ACCESS FOR ALL
Accessibility & Admission Discounts
Fun for All Abilities
- The entire Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is wheelchair accessible, including all restrooms and water fountains.
- Front doors and restrooms can be opened using large push buttons.
- A wide ramp and an elevator connect the first and second floors.
- The second floor family restroom is equipped with an adult-sized changing cot.
- One-on-one aides or therapists are admitted free when they visit with their client.
- A social story is available for those who might need it prior to visiting the museum.
- Trained service animals are always welcome. Emotional support animals are not permitted within the museum.
- Handicap accessible parking spaces are located alongside the museum on Washington Street. A ramp leads from these spaces to our front door.
- Accessibility tools like industrial twist ties, stretchy fabric, and bump dots are available or installed in some exhibits. See this blog for more details.
- The museum is accessible by public transportation, and is a 3-minute walk from COAST Dover City Hall bus stop.
Admission Discounts
The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire’s Access for All helps develop financial resources that support visits by families in challenging circumstances. Every year, the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire serves over 96,000 visitors, nearly 20% of whom come through our doors for free or reduced admission. Ensuring accessibility to museum experiences for all is a central part of our mission, and we believe that to serve as a critical resource for families, we must meet the needs in our community.
Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtime
For some children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders, a visit to museums like ours is challenging or over-stimulating. The Exploring Our Way: Sensory Friendly Playtimes are monthly, low-sensory events designed for children with autism spectrum or sensory processing disorders and allow them to explore the museum along with their families without the noise, crowds, and stimulation of a typical day.