To select a museum, click “Details/Reserve”, then select which Pass to reserve.
Historic Deerfield
84B Old Main Street, Deerfield, MA 01342
413-774-5581 https://www.historic-deerfield.org/
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Founded in 1952, Historic Deerfield is an outdoor museum that presents the history and culture of early New England and the Connecticut River Valley. Visitors can tour 12 carefully-preserved antique houses dating from 1730 to 1850 which sit on a mile-long street laid out in 1671, and explore collections of regional furniture, silver, textiles, and other decorative arts on display in the houses and in the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. The museum's collections include more than 25,000 objects made or used in America between 1650 and 1850. In addition to the structures on the property, there is a footpath—open seasonally—that leads to the Deerfield River, and a garden that contains heirloom plants and herbs used in colonial New England. An map of the grounds is available to download on the website. As the availability of houses and tours may change, please check the website on the day of your visit for details.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature
Pass Benefits
PICKUP/RETURN PASS. The Historic Deerfield Pass provides free admission for up to 4 guests.
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/
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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 Benefits
PICKUP/RETURN PASS. Free parking for one carload of visitors at over 50 facilities in the Massachusetts State Parks system that charge a day use parking fee. Visit: https://www.mass.gov/visit-massachusetts-state-parks.
Passes may be picked up at the Chicopee Public Library Reference Desk (lower level) the day before the reservation date anytime after 2pm or the day of the reservation. The pass must be returned by 12pm the following day. Please check library hours as passes can only be picked up during open hours.
Porter-Phelps-Huntington-House Museum
130 River Drive, Hadley, MA 01035
413-584-4699 https://www.pphmuseum.org/
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The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum is located in a well-preserved, eighteenth-century house which contains the belongings of the single family which occupied it, items accumulated and preserved over the course of 300 years. The house—listed on the National Register of Historic Places—is surrounded by over 350 acres of protected farmland, forest, and river frontage retaining its original rural setting. A system of hiking trails allows for some exploration of the grounds. Tours within the house include multiple staircases, so will not be accessible to all. The Museum follows a seasonal schedule; please check the website on the day of your visit for details.
Categories: Architecture, Family, History, Nature, Tours
Pass Benefits
PRINTABLE PASS. The Porter-Phelps-Huntington House museum pass is valid for four free admissions for a guided tour. The museum is closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the passes are only valid for times when the museum is open to the public.
Springfield Museums
21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA 01103
413-263-6800 https://www.springfieldmuseums.org/
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The Springfield Museums offer access to five different museums, including the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, the Springfield Science Museum, the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, all under a single admission. Always on view is a mix of permanent collections and temporary exhibitions that cover a huge range, everything from archival materials, painting and sculpture to transportation, weaponry, and all things Dr. Seuss, a Springfield native. There is a planetarium in the Science Museum, the Art Discovery Center in the G.W.V. Smith Art Museum, and a museum store on the museum campus.
Categories: Art, Children, Family, History, Military, Nature, Science
Pass Benefits
PICKUP/RETURN PASS. Buy one admission ticket and get the second ticket half off. Good for up to six visitors.