The official rosters put 117 Minnesota institutions on one program or another, clustered in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth: 15 NARM, 9 ASTC Passport Program, 3 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 6 AHS Garden Network, 6 ACM, 54 Museums for All, 24 Time Travelers. Enter your ZIP in the lookup to sort them by distance with each program's rules applied. Rosters pulled 2026-09-05.
| Program | Minnesota rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 15 | 13% | Minneapolis (5) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 9 | 8% | Saint Paul (3) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 3 | 3% | Apple Valley (1) |
| AHS Garden Network | 6 | 5% | Saint Paul (1) |
| ACM | 6 | 5% | Mankato (1) |
| Museums for All | 54 | 46% | St. Paul (7) |
| Time Travelers | 24 | 21% | Austin (2) |
Minnesota has 9 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 36 possible pairs — and 16 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Nearest neighbors are Minnesota Children's Museum and Science Museum of Minnesota (0 mi); the widest gap, 199 mi, separates Headwaters Science Center from The Works Museum — far enough to qualify. It's measured twice — from your home science center and from your home address — in straight-line miles. How the ASTC rule works.
17 Minnesota institutions appear on two or more rosters — the ones where almost any card in your wallet works: Duluth Children's Museum (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All + ACM); Lake Superior Zoo (ASTC Passport Program + AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program + Museums for All); Minnesota Children's Museum (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All + ACM); Bell Museum (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All); Beltrami County Historical Society (Time Travelers + Museums for All); Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota (Museums for All + ACM); Great River Children's Museum (Museums for All + ACM); Headwaters Science Center (ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All); and 9 more.
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis |
| Walker Art Center | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum | Winona |
| ComoFriends/Como Park Zoo and Conservatory | Saint Paul |
| The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum | Moorhead |
| Museum of Russian Art | Minneapolis |
| Norway House | Minneapolis |
| The Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis |
| Rochester Art Center | Rochester |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul |
| Bell Museum | Saint Paul |
| The Bakken Museum | Minneapolis |
| Duluth Children's Museum | Duluth |
| Headwaters Science Center | Bemidji |
| Pavek Museum of Broadcasting | St. Louis Park |
| Lake Superior Zoo | Duluth |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | Saint Paul |
| Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication | St. Louis Park |
| The Works Museum | Bloomington |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Zoological Garden | Apple Valley |
| Como Park Zoo & Conservatory | Saint Paul |
| Lake Superior Zoo | Duluth |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Como Zoo and Marjorie McNeely Conservatory | Saint Paul |
| Glensheen, The Historic Congdon Estate | Duluth |
| Munsinger Garden & Clemens Garden | St. Cloud |
| The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | Chaska |
| Northland Arboretum | Baxter |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Duluth Children's Museum | Duluth |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | Saint Paul |
| SPARK, the Children's Museum of Rochester | Rochester |
| Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota | Mankato |
| Wheel & Cog Children's Museum of Hutchinson | Hutchinson |
| Great River Children's Museum | Saint Cloud |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Hennepin History Museum | Minneapolis |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St. Paul |
| Ramsey County Historical Society | Saint Paul |
| History Center of Olmsted County | Rochester |
| Beltrami County Historical Society | Bemidji |
| Freeborn County Historical Society | Albert Lea |
| Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County | Moorhead |
| Cook County Historical Museum | Grand Marais |
| Hormel Historic Home | Austin |
| McLeod Country Historical Society | Hutchinson |
No membership involved: a SNAP EBT card and photo ID get up to four people into these 54 Minnesota participants for free to $5, any normal day: American Swedish Institute · Mill City Museum (Minnesota Historical Society) · Minneapolis Institute of Art · Walker Art Center · Alexander Ramsey House (Minnesota Historical Society) · Duluth Children's Museum · Gale Family Library (Minnesota Historical Society) · Glensheen and 46 more. Program rules.
If you don't hold a qualifying card, 3 Minnesota institutions here still have verified free routes: Minnesota Zoo, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center. City guides: Minneapolis. And for the outdoors, see whether a Minnesota library card borrows a state park pass.
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15 Minnesota institutions are on the current NARM roster, including Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minnesota Marine Art Museum. It only works if your home membership is at the NARM tier; per-museum flags can exclude events or locals within 15 miles.
Yes — everywhere. Minnesota has 9 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 36 possible pairs — and 16 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. Nearest neighbors are Minnesota Children's Museum and Science Museum of Minnesota (0 mi); the widest gap, 199 mi, separates Headwaters Science Center from The Works Museum — far enough to qualify.
Yes: 54 Minnesota institutions participate in Museums for All, where a SNAP EBT card plus photo ID admits up to four people for free to $5 — no membership needed.