Top 20 Places To Take Kids In and Around Hartford

Hartford's most popular places to take kids in 2026

2026's Top 20 Places to Take Hartford Kids, as voted by KidsOutAndAbout.com readers! Our Top 20 results page includes a list of your top picks, including winners in special categories like Favorite Arts Educator, Favorite Sports Educator, and Favorite STEM Educator! Use this list as your starting point, then browse our calendar, sign up for our weekly e-newsletter list of things to do, and be sure to visit our Everything Free page! (Click here for the full list of nominees.)

2026 Top 20 Places to Take Kids

Hartford

 

Top 20 Ranking

Category Winners

1. Connecticut Science Center 2. Flamig Farm Inc. 3. Roaring Brook Nature Center 4. Elizabeth Park 5. Billy Beez at Holyoke Mall 6. Chuck E. Cheese 7. Hartford Yard Goats 8. Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center 9. Dinosaur State Park 10. Hartford Wolf Pack 11. Lutz Children's Museum 12. Lyman Orchards 13. Ron-A-Roll Indoor Roller Skating Center 14. The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum 15. The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village 16. Bolton Ice Palace 17. Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park 18. Champions Skating Center 19. Ducks on the Ave Duckpin Bowling 20. Enfield Twin Rinks

Arts Educator: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Sports Educator: Windsor Ninja Academy STEM Educator: Connecticut Science Center Farm Attraction: Old Sturbridge Village Festival: Southington Apple Festival Museum: Connecticut Science Center Nature Center: Dinosaur State Park Outdoor Fun: Mystic Seaport Performing Arts: Hartford Stage Sports Team: Hartford Yard Goats

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