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A museum inside Bridgeport Places to stay next door Holiday Inn Bridgeport-trumbull-fairfield, An Ihg Hotel is 0.2 miles away; 1070 Hotel Llc (0.2 mi) and New Stratford Motor Inn (2.0 mi) are close too. 14 places to stay are within 4 miles. Hotels nearby ↓
A day trip from Hempstead Hempstead is about 43 miles southwest (straight-line). Hotels nearby ↓
Established in 1893 Barnum Museum dates from 1893 . About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct May , June , August , September and October are the mild months, with highs of 65–82°. When to go ↓
At a glance + Nearest place to stay 0.2 mi • Day trip from Hempstead (43 mi) • Established 1893 + May, Jun, Aug, Sep and Oct: mild weather When to go Weather, month by month Typical highs and lows in Bridgeport. Green months are the mild ones.
Jan 39° / 24°
Feb 41° / 25°
Mar 48° / 31°
Apr 60° / 40°
May 70° / 50°
Jun 79° / 60°
Jul 84° / 67°
Aug 82° / 65°
Sep 76° / 58°
Oct 65° / 47°
Nov 53° / 37°
Dec 44° / 29°
The Barnum Museum is a museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It has an extensive collection related to P. T. Barnum and the history of Bridgeport. The building in which it is housed was built with funding from Barnum, and initially housed the Barnum Institute of Science and History. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its association with Barnum.
The building and its exhibits are connected to a portion of Bridgeport Center, a complex of buildings completed in 1989 on the same grounds as the Barnum Museum.
Type Museum
Established 1893
Listed National Register of Historic Places (1972)
Wikipedia readers 5.8K a year Where to stay Hotels near Barnum Museum 14 places to stay within 4 miles. The closest is Holiday Inn Bridgeport-trumbull-fairfield, An Ihg Hotel , 0.2 miles away.
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Closest places to stay 1 Holiday Inn Bridgeport-trumbull-fairfield, An Ihg Hotel hotel · 0.2 mi north Directions 2 1070 Hotel Llc hotel · 0.2 mi north Directions 3 New Stratford Motor Inn motel · 2.0 mi east Directions 4 Sunnyside Inn inn or B&B · 2.3 mi north Directions 5 Best Western Plus Fairfield Hotel hotel · 2.7 mi west Directions 6 Quality Suites Stratford hotel · 2.7 mi east Directions 7 Homewood Suites By Hilton Stratford hotel · 3.1 mi east Directions 8 Circle Hotel Fairfield hotel · 3.3 mi southwest Directions 9 Elks Lodge lodge or cabins · 3.3 mi north Directions 10 Warwick Lodge lodge or cabins · 3.5 mi northeast Directions Places to eat nearby 281 restaurants, cafés and bars within 1½ miles
58 Mexican & Latin 23 bars & pubs 21 coffee & cafés 21 subs & sandwiches 20 pizza 17 Asian & Indian 14 bakeries
Compare 8 towns to stay in Town From Barnum Museum Drive Places to stay People Typical home Safety
Bridgeport in town — 4 2 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins 152,273 $275K C Milford 8 mi northeast 10 min 18 11 hotels · 4 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park 53,606 $417K C+ Stratford 4 mi northeast 5 min 10 5 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 3 lodges & cabins 53,908 $372K B− Shelton 9 mi north 15 min 12 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins 42,880 $453K A− Norwalk 13 mi southwest 20 min 19 12 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground 94,508 $558K B Fairfield 4 mi west 5 min 5 4 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins 66,262 $781K B Brookhaven 25 mi southeast 40 min 58 30 hotels · 6 motels · 10 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 8 campgrounds · 1 RV park 496,410 $489K — Stamford 20 mi west 30 min 30 25 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds 139,535 $624K B−
Day trip from Straight-line miles.
Getting there Nearest airports with airline service
HVN Tweed New Haven 17 mi
ISP Long Island MacArthur 27 mi
HPN Westchester County 28 mi
LGA LaGuardia · major hub 45 mi
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Common questions
Visiting Barnum Museum Is Barnum Museum in Bridgeport? Yes. It’s inside Bridgeport, CT.
When is the best time to visit Barnum Museum? May, June, August, September and October, with highs of 65–82°.
How far is Barnum Museum from Oyster Bay and Islip? About 31 miles southwest of Oyster Bay and about 32 miles south of Islip, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Barnum Museum? Tweed New Haven (HVN), about 17 miles away. The nearest big hub is LaGuardia (LGA), about 45 miles.
What hotels are near Barnum Museum? Holiday Inn Bridgeport-trumbull-fairfield, An Ihg Hotel (0.2 mi), 1070 Hotel Llc (0.2 mi) and New Stratford Motor Inn (2.0 mi). 14 places to stay are within 4 miles.
From locals Tips from people in Bridgeport No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Bridgeport’s Town Square.
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