Springfield Museums


The Springfield Museums surround Museum Quadrangle, two blocks northeast of Court Sq. Out front, look for the Augustus Saint-Gaudens statue The Puritan. One ticket grants entrance to all five museums, giving a good dose of art, fine arts, history and science. Access to the grounds (and the Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden) is free.


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1. Springfield Science Museum

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This museum possesses a respectable, if slightly outdated, range of natural history and science exhibits. The Dinosaur Hall has a full-size replica of a…

2. Amazing World of Dr Seuss

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This innovative museum is dedicated to the life and work of Springfield native Theodore Geisel, aka Dr Seuss. On the 1st floor, interactive exhibits use…

4. Smith Art Museum

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This museum has exterior windows designed by Tiffany Studios and a fine collection of 19th-century American and European paintings, textiles, ceramics and…

5. Museum of Fine Arts

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The 20 galleries of this art deco–style building are filled with lesser paintings of the great European masters and better works of lesser masters. The…

6. Museum of Springfield History

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Showcasing the city's distant heyday, this museum is home to the Esta Mantos Indian Motocycle collection (the world's largest). There's also a huge…