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Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Stree, Old Lyme, CT 6423 860.434.5542 |
After the shipbuilding and merchant trade had all but flickered out at the end of the 19th century, artists who came to be known as the American Impressionists took a fancy to this area. They received encouragement, patr... more
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Bush-Holley House Museum 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob, CT 6807 203.869.6899 |
The overall objective was to engage visitors in the history of this place and time to provide a platform for local history and education programs. Heritage Landscapes documented and planned for a landscape that would por... more
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main St., Hartford, CT 6095 860.278.2670 |
The sheer quality and range of fine and decorative arts at the Wadsworth Athenum Museum of Art place it among the dozen greatest art museums in teh United States. Its world-renowed collections include Hudson River School... more
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Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 6501 203.432.5050 |
Head to the third floor and work your way down, especially if a raucous school group has just entered. Up at the top are dioramas with stuffed animals in various environments: bighorn sheep, Alaskan brown bears, bison, a... more
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Barnum Museum 820 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 6614 203.331.1104 |
I stopped by the Barnum Museum on the way back to Pennsylvania from visiting family in CT. It's convienant to find as it is visible from 95 and signs navigate you around the one way streets. Parking seemed...
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center 110 Pequot Trail, Mystic, CT 800.411.9671 |
A $139-million trickle of the floods of cash washing over southeastern Connecticut and its resurgent Indian Nation has been diverted to create this museum. Opened in 1998 to substantial fanfare, it has justified the hoop... more
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New England Carousel Museum 95 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, CT 6786 860.585.5411 |
A magnificent display of carousel art and history, great exhibits, fine art galleries, a Museum of Fire History, restoration department, and great fun-filled experience for families. Well educated...
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Stepping Stones Museum for Children 303 West Ave, Norwalk, CT 6853 203.899.0606 |
This is a great place for children from toddlers to elementary school ages. Your children have fun while they learn about how to be healthy, weather, the rainforest, etc. It is also great for birthday...
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New England Air Museum Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT 6082 860.623.3305 |
Vintage aircraft, engines and other aeronautical history exhibits fill two large buildings at the international airport. Check out our planes, helicopters, gliders, ultralights, missiles, rockets, and engines. Or try one... more
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Connecticut Children's Museum 22 Wall St, New Haven, CT 6473 203.562.5437 |
An ingenious, interactive, hands-on museum for ages three to 10, kids can also play steel drums and compose music on a magnetic wall In the "Musical Room," become bean counters, donning green visors at a kidney... more
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