Your library card is a truly fantastic thing. Sure, you can use it to check out books or log in to a computer, but you can get so many other things with your library card, like free admission to several local attractions via Explore Passes. And we have two brand new Explore Passes for you to try out!
New Explore Passes
Find the passes on the Lucky Day shelf in our lobby. Explore Passes check out for three days, but you cannot hold them or reserve them for a specific date.
Bookworm Gardens
Bookworm Gardens is a vibrant and playful botanic garden inspired by children’s literature and located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Their mission is to inspire the love of books and nature in the young and young at heart. Over 75 books are represented in the Gardens, each with a corresponding laminated book to read and enjoy.
The Bookworm Gardens Explore Pass is good for free admission for up to two adults and an unlimited number of children under 18 living in their household.
Wisconsin Historic Sites
Get free admission to the following 12 Wisconsin historic sites & museums: Wisconsin Historical Museum, Old World Wisconsin, Black Point Estate and Gardens, Wade House, Circus World, Villa Louis, Stonefield, H.H. Bennett Museum, Reed School, First Capitol, Pendarvis, and Madeline Island Museum.
This pass is generously sponsored by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society.
The Wisconsin Historic Sites Explore Pass is good for free admission to any of the 12 historic sites & museums for two adults and children under 18 living in their household. The pass does not cover the price of the boat ride to Black Point Estate.
Other Explore Passes
Several other Explore Passes are available from your Library! Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Discovery World, Milwaukee Art Museum, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, and Mitchell Park Domes are yours to explore for free when you check out an Explore Pass from your Library.