Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum, history museum, and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was founded in 1890 by businessman, politician, naturalist, and collector Franklin Fairbanks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: natural history museum in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, USA
- Also known as: “Fairbanks Museum”, “Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Library”, and “fairbanksmuseum.org”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Johnsbury Athenaeum and St. Johnsbury Historic District.
Saint Johnsbury Athenaeum
Library
The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum is a combined library and art gallery, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The building in which it is housed is architecturally and historically significant because of its construction. Saint Johnsbury Athenaeum is situated 760 feet south of Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.
St. Johnsbury Historic District
Historic site
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The St. Johnsbury Historic District encompasses much of the historic civic and commercial center of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Representing a significant expansion of the Railroad Street Historic District and the St. St. Johnsbury Historic District is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Railroad Street Historic District and Passumpsic.
Railroad Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Railroad Street Historic District encompasses a cluster of commercial and railroad-related buildings at the traditional late 19th-century heart of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Passumpsic
Hamlet
Passumpsic is an unincorporated village in the town of Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 5 and the Passumpsic River 3 miles south of St. Johnsbury. Passumpsic has a post office with ZIP code 05861. Passumpsic is situated 3 miles south of Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.
Danville
Village
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Danville is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,335 at the 2020 census. The primary settlement in town is recorded as the Danville census-designated place and had a population of 385 at the 2020 census. Danville is situated 6 miles west of Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
- Categories: natural history museum, planetarium, science museum, nonprofit organization, and education
- Location: St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to French—“Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Fairbanks Muzeo kaj Planetario”
- French: “Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium”
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