Barnum Museum
The Barnum Museum is a museum at 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
A museum inside Bridgeport
You can stay in Bridgeport
Barnum Museum is inside Bridgeport, which has 3,105 hotel and restaurant jobs, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
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 ↓
A day trip from Hempstead
Hempstead is about 43 miles southwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Bridgeport. Green months are the mild ones.
Barnum Museum
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
- 6.6K a year
Stay in Bridgeport, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Barnum Museum | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | in town | 3,105 | 149,153 | $275K | C |
| Stratford | 4 mi northeast | 1,535 | 52,790 | $372K | B− |
| Fairfield | 4 mi west | 4,252 | 63,416 | $781K | B |
| Trumbull | 7 mi north | 1,748 | 37,281 | $547K | C+ |
| Milford | 8 mi northeast | 3,266 | 52,684 | $417K | C+ |
| Easton | 9 mi northwest | 95 | 7,670 | $783K | A |
| Westport | 9 mi southwest | 2,400 | 27,528 | $1,405K | B+ |
| Shelton | 9 mi north | 2,080 | 41,889 | $453K | A− |
| Weston | 10 mi west | 133 | 10,396 | $997K | A+ |
| Woodmont | 11 mi east | 19 | 1,661 | $468K | — |
| Orange | 11 mi northeast | 1,594 | 14,315 | $492K | C− |
| Monroe | 12 mi north | 821 | 18,949 | $503K | A |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Barnum Museum
Other well-known places within 69 miles.
Big draw49 mi🌸 GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
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Big draw59 mi🏖 BeachConey Island
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Big draw52 mi🌸 GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Action Park: Joe Shlabotnik from Forest Hills, Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Modern Art: hibino, CC BY 2.0 · American Museum of Natural History: Gigi alt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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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 Brookhaven and Islip?
About 25 miles southeast of Brookhaven 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.
Where should I stay near Barnum Museum?
Bridgeport (in town, 3,105 hotel and restaurant jobs), Stratford (4 mi, 1,535 hotel and restaurant jobs) and Fairfield (4 mi, 4,252 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Bridgeport
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Bridgeport’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.