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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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Hartford
TEL - 860-522-1806
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Financial Support GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Hartford
TEL - 860-236-5621 x232
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Manchester
TEL - 860-649-9436
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Norwalk
TEL - 203-838-9799
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Coventry
TEL - 860-742-6917
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Thomaston
TEL - 860-283-7245
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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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Family CONNECTICUT
Fairfield
TEL - 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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Hartford
TEL - 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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Litchfield
TEL - 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.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Hartford
TEL - 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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities. COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family CONNECTICUT
Hartford
TEL - 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.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool CONNECTICUT
Windsor Locks
TEL - 860-623-3305
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