Museum Passes @Kelley Library

Day Tripping With Kelley Library

We offer a wide selection of discounted passes to area zoos, museums, and theater for anyone and everyone. We offer discounted passes to popular well known institutions such as New England Aquarium, Boston Children’s Museum, Museum of Science and Zoo New England (Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo). We also offer discounted passes to smaller lesser known museums. Our newest addition is the Seacoast Science Center in Odiorne State Park. Recently, we’ve improved our museum reservation process. Now, passes can be picked up one week ahead of time and never need to be returned to the library. Please be aware that we are unable to reissue lost or misplaced passes. Our booking process remains the same. These passes can be reserved online (www.kelleylibrary.org) or in person or via the phone (603-898-7064). All you need is your library card to make a reservation. Each pass had its own rules regarding discounts and limits on the number of people allowed to use the discounts.

Go exploring today.

• American Independence Museum offers a wonderful glimpse into New Hampshire’s role during the Revolutionary War. It’s located in NH’s Revolutionary War capital, Exeter NH.
• America’s Stonehenge – Who built these fascinating structures? These ancient people were well versed in astronomy and stone construction. It offers an accurate astronomical calendar and located in Salem NH.
• Aviation Museum of New Hampshire is housed in the 1937 art deco terminal at the Manchester Airport. It was built as one of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects. Today the museum houses artifacts that honor the people, places and events in New Hampshire’s aviation history
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is the fifth largest museum in the United States. It contains more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas.
• Museum of New Hampshire History offers an extensive collection including 33,000 museum objects, 50,000 printed volumes, 2 million pages of manuscripts, 800,000 pages of newspapers, 250,000 photographic images, 5,000 broadsides, 3,000 maps, and more. Located in Concord NH.
• Museum of Science features more than 700 interactive permanent exhibits, live animal shows and a revolving schedule of temporary exhibits. There is an additional cost for IMAX films, and Planetarium shows not covered by the library pass.
• New England Aquarium offers colorful & educational exhibits feature more than 8,000 aquatic creatures, including the playful penguin pool. A unique central tank as the main attraction complete with small sharks, many varieties of fish and a huge sea turtle. It is located right on Boston's scenic waterfront.
• Seacoast Science Center is located within scenic Odiorne Point State Park, the Seacoast Science Center connects people to the wonders of the ocean through exhibits, programs, touch tanks and unique outdoor experiences. There is a separate fee charged for entrance to Odiorne Point State Park from April to September.
• SEE (Science Center) – offers 2 floors of science fun, including interactive exhibits about light, forces, sound electricity and more. Located in Manchester NH.
• Strawbery Banke Museum is an authentic 10-acre history museum in Portsmouth NH which is dedicated to bringing 300+ years of history in the same waterfront neighborhood to life. It offers 32 historic buildings, traditional crafts, costumed role-players telling stories, hands-on activities make history come alive.
• USS Constitution Museum – preserves, displays, and interprets artifacts and archival material related to the Ship and her crew through interactive exhibitions, compelling programs, Visit the Museum and tour the ship “the “USS Constitution. Over 300,000 people visit the Museum each year to learn, explore, and research, making it Boston’s fourth most visited museum
• Children’s Museum of New Hampshire has continuous grown over the past 35 years and now offers over 20 different themed interactive hands- on exhibits, helping children explore science and nature in a fun engaging manner.
• Currier Museum of Art is a renowned art museum located in Manchester, NH. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture, including works by Picasso, Monet, O’Keeffe, Wyeth and LeWitt. It also offers tours of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House.
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts. IT is located in Boston’s Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood.
• McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center & Planetarium offers innovative, interactive exhibits. Delve into the worlds of astronomy, aviation, earth and space sciences. located in Concord NH.
• Merrimack Repertory Theatre produces vibrant, contemporary plays that explore what it means to be alive today, with a seven-show season that runs from September through May. Its intimate 279-seat theatre is easy to get to, with free parking in Lowell MA.