Plan Your Visit

Tickets can be purchased right at the front desk, over the phone, or online. If you are redeeming a Library Pass or using a reciprocal membership, reservation aren’t required however if you’d like to reserve your tickets in advance, please call 603-271-7827 for assistance.

Planetarium tickets are an add-on purchase to general admission. To see a planetarium show, you need to purchase both general admission and planetarium show tickets.

Library Pass: Many New Hampshire libraries participate in our Library Pass program! This pass gives a participating library’s patron free general admission for up to 4 guests. Each library has two passes that they may issue on a given day. Each library has two passes that they may issue on a given day. Library passes are available at your library on a first come, first serve basis—please contact your library before trying to reserve tickets at the Discovery Center. The Library Pass does not apply to planetarium show tickets. You will be asked to present your Library Pass issued to you by your local library at the front desk when you check in for your visit.

Reciprocal Memberships: The Discovery Center is proud to be a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)! Through the ASTC’s Passport Program, participating museums around the world offer free or reduced admission to each other’s members. We partner with local museums and attractions, too! Through our monthly Partner Exchange Program, we offer free general admission for our partner’s members. For more information on these programs, click here. You will be asked to present your membership card at the front desk when you check in for your visit.

If you would like to reserve your tickets in advance using a Library Pass or reciprocal membership, please call 603-271-7827 for assistance.

Museums for All: Through Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced admission to more than 1,000 museums throughout the United States simply by presenting their SNAP EBT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer) card. At the Discovery Center, SNAP EBT and WIC cardholders can receive free general admissionfor up to 5 people during regular admission hours, and $3 admission for up to 6 people on Super Stellar Friday. When reserving general admission tickets online, enter “4ALL” in the discount code box. When reserving Super Stellar Friday tickets online, enter “4ALLSSF” in the discount code box. You will be asked to present your SNAP EBT or WIC card at the front desk when you check in for your visit.

Click here for more information about Museums for All.

AAA Discount: AAA members receive $1 off each general admission ticket, up to 4 tickets. When reserving tickets online, enter “AAA” in the discount code box. This discount can also be used when purchasing tickets over the phone or at our front desk. You will be asked present your AAA card at the front desk when you check in for your visit.

Military Discount: We are happy to offer a discount to active military members, veterans, and their families. When reserving tickets online, enter “MIL1” in the discount code box to receive $1 off each general admission ticket. This discount can also be used when purchasing tickets over the phone or at our front desk. You will be asked present your military ID card at the front desk when you check in for your visit.

The Discovery Center is also a Blue Star Museum. The Blue Star Museum program, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, offers free general admission for active-duty military members, including Reservists and National Guard personnel, and up to 5 family members from Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 16, 2026 through Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. While reserving tickets online, enter “BLUE” in the discount code box. This discount can also be used when purchasing tickets over the phone or at our front desk. You will be asked to present your military ID card at the front desk when you check in for your visit. The military member does not need to be present for family members to receive this discount; family members just need to be able to present proper ID. Click here for more information about Blue Star Museums.

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Looking for a place to enjoy lunch? The Discovery Center features a café area with a card-only vending machine, along with outdoor picnic tables on our grounds.

Planning to grab a meal off-site? No problem! Just be sure to keep your Discovery Center admission sticker, as you'll need it for re-entry when you return.