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Butler-McCook House & Gardens
The Butler-McCook House & Gardens, built in 1782, served as home to four generations of a family. Come visit and explore American history on tours and hands-on activities.
HartfordTEL - 860-522-1806 Read More
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Learn about colonial village life, historical immigrant groups, government, and more. The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collects artifacts, manuscripts, books, and pamphlets dating back to the 1600s.
HartfordTEL - 860-236-5621 x232 Read More
Fire Museum
Home to the Connecticut Firemen’s Historical Society, the Fire Museum is located inside a 1901 wooden firehouse amidst the renovated red-brick mill buildings.
ManchesterTEL - 860-649-9436 Read More
Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum
Led by a docent, visitors can explore the history of The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion is a mid-19th century home and about life during the Victorian era and the Gilded Age.
NorwalkTEL - 203-838-9799 Read More
Nathan Hale Homestead
This site was home to state hero Nathan Hale, and his family. Learn about the everyday life of colonial families, about the Hale family’s ardent patriotism and the Revolutionary War.
CoventryTEL - 860-742-6917 Read More
Railroad Museum of New England
Experience the New England region’s rich railroad heritage through the museum’s educational exhibits and a ride on the Naugatuck Railroad, a fully restored 83-year-old coal-fired steam locomotive.
ThomastonTEL - 860-283-7245 Read More
Fairfield Museum
The Fairfield Museum offers walking tours, colonial life programs, and inquiry-based museum programs. The Museum’s permanent exhibit explores Fairfield’s history through six time periods.
FairfieldTEL - 203-259-1598
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
At the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, learn about the Abolitionist movement and Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and historic documents about 19th-century social issues.
HartfordTEL - 860-522-9258
Litchfield Historical Society
The Litchfield Historical Society collects and interprets the history of Litchfield from colonial times to the present at their museum, research library, and several historic sites.
LitchfieldTEL - 860-567-4501
Mark Twain House & Museum
The Mark Twain House & Museum offers interactive presentations about Twain, his life, times, and work. The museum also offers in school programs and teacher training and workshops.
HartfordTEL - 860-247-0998
Museum of Connecticut History
At the Museum of Connecticut History explore the history of Connecticut government, industry, and military history with the museum’s historic collection.
HartfordTEL - 860-757-6535
New England Air Museum
The New England Air Museum is a museum of aviation history has a wide selection of aviation and historical aircrafts with over 80 aircrafts, a collection of historic plane engines, instruments and more.
Windsor LocksTEL - 860-623-3305