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Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
1302 Main St
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 748-2372
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 748-2372
- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2 reviews for Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
How have you missed this gem? I don't care where you're staying or if you're driving thru in route to somewhere else. Stop. Park your car and check this place out.
It started as a collection of Mr. Fairbanks collections (doors opened in 1891). My mom grew up going, my sis & I grew up going and my kids have gone. Quite possibly the coolest little museum you'll ever stumble across. The building is a beauty inside and out. As you traipse along the 2nd story your hands on the carved wood rails you think - I can't believe all this crazy stuff if packed into this building! There are animals, artifacts, insects turned into artwork, etc. Don't let this man's love of travel & exploration go to waste!
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Huge and very old collection of nateral VT history, native culture, and widlife. From moose to bears, butterflies, and maple trees this glorious building is also home to "NPR's Eye on the SkY" weather center.
The musueum also has the only public planetarium in the state of Vermont. This is a gem in the heart of Vermont's "North East Kingdom."
The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is northern New England's premiere museum of natural history. The Museum was founded in 1889 by St. Johnsbury industrialist Franklin Fairbanks. A lifelong amateur naturalist, Fairbanks collected examples of nature's artistry and diversity throughout the world. His vast personal collections were first made accessible to the public in his "cabinet of curiosities" at Underclyffe, his elegant St. Johnsbury mansion. Fairbanks commissioned architect Lambert Packard to design a monumental structure in which to make his remarkable collections available for display and study. To this day, the collections of Franklin Fairbanks remain the backbone of northern New England's largest museum of natural history.
Def woth the trip!