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ASTC Travel Passport Program Participants May 1–October 31, 2019 ASTC Travel Passport Program Participants DELAWARE MARYLAND May 1–October 31, 2019 *Iron Hill Science Center (Delaware Academy of Science), Newark, (302) 368-5703 *Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, (410) 685-5225 (IDs) *Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington, (302) 658-9111 College Park Aviation Museum, College Park, (301) 864-6029 *Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, (302) 658-2400 Discovery Station at Hagerstown, Inc., Hagerstown, (301) 790-0076 *Membership accepted under special agreement with the Lancaster Science Factory *Membership accepted under special agreement with the Lancaster Science Factory As a member of an institution that participates in the ASTC Travel Passport Program, you are eligible FLORIDA MASSACHUSETTS for benefits such as free GENERAL ADMISSION when you travel outside of your local area to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, Bradenton, (941) 746-4131 Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, (617) 426-8855 (IDs) other participating institutions listed here. Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, (386) 255-0285 Museum of Science, Boston, (617) 723-2500 These benefits DO NOT include free or discounted admission to special exhibits, planetarium, and The Gillespie Museum, DeLand, (386) 822-7330 Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, Cambridge, (617) 495-3045 (IDs) larger-screen theater presentations, nor do they include museum store discounts and other benefits Museum of Discovery and Science, Fort Lauderdale, (954) 467-6637 (IDs) Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, (413) 443-7171 associated with museum membership unless stated otherwise. IMAG History & Science Center, Fort Myers, (239) 321-7420 (IDs) Springfield Museums, Springfield, (800) 625-7738 Emerald Coast Science Center, Fort Walton Beach, (850) 664-1261 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, (508) 289-2700 EXCLUSIONS Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention, Gainesville, (352) 371-8001 EcoTarium, Worcester, (508) 929-2700 1. Science centers and museums located within 90 miles* of the science center/museum Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, (352) 846-2000 MICHIGAN where the visitor is a member. Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville, Inc., Jacksonville, (904) 396-7062 Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor, (734) 995-5439 2. Science centers and museums located within 90 miles* of the visitor’s residence. Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, (561) 627-8280 Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum, Lakeland, (863) 644-2431 University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor, (734) 764-0478 *This distance is measured “as the crow flies,” meaning that it is based on the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Miami, (305) 434-9600 Kingman Museum, Battle Creek, (269) 965-5117 linear radius, not driving distance. Discovery Center, Ocala, (352) 401-3900 Yankee Air Museum, Belleville, (734) 483-4030 Orlando Science Center, Orlando, (407) 514-2000 (IDs) Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, (248) 645-3245 BEFORE YOU TRAVEL CHECKLIST Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida, Panama City, (850) 769-6128 Sloan*Longway, Burton, (810) 237-3450 Make sure the science center/museum you are visiting is not excluded Pensacola MESS Hall, Pensacola, (877) 937-6377 (IDs) Michigan Science Center, Detroit, (313) 577-8400 (IDs) (check online at www.astc.org/passport or call in advance). Charlotte County Historical Center, Punta Gorda, (941) 629-PAST (7278) Flint Children’s Museum, Flint, (810) 767-5437 Review that science center/museum’s family admittance policy Great Explorations Children’s Museum, Saint Petersburg, (727) 821-8992 Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, (616) 929-1700 (check online at www.astc.org/passport or call in advance). Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, (850) 645-7827 Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing, (517) 485-8116 (IDs) Pack your ID (or other proof of residence). Passport venues requesting proof of Glazer Children’s Museum, Tampa, (813) 443-3861 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, (989) 631-5930 residence are marked by (IDs). MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry), Tampa, (813) 987-6000 USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, (231) 755-1230 Pack your membership card. Passport Program venues are not required to grant South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, (561) 832-1988 (IDs) Air Zoo, Portage, (269) 382-6555 (IDs) benefits to visitors who forget their cards. MINNESOTA GEORGIA Headwaters Science Center, Bemidji, (218) 444-4472 ALABAMA Fernbank Science Center, Atlanta, (678) 874-7102 Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville, (770) 606-5700 The Works Museum, Bloomington, (952) 888-4262 (IDs) Anniston Museum and Gardens, Anniston, (256) 237-6766 Coca-Cola Space Science Center, Columbus, (706) 649-1470 Duluth Children’s Museum, Duluth, (218) 733-7543 McWane Science Center, Birmingham, (205) 714-8300 (IDs) Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth, (218) 730-4500 IDAHO Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, (205) 833-8226 The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, (612) 926-3878 (IDs) Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsden, (256) 543-2787 Discovery Center of Idaho, Boise, (208) 343-9895 Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, (218) 299-5511 U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, (800) 63-SPACE (77223) (IDs) ILLINOIS Bell Museum, St. Paul, (612) 624-7083 (IDs) Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center, Mobile, (251) 208-6893 SciTech Hands-On Museum, Aurora, (630) 859-3434 (IDs) Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, (651) 221-9444 ALASKA The Science Center, Carbondale, (618) 529-5431 MISSISSIPPI Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage, (907) 929-9200 Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, Champaign, (217) 352-5895 Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, (601) 576-6000 ARIZONA The Adler Planetarium, Chicago, (312) 922-7827 The Field Museum, Chicago, (312) 922-9410 MISSOURI Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, (928) 774-3358 International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, (312) 642-6502 Science City at Union Station, Kansas City, (816) 460-2020 Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, (602) 716-2000 Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, (773) 684-1414 Bootheel Youth Museum, Malden, (573) 276-3600 Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium/UA Mineral Museum, Tucson, (520) 621-7827 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, (773) 755-5100 Discovery Center of Springfield, Inc., Springfield, (417) 862-9910 International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, (520) 629-0100 Children’s Museum of Illinois, Decatur, (217) 423-5437 Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, (314) 289-4400 Kitt Peak National Observatory Visitor Center, Tucson, (520) 318-8726 Children’s Discovery Museum, Normal, (309) 433-3444 (IDs) MONTANA Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, Peoria, (309) 323-6900 (IDs) ARKANSAS Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, (406) 994-2251 Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, (309) 686-7000 (IDs) Scott Family Amazeum, Bentonville, (479) 696-9280 (IDs) ExplorationWorks, Helena, (406) 457-1800 Cernan Earth and Space Center at Triton College, River Grove, (708) 456-0300 Mid-America Science Museum, Hot Springs, (501) 767-3461 (IDs) Montana Natural History Center, Missoula, (406) 327-0405 Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, (815) 965-3433 Museum of Discovery, Little Rock, (501) 396-7050 spectrUM Discovery Area, Missoula, (406) 728-STEM (7836) Discovery Center Museum, Rockford, (815) 963-6769 (IDs) CALIFORNIA Kidzeum of Health and Science, Springfield, (217) 971-4435 NEBRASKA Humboldt State University Natural History Museum, Arcata, (707) 826-4479 INDIANA Edgerton Explorit Center, Aurora, (402) 694-4032 Placer Nature Center, Auburn, (530) 878-6053 WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology, Bloomington, (812) 337-1337 Hastings Museum, Hastings, (402) 461-2399 (IDs) Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, Bakersfield, (661) 324-6350 Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, Crawfordsville, (765) 362-4622 University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History, Lincoln, (402) 472-2642 Kern County Museum, Bakersfield, (661) 437-3330 (IDs) Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, (812) 425-2406 Omaha Children’s Museum, Omaha, (402) 342-6164 (IDs) The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, (510) 642-5132 Science Central, Fort Wayne, (260) 424-2400 NEVADA Gateway Science Museum, Chico, (530) 898-4121 (IDs) The DaVinci Pursuit, Indianapolis, (317) 783-2783 Explorit Science Center, Davis, (530) 756-0191 Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Las Vegas, (702) 384-3466 (IDs) Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, (317) 232-1637 Columbia Memorial Space Center, Downey, (562) 231-1200 (IDs) Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, Reno, (775) 784-4812 (IDs) Imagination Station, Lafayette, (765) 420-7780 Western Science Center, Hemet, (951) 791-0033 Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, Reno, (775) 786-1000 (IDs) Minnetrista, Muncie, (765) 282-4848 Children’s Museum at La Habra, La Habra, (562) 383-4236 (IDs) Muncie Children’s Museum, Muncie, (765) 286-1660 NEW HAMPSHIRE World of Wonders Science Museum, Lodi, (209) 368-0969 Terre Haute Children’s Museum, Terre Haute, (812) 235-5548 (IDs) McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Concord, (603) 271-7827 California Science Center, Los Angeles, (323) 724-3623 IOWA The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover, (603) 742-2002 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County/La Brea Tar Pits Museum, Los Angeles, (213) 763-3426 SEE Science Center, Manchester, (603) 669-0400 Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, (831) 459-5939 (IDs) Family Museum, Bettendorf, (563) 344-4106 (IDs) Mount Washington
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