Fun In New England - Connecticut

Museums in Lower CT River Valley

Total found in this region of Connecticut: 8
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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...


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 boardin...


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 So...


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 ...


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 pub...


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; featu...


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; ...


The Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate
421 Wadsworth Street
Middletown, CT
Type: Historic House
Former home of Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth; built from 1908 to 1911; mansion and site was restored from 1996 to 1999 by the Ci...