🦁 Zoos, aquariums and nature centers in Hartford
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Zoos and animal parks
- Connecticut's Beardsley Zoobeardsleyzoo.org
Bridgeport · An AZA-accredited zoo on Noble Avenue with animal exhibits, Zoo Tots programs for little ones and a seasonal GLOW Wild event.
Nature centers, wildlife refuges and raptor centers
- Dinosaur State Parkctparks.com
Rocky Hill · A state park whose exhibit center shelters over 750 early Jurassic dinosaur footprints, with nature trails and an arboretum outside.
- Roaring Brook Nature Centerroaringbrook.org
Canton · A nature center with live animal ambassadors including birds of prey, five miles of trails and a wildlife rehabilitation clinic.
- White Memorial Conservation Centerwhitememorialcc.org
Litchfield · An environmental education center and nature museum set within a 4,000-acre foundation of trails and campgrounds.
Natural history museums
- Yale Peabody Museum of Natural Historypeabody.yale.eduFree
New Haven · A university natural history museum holding over 14 million specimens and objects in ten collections, with changing exhibitions.