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Blue Slope Country Museum Inc.

138 Blue Hill Road
, CT
860 642 6413
860 642 4647 fax

www.blueslope.com

Museum provides uniquely fun & educational programs for groups of all ages Pre-K through the golden years. Additional activities include Summer Campfires and Square Dances, the October Fall Festival, and more. Check our website.

Chaplin Museum

1 Chaplin Street
, CT
860 455 9209

Items depicting 18th and 19th century family life special annual exhibit.

Connecticut River Museum

67 Main Street
, CT
860-767-8269

www.ctrivermuseum.org

Located on the waterfront in historic Essex, the Connecticut River Museum is the perfect place to explore the heritage and natural beauty of New England’s Great River. Interactive exhibits, schooner cruises and more!
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

Connecticut State Museum of Natural History

2019 Hillside Road
, CT
860 486 4460
860 486 0827 fax

www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center: Learn about Connecticut's cultural and natural history! Experience a wide array of exciting programs for all ages.

D'Elia Antique Tool Museum

21 Brook Road
, CT
860 423 2016
860 423 6508 fax

www.deliatoolmuseum.com

Over 1400 antique hand woodworking planes from 1750 to 1950. The collection of hand planes is probably the most ever assembled in one place.

Ellen Larned Memorial Building - Thompson Museum

PO Box 47
, CT
860 923 3776

www.thompsonhistorical.org

The Thompson Historical Society operates a Museum and Museum Shop on the venerable Thompson Common, near the intersection of Rt. 200 and Rt. 193 on Thompson Hill. The museum shop opens the first Saturday of every month from 10am to 2pm.

Gertrude Chandler Warner Museum

Union Square
, CT
860 963 0092

Author of the popular The Boxcar Children series, museum features original signed books, pupils silhouettes, and personal letters.

Husky Heritage Sports Museum


2384 Alumni Drive
, CT
860-486-1500

www.uconnalumni.com/alumni-center/sports-museum.html

A must for an UConn Huskies fan. The museum is not just dedicated to the successful basketball teams, but the championship-winning soccer team of 1948, field hockey teams of the 1980s and much more.

Leffingwell House Historic Museum

348 Washington Street
, CT
860 889 9440

www.leffingwellhousemuseum.org

Catch a glimpse of early 18th century life in the restored home of early industrialist Christopher Leffingwell.

Museum of Connecticut Glass Inc.

289 North River Road
, CT
860 633 2944

www.glassmuseum.org

The Connecticut Glass Museum, Rt. 44 Coventry, has scheduled May 19 at 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. for an outdoor (rain or shine) glass show, sale and an indoor exhibit. Check museum's web site for updates for schedules: www.glassmuseum.org.
Nathan Hale Homestead

Nathan Hale Homestead

2299 South Street
, CT
860 742 6917

www.ctlandmarks.org

The 1776 farmhouse highlights the family life and times of Connecticut's state hero. Annual Corn Maze runs August 15 to October 9.
Roseland Cottage

Roseland Cottage

556 Route 169
PO Box 186
, CT
860 928 4074
860 963 2208 fax

www.historicnewengland.org

Roseland Cottage, a National Historic Landmark, was built in 1846 in the newly fashionable Gothic Revival style. The grounds include a formal parterre garden and a private indoor bowling alley.
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum

Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum

1819 Route 32
, CT
860 848 0594

www.mohegan.nsn.us

The oldest Native American owned and operated Indian Museum in America. Come see the newly completed outside village with  bark covered Longhouse, Wigwam, fire pit, stockade fence and interactive shell path. Free admission.
U.S. Coast Guard Museum

U.S. Coast Guard Museum

15 Mohegan Ave
, CT
860 444 8511
860 701 6700 fax

www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/museum/MuseumIndex.html

The U.S. Coast Guard Museum spans the two hundred year history of America's premier maritime service. Current exhibitions include many of the highlights from the collection.
Windham Textile & History Museum and Visitors Center

Windham Textile & History Museum and Visitors Center

411 Main Street
, CT
860 456 2178
860 456 2178 fax

www.millmuseum.org

Preserving the experience of mill life in New England at the height of the Industrial Revolution.