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Total Museums Found In Connecticut: 70next> last>> Allis-Bushnell House 853 Boston Post Road (Route 1) Madison, CT Type: Historic House House built in 1785; Sold to the Madison Historical Society in 1920, who used it as their headquarters until 2010; "Currently the property is open to members and to the public for occasional special events throughout the year." American Clock and Watch Museum 100 Maple Street Bristol, CT Type: Technology A museum of American clock & watchmaking with emphasis on Connecticut; Over 5500 timekeeping devices; Admission fee $6 for adults and $3 for children (as of 2019); Parking lot on Woodland Street Bruce Museum 1 Museum Drive Greenwich, CT Type: Art Regional museum featuring art and science exhibits; Renovated in 1992-93 Buttolph-Williams House 249 Broad Street Wethersfield, CT Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal One of the oldest surviving houses in Wethersfield; Built circa 1711; Restored to its colonial era appearance; Operated by the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Canton Historical Museum 11 Front Street Canton, CT Type: History Features "a reconstructed 19th century general store, post office, barber shop, and blacksmith shop… housed on three floors in one of the original Collins Axe Company buildings"; Displays include two huge detailed model railroad dioramas, tools, a hand pulled fire apparatus, old medical instruments, a Civil War casket, and Victorian era clothes, furnishings, and toys. Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House 40 Palmer Street Stonington, CT Type: Historic House The Captain Palmer House is a 16-room mansion built in 1852-54 for brothers Nathaniel and Alexander Palmer. Nathaniel Palmer was a boat captain and seal hunter and in 1820 he was the first American to sight Antarctica. The house is filled with memorabilia related to the brothers' lives. Parking is available at the Woolworth Library next door Childrens Museum of Southeastern Connecticut 409 Main Street East Lyme, CT Type: Childrens A 5000 square foot hands-on, interactive, educational facility for young children and their families; Features the Discovery Room, Toddler Land, and 2 outdoor playspaces; Geared towards children ages 1 to 9, but there are exhibits for older children too; Parking in back Connecticut Civilian Conservation Corps Museum 166 Chestnut Hill Road (Route 190, Shenipsit State Forest) Stafford, CT Type: Other Status: Seasonal Located at the Shenipsit State Forest Headquarters; No parking fee Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street Essex, CT Type: History A museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Connecticut River and its importance to maritime travel; Collections include paintings, photographs, models, tools, navigation instruments, and yachting trophies; Located in an 1878 steamboat warehouse Connecticut Science Center 50 Columbus Boulevard Hartford, CT Type: Science Interactive exhibits and programs emphasizing current & practical science of all fields; for children and adults Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Road (Route 140) East Windsor, CT Type: Technology Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Natural History Museum 109 Pequotsepos Road New London, CT Type: Science Nature center museum on a 200 acre site with 7 miles of trails; Nearby is the Coogan Farm and John E. Avery Welcome Center and Nature Center Store at 162 Greenmanville Ave.; Trails open dawn to dusk are free East District School Museum 365 Washington Street Norwich, CT Type: Other, School Former 1798 schoolhouse Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street Old Lyme, CT Type: Art A museum exploring early 20th century American art and the Lyme Art Colony that was centered at Miss Florence Griswold's boardinghouse; The focus is on American Impressionism; The property features the Florence Griswold House (self-guided), the Krieble Gallery, an Education Center, the gardens and grounds, and a cafe; Open year-round Garbage Museum 1410 Honeyspot Road Ext Stratford, CT Type: Other General Mansfield House 151 Main Street Middletown, CT Type: Historic House Built about 1810; later occupied by General Mansfield (a Civil War hero); headquarters and museum of the Middlesex Historical Society since 1959; restored in 1997 Gillette Castle 67 River Road (Route 82) East Haddam, CT Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal Located in Gillette Castle State Park; Built by William Gillette (1853-1937), a famous actor, stage manager, and playwright who starred as Sherlock Holmes on stage; Gillette designed the castle himself; Tours available for a fee; Grounds open year-round Greater Middletown Military Museum, Inc. PO Box 842 Middletown, CT Type: Military An organization; Not an actual museum; holds veterans events and collects military memorabilia and documents "to educate the public about the sacrifices and contributions of members of the Armed Forces"; meets monthly at American Legion Post 75 Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest Street Hartford, CT Type: Historic House The Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Library; Mrs. Stowe was an author who lived 1811-1896 and is famous for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery book which contributed to the Civil War Henry Whitfield State Museum 248 Old Whitfield Street Guilford, CT Type: Historic House A house built in 1639 for Henry Whitfield, a Puritan minister. It is the oldest stone house in New England and the oldest house in Connecticut. Guests can go on a self-guided tour of the house. There is a Visitor Center with a gift shop where you can also buy admission tickets to the house. There is also a Education Building with hands-on activities and historical exhibits. Hurlbut-Dunham House 212 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal A historic house built in the 1790s where Captain John Hurlbut lived in 1804; The house has been restored to the period when the Dunham family lived there from 1907 to 1935; Tours originate at the Keeney Memorial next door; Admission is free, but donations are appreciated Imagine Nation 1 Pleasant Street Bristol, CT Type: Childrens "A Museum Early Learning Center" for children ages 2 to 8; 3 floors; 12 different hands-on learning studios; Workshop classes available; They also run a preschool; Parking entrance at the back on Upson Street (one-way); Days and hours vary by season; Admission: $10 per person (2019), children under 1 are free Isaac Stevens House 211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: Historic House Historic house built by a leatherworker named Isaac Stevens in 1788; It has been furnished to depict the life of a middle class family in the 1820s-30s; The second floor features a gallery of toys, dolls and doll houses. The house is part of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Jillson House Museum 627 Main Street Windham, CT Type: Historic House A granite house built circa 1824; Headquarters for the Windham Historical Society Joseph Webb House 211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: Historic House Historic house built in 1752 for Joseph Webb; In 1781 it was the site of a military conference between General George Washington and French commander Rochambeau regarding the final campaign of the Revolutionary War; The house is part of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Keeney Memorial Cultural Center 200 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: History Local history museum run by the Wethersfield Historical Society Kellogg Environmental Center Division Street Derby, CT Type: Science Located in Osbornedale State Park; "a place for teachers, students, families and community leaders to learn about and experience the natural environment" [from website] Kidcity Children's Museum 119 Washington Street Middletown, CT Type: Childrens Opened in 1998 and expanded in 2003; for ages 1-8; "hands-on playspace where children... Learn through play"-from website; features various exhibits/play areas Leffingwell House Museum 348 Washington Street Norwich, CT Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal A house originally built around 1675 and later expanded and used as an inn in the 1700s Lutz Children's Museum 247 South Main Street Manchester, CT Type: Childrens Children's museum of culture, history, and the natural sciences; hands-on learning; also operates the Oak Grove Nature Center Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street New London, CT Type: Art "The Museum houses a fascinating collection of over 15,000 objects from ancient times to the present; artworks from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, with particularly strong collections of American paintings, decorative arts, and Victorian toys and doll houses." - facebook; There are also 11 acres of gardens and a trail Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center 110 Pequot Trail Ledyard, CT Type: History, Cultural Status: Seasonal A museum featuring 85,000 square feet of indoor exhibits on the history and culture of the Mashantucket Pequots Tribal Nation (Native Americans), other tribes, and the region's natural history; Also has a cafe and gift shop; Outside the museum is a farmstead and hiking trails; Admission $20/$12 for adults/children as of 2015; Large visitor parking lot past the museum Medad Stone Tavern Museum 197 Three Mile Course Guilford, CT Type: History A tavern built in 1803 that did not open for 200 years; It is now run as a museum by The Guilford Keeping Society; May or may not be open to the public at this time Military Historians Museum North Main Street Westbrook, CT Type: Military Large collection of American military uniforms and insignias from 1775 to the present; Some military vehicles; Research center; Free admission Museum of Connecticut History 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT Type: History Part of the Connecticut State Library Museum of Industrial History 31 Kent Cornwall Road (Route 7) Kent, CT Type: Technology, History Status: Seasonal Museum of the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association "dedicated to the preservation, restoration and operation of antique machinery from America's rich industrial past"; Also a Mining Museum; Admission fee is by donation (special event fees may apply) Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities 800 Main Street (Old State House) Hartford, CT Type: Other Recreations and real modern specimens of Joseph Steward's original Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities (1797-1822); located on the second floor of the Old State House; includes a calf with two heads, the horn of a unicorn, preserved & stuffed animals Museum On The Green 1944 Main Street (Hubbard Street, Green Park) Glastonbury, CT Type: History Main museum for the Historical Society of Glastonbury; Displays related to the early development of the town of Glastonbury; Admission is Free Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue (Route 27) Stonington, CT Type: History Features a re-created 19th century maritime village, tall ships and other historic boats (that you can board), Preservation Shipyard, Exhibits and Galleries, Planetarium, Children's Museum, Discovery Barn, and Playscape Area; Parking lots across and down the steet New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street New Britain, CT Type: Art The museum's permanent collection holds about 12,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and illustrations by American artists; Highlights include colonial and federal portraits, nineteenth-century still lifes, Impressionist art, modernist art, abstract art, and the Low Illustration Collection. New England Air Museum 36 Perimeter Road, Bradley International Airport Windsor Locks, CT Type: Technology Aviation history; Many antique and classic airplanes and exhibits on display New England Carousel Museum 95 Riverside Avenue (Route 72 West) Bristol, CT Type: History, Art "One of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces in the country" [quote from website]; A non-profit organization "dedicated to the acquisition, restoration, and preservation of operating carousels"; Founded in 1990; Features a working carousel; Second floor features the Museum of Fire History and art exhibits; Location is also home to The Bristol Center for Arts and Culture Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society 227 South Main Street West Hartford, CT Type: Historic House Built built c.1748; National Historic Landmark; birthplace of Noah Webster, the writer of the American Dictionary; guides dressed in period clothing; reported to be haunted Old State House 800 Main Street Hartford, CT Type: History 1796 National Historic Landmark Oliver Ellsworth Homestead 778 Palisado Avenue Windsor, CT Type: Historic House Status: Seasonal Historic house built in 1740; Residence of Oliver Ellsworth from 1782 to 1807; Ellsworth was an American lawyer, politician, Senator, and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and also helped write the U.S. Constitution Osborne Homestead Museum Division Street Derby, CT Type: Historic House Located in Osbornedale State Park; home of the Osborne & Kellogg family which owned many factories and the farms the state park is now located in Putnam Memorial State Park Museum Route 107 (Intersection of Route 58) Redding, CT Type: History Site of the Continental Army's 1779 winter encampment under the command of General Israel Putnam; features a museum and reconstructed log buildings; offers picnicking, pond fishing, interpretive trail, youth group camping, ice skating Roseland Cottage 556 Route 169 Woodstock, CT Type: Historic House 1846 Gothic Revival style house that was the former summer home of Henry Chandler Bowen and family; Large Fourth of July celebrations were held here in the 1870s and attended by US presidents and other famous people; Today the ornate gardens and furnished interior are a historical landmark. "The estate includes an icehouse, aviary, carriage barn, and the nation's oldest surviving indoor bowling alley." There is a Arts and Crafts show each year in mid-October at the house. Silas Deane House 203 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: Historic House Historic home of Silas Deane, a prominent American politician and diplomat during the Revolutionary War; It is now part of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and has been restored to its appearance in the mid-to-late 1700s Slater Memorial Museum 108 Crescent Street (Norwich Free Academy) Norwich, CT Type: Art Paintings, decorative art, and statues (some re-creations) from the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa; Admission $3 for Adults, $2 Students (as of 2015) next> last>> |
