The official rosters put 218 Ohio institutions on one program or another, clustered in Columbus, Cleveland, Akron: 54 NARM, 10 ASTC Passport Program, 7 AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program, 20 AHS Garden Network, 9 ACM, 83 Museums for All, 35 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 | Ohio rows | Share | Biggest cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
| NARM | 54 | 25% | Cleveland (7) |
| ASTC Passport Program | 10 | 5% | Cleveland (2) |
| AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program | 7 | 3% | Akron (1) |
| AHS Garden Network | 20 | 9% | Dayton (2) |
| ACM | 9 | 4% | Lancaster (1) |
| Museums for All | 83 | 38% | Akron (8) |
| Time Travelers | 35 | 16% | Wapakoneta (2) |
Ohio has 10 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 45 possible pairs — and 14 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. The closest pair: Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Great Lakes Science Center, 4 miles apart. The farthest: Cincinnati Museum Center and OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology at 247 miles, which does clear the rule. Both legs count: your home science center and your home address each have to be 90+ miles away. How the ASTC rule works.
32 institutions in Ohio sit on multiple rosters, which makes them the safest bets for a reciprocal visit: Boonshoft Museum of Discovery (ASTC Passport Program + AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program + Museums for All + ACM); Cleveland Museum of Natural History (NARM + ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All); Kingwood Center Gardens (NARM + Museums for All + AHS Garden Network); McKinley Presidential Library & Museum (NARM + ASTC Passport Program + Museums for All); Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums (NARM + Time Travelers + AHS Garden Network); The Works | Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology (NARM + Time Travelers + Museums for All); Wood County Museum (NARM + Museums for All + AHS Garden Network); American Sign Museum (NARM + Museums for All); and 24 more.
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum | Cleveland |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Cincinnati |
| Columbus Museum of Art | Columbus |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo |
| Columbus Museum of Art**, 614-221-6801: 614-221-4848 (24-hr info) Columbus, German Village Society | Columbus |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum | Columbus |
| Ohio Designer Craftsmen | Ohio Craft Museum | Columbus |
| Ohio History Center & Ohio Village | Columbus |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| COSI (Center of Science and Industry) | Columbus |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Dayton |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland |
| Imagination Station | Toledo |
| COSI | Columbus |
| Imagination Station, Toledo | Toledo |
| McKinley Presidential Library & Museum | Canton |
| OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology | Youngstown |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati |
| Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | Cleveland |
| Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | Columbus |
| The Toledo Zoo | Toledo |
| Akron Zoological Park | Akron |
| The Wilds | Cumberland |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Dayton |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens | Columbus |
| Ohio State University Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens | Columbus |
| Holden Forests & Gardens - Cleveland Botanical Garden | Cleveland |
| Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens | Akron |
| The Stanley M. Rowe Arboretum | Cincinnati |
| Cox Arboretum MetroPark | Dayton |
| Wegerzyn Gardens Foundation | Dayton |
| Metroparks Toledo - Ellen Biddle Shipman Garden | Toledo |
| Metroparks Toledo - Toledo Botanical Garden | Toledo |
| Kingwood Center Gardens | Mansfield |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| COSI | Columbus |
| The Children's Museum of Cleveland | Cleveland |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Dayton |
| Buckeye Imagination Museum | Mansfield |
| AHA! A Hands-On Adventure | Lancaster |
| Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery | Athens |
| Children's Museum of Findlay | Findlay |
| Scioto County Children's Museum, Inc. aka Candyland Children's Museum | Portsmouth |
| Institution | City |
|---|---|
| Ohio History Center | Columbus |
| Baseball Heritage Museum | Cleveland |
| Dunham Tavern Museum & Gardens | Cleveland |
| Cincinnati History Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center | Cincinnati |
| Toledo History Museum | Toledo |
| Clark County Historical Society - The Heritage Center | Springfield |
| McKinley Presidential Library and Museum | Canton |
| The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art, & Technology | Newark |
| Decorative Arts Center of Ohio | Lancaster |
| Granville Historical Society | Granville |
For SNAP EBT cardholders, 83 Ohio participants charge between nothing and $5 per person, up to four people, during normal hours: Central Ohio Fire Museum · Columbus Museum of Art · COSI - Center of Science and Industry · Kelton House Museum & Garden · National Veterans Memorial and Museum · Ohio History Center & Ohio Village · Orton Geological Museum · Wexner Center for the Arts and 75 more. Program rules.
Beyond membership cards, 12 Ohio institutions on this site have verified free-admission routes: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, COSI, CMNH, moCa Cleveland, Cleveland Botanical Garden and 6 more. City guides: Cincinnati, Cleveland. Outdoors, check the Ohio library state-park pass situation.
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54 Ohio institutions are on the current NARM roster, including Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, Cincinnati 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. Ohio has 10 ASTC science centers on the map, forming 45 possible pairs — and 14 of those pairs sit inside 90 miles of each other, so members of one can't use the other. The closest pair: Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Great Lakes Science Center, 4 miles apart. The farthest: Cincinnati Museum Center and OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science & Technology at 247 miles, which does clear the rule.
Yes: 83 Ohio 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.