Museum Passes

To request or reserve museum passes, call us at 603-863-2172 or stop by the library. If you use your library account, you can also place a hold through the catalog as an alert to library staff. Most museum passes are funded by the Friends of the Dunbar Free Library. Please check with the museum to verify their hours.

American Precision Museum — 33 miles

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196 Main Street, Windsor VT · 802-674-5781

Open May–October. This pass admits two adults plus two children under 18.

Billings Farm & Museum — 33 miles

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53 Elm St, Woodstock VT · 802-457-2355

Covers four admissions; children 3 and under always free. Not for fee-based programs. Please return the physical pass promptly after use.

Canterbury Shaker Village — 60 miles

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288 Shaker Rd, Canterbury NH · 603-783-9511

Open mid-May to mid-December. Free guided-tour admission for up to two adults and two children, plus 10% off in the Village Store.

Currier Museum of Art — 58 miles

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150 Ash St, Manchester NH · 603-669-6144

50% off general admission for up to two adults (18+); accompanied 13–17 year olds free; children 12 and under always free. Two passes usable per day.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — 110 miles

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25 Evans Way, Boston MA · 617-566-1401

$5 admission per person for up to four people. Under-18 always free. After getting the pass, get a timed-entry ticket at gardnermuseum.org/events.

John Hay Estate at the Fells — 14 miles

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456 Route 103A, Newbury NH · 603-763-4789

Covers two adult admissions plus accompanying children under 18. Not valid for special events/programs with fees. More than one pass usable per day.

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center — 48 miles

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12 Institute Drive, Concord NH · 603-271-7827

Admits up to four people to the exhibit galleries. Extra fee for planetarium shows. Two passes usable per day.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum — 26 miles

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18 Highlawn Rd, Warner NH · 603-456-2600

Open May–mid-October. Covers two admissions; does not cover special events/workshops. Children under 6 always free.

Mt. Washington Observatory — 106–129 miles

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Gorham NH · 603-466-3988

One free "Drive Yourself" Auto Road passenger; buy-one-get-one Cog Railway adult ticket (weekdays in June only); free weather station tour for two adults with children 17 and under. Reserve Cog Railway tickets at thecog.com/tickets and weather station tours at mountwashington.org.

Museum of Fine Arts — 110 miles

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465 Huntington Ave, Boston MA · 617-267-9300

$15/adult (18+), $10/youth (7–17); children 6 and under free. Covers general admission and special exhibits. Multiple passes usable per day.

Museum of Science — 108 miles

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1 Science Park, Boston MA · 617-723-2500

50% off Exhibit Hall admission for up to four guests. Does not discount Theater or Planetarium shows.

New Hampshire Historical Society — 43 miles

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30 Park Street, Concord NH · 603-228-6688

Open Tuesday–Saturday, closed federal holidays. Admits two to the exhibits area. Please return promptly.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center — 53 miles

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23 Science Center Rd, Holderness NH · 603-968-7194

Open daily May 1–Nov 1. Four trail admissions at $15 each. One pass accepted per day.

Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) — 26 miles

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6565 Woodstock Rd, Quechee VT · 802-359-5001

Open daily except Thanksgiving/Christmas. Two physical passes, each admitting up to four guests at $10/guest; children 3 and under free. Extremely popular — please return by the following morning.