Springfield Museums - Springfield, Massachusetts

david K.

The two art museums at Springfield Museums are world-class, the Museum of Springfield History is amazing and the Dr Seuss Museum is so much fun. The recent Festival of Flowers was outstanding. Love it all! Highly recommend!

Stina S.

A day well spent! I brought my daughter to the Dr Seuss museum during school vacation. I didn't know the ticket was good for all of the Springfield museums, that was the first of many great surprises. The science museum was incredible! We loved the animal exhibits and the craft stations set up in different locations throughout the building. The planetarium is small but puts on a really great show, it was my daughter's first experience and she loved it. The history museum was like taking a time back in time, My daughter really liked the grocery store and the friendly's ice cream exhibit, I enjoyed the Smith and Wesson and the local youth art exhibit The amazing world of Dr Seuss was breath taking and everything you'd hope it to be. We unfortunately ran out of time and didn't get to experience the art museums but plan to on our next trip. I wasn't really expecting much because of how small these places were but they manage to pack a lot of information and experiences in. We can't wait to go again!

John P.

I had a great time, lots of very interesting things to see here. The building is beautiful inside and all the displays are well designed. So much to see here including the planetarium and other fun things.

Rebecca M.

This museum needs a better grant writer or something. Many of the historical blurbs are severely outdated (from 2001, for example...) It's still enjoyable to walk through, and with 5 museums in total, it's a full day event. I love the collections these museums boast, but they need to be taken better care of.

Honorable mention: the observatory is incredible! We got to see Jupiter and 4 of its moons!

M W. (.

My son and I went to all of the surrounding museums many times! Each time, I feel like there was so much more to see. It’s very nicely kept and maintained, and there are many activities for kids. This is where he learned about taxidermy lol. The culture really varies here, and I’m glad it’s all in close vicinity so you can really make a whole day trip out of it. And don’t miss the food trucks!!

Jes. C.

With five diverse museums with oft-changing exhibits, this campus has something to offer for almost every visitor. The price of admission covers all the museums, but they offer free first Wednesdays as well.

I've been twice and started fairly early both times and have never managed to get through more than three museums in a day. Not that I'm complaining! Just one more reason to go back.

DanielEarl L.

Seeing the good arts and science of the Springfield Museum is very calm and nice of Vincent Van Gogh paintings!

Laura B.

We visited Springfield just to check out the museums, the Dr Seuss one in particular my kids were really excited about! The Springfield museums did not disappoint, there are 2 art museums, a natural science museum and the Dr Seuss museum and a history museum that we did not visit because after almost 4 hours of visiting different museums one of my kids has had enough. Something to consider when visiting with little ones, there’s a lot to see and while convenient that there’s so much to see in one area maybe breaking it up into different days might work best for some families. The museums are free for Springfield residents, all others can pay a flat fee ($25/adults) and you’ll get a wrist band that allows you to visit all 5 museums. We got to visit for free since we are members at a different museum in our home state that is part of the ASTC network. We found free street parking but there is also a parking lot you can use adjacent to the museums. The welcome center is where you need to go to get your tickets/ wristband, make sure to stop there first. There is also a small but lovely sculpture garden with Dr Seuss themed statues. My kids loved the Dr Seuss museum but our favorite was the museum of fine arts, even my kids were blown away by some of the art work in their contemporary art exhibit. Definitely worth a visit!! We visited on a Sunday around noon, it was definitely busy but not super crowded.