Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester, CT (3 smiles)

We went to the Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester, CT and here is my review.....

Date:  11/18/2009

Parking:  Plenty around back of the museum.  Directions here.

Gate/Admissions:  [$$]  Admission page here. Children 1 and under are free.

Birthday Parties:  Yes.  Info here.

Bathrooms:  We used the family room.  It was large and had a changing table.  I also noticed that they stock a few extra diapers and change of clothes for accidents.  I have never seen that at any other place before!  Good thinking!  They also have a boy's and girl's room.

Cleanliness:  Very clean. In fact, there were several interns walking around picking up the museum as the children were spreading stuff around.

Store:  They have a variety of education toys when you walk in.  No food/vending machines.

Overall:  We enjoyed it.  It is small though.  There two exhibit rooms and one room with animals.  There are beautiful art pieces on the walls that were done by children all over the country.  They also have a train that goes around on a track.  The first exhibit room we went into was the Long Island Sound Exhibit.  We had two three year old boys with us and they found the boat to be very exciting!  The other exhibit is a farm.  They loved the cow that you can milk.  Well, you can pretend milk!  They also enjoyed the loft area.  The animal exhibit has small animals including rabbits and birds.  We spent about two hours at the museum.  No food allowed in the exhibit areas, but you can eat in the lobby area.  If you are driving from a distance consider doing the Lutz Museum and The Children's Museum in West Hartford.  They are only about 20 minutes from each other.