & Crafts, and Modern, among many others. The website provides much detail, including directions, contact information, and history of each property.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass grants the pass-holder free admission for two adults and their children and grandchildren under eighteen to tour one of Historic New England's thirty-eight sites.
Please check Historic New England's website for particular location's hours.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
617-478-3100
https://www.icaboston.org/
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The building that houses the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Fan Pier is the first in the US designed by the architectural firm of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The museum was founded in 1936 as a sister institution to New York's MoMA, though it had no permanent collection until starting one after moving into the new building on the waterfront in 2006. In addition to the collection, changing exhibitions, music, dance, film, talks, tours, family activities, and teen programming are offered throughout the year.
Categories: Art, Family, Music, Dance
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
TUFTS LIBRARY
· Each Library Pass is valid for up to two (2) museum admission tickets at the discounted Library Pass price of $10 per ticket
· Library Passes are not valid for performances, events, or films
Free to the public on select Monday holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA 02115
617-566-1401
http://www.gardnermuseum.org/home/
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The Gardner Museum houses the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a local patron of the arts who died in 1924, in a building she commissioned to look like a 15th century Venetian palazzo. The center of the original building showcases courtyard plantings that reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. In addition to her collection, which remains displayed exactly she arranged it per her will, there are changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures, family events, and an artist-in-residence program. In 2012, the museum opened an addition designed by Renzo Piano that houses a space for their concert series.
Categories: Art, Family, Music
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 4 people at $5 per person. Children under the age of 18 are always admitted free.
John F. Kennedy Library & Museum
Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
617-514-1600
https://www.jfklibrary.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, dedicated to the memory of the nation's thirty-fifth president, is located on a ten-acre park which overlooks the sea in an building designed by I.M. Pei. The Museum portrays the life, leadership, and legacy of President Kennedy, conveys his enthusiasm for politics and public service, and illustrates the nature of the office of the President, all through permanent and changing exhibits. The Library is available to students and scholars to conduct research using its collection of historical materials chronicling mid-20th century politics and the life and administration of the institution's namesake.
Categories: Family, Governance, History
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
PATRONS DO NOT NEED TO RESERVE A PASS TO GET THE JFK LIBRARY & MUSEUM DISCOUNT.
(PLEASE NOTE, THAT IN ORDER FOR TUFTS LIBRARY TO SHOW THIS INFORMATION IN THIS SYSTEM, WE NEED TO SHOW IT AS A PASS THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP, BUT DISREGARD ANY MENTION OF PICKING UP THE PASS AT A BRANCH UNDER THE PASS TYPE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.)
● A valid Massachusetts library card grants the cardholder 50% off one
admission ticket. In order to receive the discount, visitors must show their
physical or digital Massachusetts library card to staff at the front desk. The
discount is valid for the library card holder only. Each patron will need to
present a Massachusetts library card in order to receive the discount.
● Children 12 and under receive free admission to the Museum.
● The discount must be redeemed in person.
● The discount is not valid with any other discounts offered by the Museum.
Present your physical or digital Massachusetts library card at the Admissions
Desk to receive a 50% discount on the cardholder's admission ticket. This
offer is valid for visitors aged 13 and over and the visitor must present a
Massachusetts library card to receive the discount. No pass is needed. Visitors
aged 12 and under receive free admission. Please reach out to the JFK Library
Visitor Services Department with questions at kennedy.groupvisits@nara.gov
or 617-514-1600.
Massachusetts State Parks (Department of Conservation and Recreation)
251 Causeway Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114-2104
617-626-1250
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/
[Details/Reserve]
The Massachusetts State Parks have locations in all regions of the Commonwealth, from Pittsfield to Boston, and from Gloucester to Provincetown. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, and reservoirs, each with its own unique activities and amenities like hiking, biking, swimming and boating, camping, and more.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Circulating Pass (must be picked up and returned to the branch)
Pass Benefits
This pass allows the bearer to obtain free parking at DCR facilities that charge a parking fee. Your driver's license and vehicle must both be registered in Massachusetts. (Not valid for Quabbin Reservoir, the Squantum Point, North Point, or Draw Seven Commuter Lots, or for camping.) Check out https://www.mass.gov/guides/alphabetical-list-of-massachusetts-state-parks for a full listing of DCR locations and this link for a list of fees for each facility. Nantasket Beach Reservation has daily parking fees from May 14 to Labor Day.
Parking is first come, first served, and a pass does not guarantee a parking space on any given date. This pass is applicable to DCR lots only.
Passes are available year-round, but most sites do not charge for parking year-round. Check this DCR link to see if you will need a pass before reserving it. In 2023, Nantasket Beach Reservation charges for parking beginning May 13.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
617-267-9300
http://www.mfa.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, in existence since July 4, 1876, is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, with a collection of almost 500,000 works of art, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary painting, sculpture and video. In addition, there are always special exhibitions on view, opportunities to take advantage of educational programs—some right in the galleries—and a contemplative Japanese garden.
Categories: Art, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Each discount pass use provides up to two adults and four youths (7–17) with $10 admission (general and special exhibition) per person. Tickets to the MFA are always free for visitors under seven years old.
The Museum of Science in Boston is located on a piece of land that extends the width of the Charles River, connecting Boston and Cambridge. Dedicated to promoting and educating visitors about science and technology, the museum includes a planetarium, the world's largest open-air Van de Graaff generator, an IMAX theatre, a butterfly garden, and permanent and changing exhibits on birds, insects and animals; space; dinosaurs; engineering; nanotechnology; math; biology; and more.
Categories: Children, Family, History, Nature, Science, Technology, Sky
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass will admit up to 4 people at a 50% discount on tickets to the Museum’s Exhibit Halls. Children under 3 are not included in the count of 4 and are always admitted for free.
1. Your Library pass can only be used on the date printed on the pass.
2. Please bring your library pass confirmation (printed or displayed on a phone) when you visit.
3. When you arrive at the Museum, stop at the Box Office to exchange your library pass and purchase your Exhibit Halls tickets at the discounted rate. If you have any questions or if you would like to reserve your Exhibit Halls passes in advance to avoid waiting in line the day of your visit, please call 617-723-2500 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily).
4. If you are unable to show your Library confirmation on a phone, you may print out a copy using the link in the confirmation email or request a paper copy from the library.
New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
617-973-5200
http://www.neaq.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The New England Aquarium is home to thousands of aquatic animals, from the giant Pacific octopus to Northern fur seals to little blue penguins. They offer a wide range of exhibits, including a shark and ray touch tank and the Giant Ocean Tank, a four-story coral reef featuring hundreds of Caribbean animals. In addition, they have an IMAX theatre and run whale watch boat excursions in partnership with Boston Harbor Cruises from April through November.
Categories: Children, Family, Nature, Science, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass is good for up to 4 people for 50% off of standard adult and child pricing. You may find current rates by viewing https://www.neaq.org/visit/tickets/.
In the event that the NEA must close due to inclement weather, library passes for that day will be valid for up to a week following the closure.
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
978-745-9500
http://www.pem.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Peabody Essex Museum grew out of the collection of East India Marine Society, an organization of Salem captains whose charter called for acquisition of “natural and artificial curiosities.” Its permanent collection contains art and artifacts of Africa, Asia, India, China (with a Qing Dynasty house brought from the Huizhou region), Japan, Korea, Pacific Islands, and features objects of maritime art and history that include paintings, drawings, ship models, marine decorative arts, tools, weapons, navigational instruments, and ship and yacht plans. It also has a thriving changing exhibition schedule that sometimes includes important traveling shows.
Categories: Art, Family, History, Ocean
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Pass provides discount code which admits 2 people to general museum admission at a reduced fee of $12 per person. Youth 16 and under receive free admission.
Timed ticked to Yin Yu Tang, the Chinese Home are included with museum admission and may be selected as part of the online checkout process. Admission to special ticketed exhibitions require the pass holder to pay a separate fee.
Once you receive your promo code via email, visit pem.org/tickets reserve passes online or call the PEM reservation line at 978-542-1511 to purchase your admission..
A discount code from reservation does not guarantee a reservation. Patrons should reserve a spot with PEM immediately after receiving the discount code.
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-1622
http://www.plimoth.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Plimoth Patuxet Museums offers a living history that tells the story of the English colonists who became known as “Pilgrims” and the Native Americans with whom they interacted. A big draw is the re-creation of the original settlement, populated with interpreters in period dress with whom one may interact that are based on actual historical figures. Native People from various nations in historically accurate dress provide information about the Wampanoag—the first tribe the Pilgrims encountered—at a home site based on how the group would have lived in the 17th century. In addition to the two settlements, the museum includes a visitor center, the Craft Center, barns that contain rare and heritage animal breeds, and a grist mill that manufactures cornmeal. Plymouth Patuxet Museums is also responsible for the replica of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World.
Categories: Children, Crafts, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This Library Pass must be presented to Plimoth Patuxet Museums guest services staff upon arrival at the Museum for Weymouth Public Library patrons to purchase a Heritage Pass, Combination Pass, or Plimoth Patuxet Only pass for up to six individuals at the reduced rate of $18 per adult; $12 per child ages 5-17.
This coupon is for one time use only by the patron.
Visit plimoth.org/plan-your-visit for up to date visitor information or call Plimoth Patuxet Museums at 508-746-1622 to speak with a member of our Guest Services staff. Thank you, and enjoy your visit.
Valid until 7/31/2026.
Mayflower II will be closed for visitation August 4 - 8 as she undergoes her US Coast Guard Certification. Plimoth Patuxet and the Plimoth Grist Mill will be open during this time.
RISD Museum
20 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6500
https://www.risdmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Established in 1877, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum presents works of art that represent a range of diverse cultures, from ancient times to the present. Its collection currently contains more than 100,000 works of art and design, including paintings, sculpture, photographs, decorative arts, costume and textiles, and furniture from all over the world, many of them by important artists and artisans. Typically, only about 2,000 objects are on display at one time. It exists both as a museum open to exploration by the public and as a teaching institution for students at the school. There is a café on the premises. Both entrances and all galleries are wheelchair accessible—a limited quantity of wheelchairs are available for visitor use. Service dogs are welcome in the Museum.
Categories: Art, Crafts, Family
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Each pass admits two adults for free per visit. Children 18 and under are always free. Passes are collected at the Visitor Services desk upon entry.
The RISD Museum is open on Sundays. Sundays are always free. PASSES ARE NOT NEEDED FOR SUNDAYS.
Sandwich Glass Museum
129 Main Street, Sandwich, MA 02563
508-888-0251
https://sandwichglassmuseum.org/
[Details/Reserve]
The Sandwich Glass Museum is dedicated to the history of the town in which it is located, with a special emphasis on the glass that made it famous in the 19th century. Thirteen galleries display their collection of old and modern examples of glass objects, including roughly 6,000 pieces produced at the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in the 1800s on the site where the museum sits today. In addition, the museum hosts live demonstrations of glass-blowing. There is a gift store on the premises, which includes work by local glass-blowers.
Categories: Children, Family, History
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
Complimentary Admission for up to 4 persons.
Print this pass or show it on your device at the Sandwich Glass Museum's admissions counter.
The Trustees of the Reservations preserve and protect more than 100 special properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value—nearly 25,000 acres—all around Massachusetts. From Crane's Beach in Ipswich and World's End in Hingham to The Old Manse in Concord and Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, visitors to Trustees sites enjoy local history and nature in its various forms: beaches, meadows, forests, swamps and more.
Categories: Family, History, Nature, Recreation
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
Use at Trustees properties for free or reduced admission for Trustee properties across the state.
GO Pass admission is equivalent to the admission benefit of a Trustees Family level Membership: two adults and children under 18 at Trustees properties that charge an admission fee.
Wolf Hollow
114 Essex Road, Ipswich, MA 01938
978-356-0216
https://www.wolfhollowipswich.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Wolf Hollow is a wolf sanctuary committed to the preservation of the wolf in the wild through education and exposure. A public viewing pavilion provides an opportunity to meet the resident gray wolves during an educational presentation. Visitors will be able to observe the wolves interacting with their pack-mates at close range.
Pass Type: Printable/Digital Coupon Pass (link delivered by email)
Pass Benefits
This pass allows up to 5 admissions at 50% discount of regular admission for public tours. Children under 3 years of age are admitted free.
Book your admission at www.wolfhollowipswich.org using the discount code provided under the barcode on the pass.
Zoo New England
1 Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA 02121
617-541-5466
http://www.zoonewengland.org/
[Details/Reserve]
Zoo New England operates Franklin Park Zoo, a 72-acre site nestled in Boston's historic Franklin Park, and the Stone Zoo, located on a 26-acre site near Spot Pond reservoir in Stoneham, MA. In addition to animals, both zoos are engaged in wildlife and conservation programs, research, and education.
Pass Type: Coupon Pass (must be picked up from the branch, but does not require returning)
Pass Benefits
This pass admits 6 people to the Franklin Park Zoo located in Dorchester or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at $9.00 per adult and $6.00 per children (2-18 yrs). Children under age 2 enter for free. Valid for general daytime admission only. Pass cannot be used for Zoolights or Boston Lights.