Fun
In
New
England
- Connecticut
Fun
In
New
England
- Connecticut
Museums in Greater HartfordTotal found in this region of Connecticut: 27American 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 adult... 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 W... 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... 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 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 ... 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... 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 av... 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 ... 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... Keeney Memorial Cultural Center 200 Main Street Wethersfield, CT Type: History Local history museum run by the Wethersfield Historical Society 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 Museum of Connecticut History 231 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT Type: History Part of the Connecticut State Library 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 ... 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; Adm... 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... 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 "dedi... 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 dresse... 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, Sen... 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 W... The Children's Museum 950 Trout Brook Drive West Hartford, CT Type: Childrens, Science A museum of science and nature for children; Features hands on science and nature exhibits, a digital full dome planetarium, and... The Mark Twain House & Museum 351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT Type: Historic House The former house of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), an American author who wrote over 30 books; the house has a very unique lavish ... Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut 115 Pierson Lane Windsor, CT Type: Technology Museum of the history of radios and other electronics such as phonographs, telephones, televisions, computers, telegraph, and co... Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street Hartford, CT Type: Art First public art museum in the United States; 19th & 20th century American paintings Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum 98 Summer Street (corner of Center Street) Bristol, CT Type: Other Status: Seasonal Props, costumes, and wax figures from classic horror and science-fiction movies, and the artwork of Cortlandt Hull; Only on disp... |