We absolutely love Everwonder, I'm only sorry that my kids are starting to age out! One of our…read morefavorite things has been the early dismissal program, my daughter loves the option of going to play and explore versus coming home to watch me work. The staff and volunteers are very consistent and caring with the kids and most importantly make sure that everyone is safe. We spent many years visiting - since my 5th grader was still toddling! One piece of advice - Everwonder has lots of rooms, animals, and engaging activities. It's only fun for everyone if the parents / guardians are supervising the kids well and not letting them run off. I've seen some kids get kind of out of hand.

Edited to add response to their comment: We both certainly have very different opinions of what a…read morecalm demeanor looks like. She screamed at one of the parents in a nasty and unprofessional way and aggressively yelled at children when their parents weren't nearby, to the point that two of them were in tears, and one was sobbing so hard her mother had to console her and remove her from the building. As mentioned in my original review, accountability is not their strong suit. I'm happy with my decision not to return and will be sure to spread that message. During a time when everything is so expensive, I'd much rather spend my money elsewhere. We have visited many museums across Connecticut and have never been treated this way. The only reason we kept returning was because Ms. Robyn is an excellent educator. Other than that, the staff is horrible, and the place is falling apart. Everything is old and beat up. We are a homeschooling family that has participated in the museum's monthly classes for both Littles and Bigs, organized by our homeschool group for over a year. Unfortunately, we have consistently had negative experiences because of one staff member, Nicky Georgiano. Each time we visit, she approaches our children with a harsh and overly aggressive demeanor. While we always address any issues immediately, her behavior on November 5, 2025, was far beyond what is acceptable. As soon as we arrived, she started raising her voice at the children over small issues. When they built a fort using the museum's foam building blocks, she began shouting that someone could get hurt. We promptly had the children take the structure apart. However, just minutes later, she stormed down the hallway, pointing and reprimanding the children for running. Her tone and body language were excessively hostile and intimidating. Later, we received an email stating that Nicky had approached the children calmly, but that could not be further from the truth. In reality, she was the complete opposite of calm. She kept following our group throughout the museum, and what upset one of the children to the point of crying uncontrollably was when she yelled at them in a very aggressive manner. What made the situation worse was the director's handling of it. When I expressed my concerns, the director dismissed them, defended Nicky's actions, and insisted that "rules are rules" and "it's a liability." While I understand that safety is important, it does not excuse the poor treatment of visitors, especially children. Accountability and professionalism should be the standard, yet neither was demonstrated. It is also unsettling that staff members sit together in the office watching children on security cameras. This behavior is incredibly inappropriate and frankly very creepy. It is unfortunate because Ms. Robyn, one of the educators, is wonderful, and our children have always enjoyed her classes. However, the behavior of Nicky, along with the lack of leadership from the director, has completely ruined this experience for us. My family and I have decided not to return and will be taking our business elsewhere. Management, please review the many complaints regarding Nicky's behavior. She consistently creates a negative experience for families and is unsuitable for a children's environment.

PLACE offers a variety of art classes for all age groups. They have all year long classes including…read moresummer and spring camps for children. It's a great place for everyone to share their love for art and spark out their creativity. Would definitely recommend trying one of the classes!

I brought my family for drop-in ceramic painting on Mother's Day. I did call ahead to confirm…read morespace. They had one large table that I was able to reserve for eight of us. They have lots of tables for four or five people. You just drop in and they have a large amount of different ceramics that you can pick to paint. The price is on it. It's a flat rate whatever the price is that's all you pay. You take home your work the same day as the glaze is a no fire glaze. We were able to bring food and snacks and drinks and enjoyed our time together. They also have adult and child painting classes. I would definitely recommend coming by. They also do parties with a large room in the back as well..

This place is so fun! The owners actually work there and they are so nice and funny helping to make…read morethe experience even better! You can pick from a bunch of different things to paint and there is an area to pick whatever colors you want. There are a lot of colors. They clean the brushes and give a you a bunch to choose from. They have different things for different holidays. It seems like it would be such a cute date idea maybe Valentine's Day or even just a girl's night out. It was my first time doing something like this and I lobed it!

I saw that Experiment VR opened a new location in North Haven, not far from where I live, and…read moredecided to give it a try! While I had never been to a VR arcade before, I have used an Oculus headset in the past and so I more or less knew what to expect. The staff member working at the time, Scott, was extremely friendly and helpful, and gave me an overview of all the different games that were available to play. For Room-Scale VR, they have 30, 60, 90, or 120 minute play times. I paid for 30 minutes, which was $28. I started off with an archery game called Elvin Assassin, where I had to defend a castle from orcs who were invading. I felt like Robin Hood, it was so fun! Next I played a Rythmatic 2 game (which was similar to Beat Saber) where I had to use light sabers to slash beats of music as they flew toward me. This one also required some shuffling back and forth, and I was honestly a little out of breath by the time I finished! I ended with a game called Ragnarock, which was another music game where you're sailing on a viking ship and need to pound drums with giant hammers to the sound of the beat. I was able to play all three games within the 30-minute session. I had a really fun time and can't wait to go back! I would highly recommend for a night out with friends, birthday party, etc.

This was my first time at a virtual reality arcade, and we had so much fun! I was already familiar…read morewith VR before visiting, since both my dad and fiancé have their own headsets. I thought it was so cool to have the ability to play multiplayer games with our friends where we could actually see each other in-game, and they had an awesome selection of games to choose from (100+!). My favorite part was getting to do the racing similar with my fiancé. It felt so real, and the feeling of accelerating was so cool! I wasn't sure how I would do since I have a pretty bad history of motion sickness, but I was surprisingly fine. Xperiment VR makes a great family outing or date night, and would definitely be a great place for birthday parties!

Beautiful park to walk around and see some history. Dogs are welcomed too. They have a beautiful…read morerose garden. Also sunken garden is cool too.

Recent pumpkin fest and less recent car shows were both excellent! Such a great asset for our town…read moreand region!

My 11 year old son and I decided to spend an hour at the Vault on a hot summer afternoon. We had an…read moreamazing time in turn"Free Roam" section, playing 4 VR games. Our favorite was a spirited game of one v one laser tag that took place in Japan...although my son beat me all 3 rounds! The staff was wonderful at assisting us when we had questions and ensuring we were we having a great time (we definitely did!) The building itself is an amazing renovation of an old bank. Great party space. Thrilled this is part of Seymour Main Street! We plan to be back with more of my son's friends. He even shared that it would be a great place for his 12th Birthday! Thanks to the Vault Staff for such a fun time.

Huge thank you to Griz and Joe for letting us play extra tonight!! First time there and it was a…read morelot of fun. They are taking temps and making sure things and peoples hands are clean so check mark on that box. The VR sets were comfortable and play was great - can talk to others who are in your game too!! If you have more than a few ppl (6 maybe?) you can have the entire place to yourself for $30 pp - great idea for next time - and there will DEF be a next time!!! Highly recommend it folks!! Play zombies - you won't regret it!!!!!!!

This fair is not very big and it did not have blooming onion. It did have a very nice beer garden…read moreand the beer and wine and Ciders were 8 and $9 with a really good poor. There was cute vendors everywhere and even a farmers market. There are pig races and lots of different animals. You could feed the goats and ride on the ponies if you're a child. There was parking close to the event but when that parking was full you had to go through the parking and then to another parking lot and then either take a shuttle or walk. There was parking nearby for a fee if you didn't want to wait in the line. I got fried dough with sauce and powdered sugar and a bottle of water for $10 which I didn't think was too bad. It's a nice small fair to start off the fair season. The entry was about $13 each to get in before the fee.

The North Haven Fair us always a great local festival. They had over 10 food trucks, animals,…read morevendors and crafts. There was live music in multiple locations and shows. Can't forget the carnival games and rides. I, of course, had to get some fried dough! What's a trip to the dairy without it?! We has gorgeous weather and ended the day at the wine/beer tent.

This place randomly showed up on my Facebook feed, and it looked interesting, so I checked it out…read more I'm not exactly into trolleys and/or trains, but it looked fun, and it was cheap to do. Anyway, you take a short trolley ride, with really not much scenery other than some bald eagle nesting posts. Then you ride back and stop at a site with other vintage trolleys. A neat thing is the seats switch back and forth depending on which way you're going. At the beginning is also a mini museum which you can check out before/after your ride. It's a fun hour or so; one ticket gives you unlimited rides for that day, so it really is a good value.

"Someday I will be in California Go to places movie stars…read morehave been Hollywood and trolley cars and oranges And palm trees bending in the wind" (Chuck Berry) Want to do something different and kind of cool? Take a ride into the past at the Shore Line Trolley Museum. Your adventure begins in the middle of a residential neighborhood at the Sprague Visitor's Center- it's the ticketing office, museum and gift shop. But the real adventure begins just outside the Center's front door where you see a set of train tracks. Hop aboard a 103-year-old trolley car and take a 1.5-mile scenic ride through a salt marsh, past the sandstone quarries, cross over from East Haven into Branford, see a few osprey nests, and spend a half hour or so at the trolley barn for a lesson on the museum's collection of street railway vehicles. There are nearly 100 vintage transit vehicles on site. Our tour guide was a delightful fellow named J. Calvin, and he was a wealth of knowledge as he spoke about the history of public transport, the difference between trolley cars, street cars, and cable cars. We stopped at about a dozen vehicles for a briefing including a horse drawn car and a mail car. We also saw a very chilling exhibit - a NYC subway car that was trapped under a pile of rubble in a tunnel connected to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It was in perfect condition and after excavation was sent to Shoreline. I have to give another shoutout to our tour guide who did a great job interacting with the children in our group and made one little boy's day when he asked him to push a button on a pole, to engage the flashing lights, clanging bells and gate for a train crossing.