Connecticut Museums & Tourism

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The State of Connecticut has a variety of museums, visitor centers, and cultural attractions in the following counties. Before visiting a museum listed on this page, be sure to check its address and hours of operation by visiting its website or contacting it. The museum may have relocated or closed, and hours of operation may be irregular. Tourist information is available at your fingertips by clicking on the Connecticut county name you are interested in visiting.

Museum of Connecticut History in Hartford, Connecticut

Museum of Connecticut History, Hartford, Connecticut

Each county is suffixed by a parenthesized value, indicating the number of listings in that county.

Connecticut Counties

• Fairfield (13)
• Hartford (25)
• Litchfield (3)

• Middlesex (3)
• New Haven (7)
• New London (8)

• Tolland (6)
• Windham (3)

Fairfield County

Barnum Museum
820 Main Street
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Map
1-203-331-1104
Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Map
1-203-372-3521
Danbury Railway Museum Inc
120 White Street
Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Map
1-203-778-1836
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
IVES Charles Birthplace Museum
5 Mountainville Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Map
1-203-778-3540
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Military Museum of Southern New England
125 Park Avenue
Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Map
1-203-790-9277
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Map
1-203-869-0376
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Bruce Museum Seaside Center
Tods Point
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Map
1-203-637-3515
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
New Canaan Historical Society Museum House
33 Oenoke Rdg
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 Map
1-203-966-5598
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Norwalk Museum
41 North Main Street
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 Map
1-203-866-0202
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
303 West Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06850 Map
1-203-899-0606
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art
258 Main Street
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 Map
1-203-438-4519
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Keeler Tavern Museum
132 Main Street
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877 Map
1-203-438-5485
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.
Wilton Historical Society Heritage Museum
224 Danbury Road
Wilton, Connecticut 06897 Map
1-203-762-7257
Located in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area.

Hartford County

Avon Historical Society Museum
3 East Main Street
Avon, Connecticut 06001 Map
1-860-678-7621
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Farmington Valley Visitors Association
5 East Main Street Suite 3
Avon, Connecticut 06001 Map
1-860-676-8878
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Berlin Historical Society Museum
305 Main Street
Berlin, Connecticut 06037 Map
1-860-828-5114
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
American Clock & Watch Museum
100 Maple Street
Bristol, Connecticut 06010 Map
1-860-583-6070
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Family Center Museum
110 Church Street
Bristol, Connecticut 06010 Map
1-860-582-7021
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Imagine Nation Children's Museum
1 Pleasant Street
Bristol, Connecticut 06010 Map
1-860-314-1400
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Canton Historical Museums
11 Front Street
Canton, Connecticut 06019 Map
1-860-693-2793
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Old Newgate Prison Museum
115 Newgate Road
East Granby, Connecticut 06026 Map
1-860-653-3563
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Connecticut Trolley Museum
58 North Road
East Windsor, Connecticut 06088 Map
1-860-627-6540
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Unionville Museum
87 School Street
Farmington, Connecticut 06032 Map
1-860-673-2231
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Connecticut Historical Society Museum
1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Map
1-860-236-5621
Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau
1 Civic Center Plaza Bsmt
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Map
1-860-728-6789
Greater Hartford Tourism District
31 Pratt Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Map
1-860-244-8180
Trash Museum at Crra Visitors Center
211 Murphy Road
Hartford, Connecticut 06114 Map
1-860-247-4280
New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
191 Farmington Avenue
Kensington, Connecticut 06037 Map
1-860-827-9064
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Lutz Children's Museum
247 South Main Street
Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Map
1-860-643-0949
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Manchester History Museum
175 Pine Street
Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Map
1-860-647-9983
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06052 Map
1-860-229-0257
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Youth Museum of New Britain
30 High Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06051 Map
1-860-225-3020
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Plainville Historic Center
29 Pierce Street
Plainville, Connecticut 06062 Map
1-860-747-6577
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Friends of Dinosaur Park Association
400 West Street
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 Map
1-860-257-7601
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Liberty Bell Museum
63 Brookwood Drive Apt B
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 Map
1-860-571-2996
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Barnes Museum
85 North Main Street
Southington, Connecticut 06489 Map
1-860-628-5426
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Huntington House Museum
289 Broad Street
Windsor, Connecticut 06095 Map
1-860-688-2004
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
New England Air Museum
Bradley Internationa
Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096 Map
1-860-623-3305
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.

Litchfield County

Sloan Stanley Museum
Flanders
Kent, Connecticut 06757 Map
1-860-927-3849
Located in the Torrington area.
James Morris Museum
4 North Street
Morris, Connecticut 06763 Map
1-860-567-5036
Located in the Torrington area.
Lock Museum of America
230 Main Street
Terryville, Connecticut 06786 Map
1-860-589-6359
Located in the Torrington area.

Middlesex County

Clinton Tourist Information Center
49 East Main Street
Clinton, Connecticut 06413 Map
1-860-669-8500
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
CT River Valley & Shoreline Visitors Council
393 Main Street
Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Map
1-860-347-0028
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Kidcity Children's Museum
119 Washington Street
Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Map
1-860-347-0495
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.

New Haven County

Trolley Museum New Haven
17 River Street
East Haven, Connecticut 06512 Map
1-203-467-6927
Located in the New Haven-Milford area.
Whitfield State Historical Museum
Whitfield
Guilford, Connecticut 06437 Map
1-203-453-2457
Located in the New Haven-Milford area.
Eli Whitney Museum
915 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517 Map
1-203-777-1833
Located in the New Haven-Milford area.
Golden Age of Trucking Museum
1101 Southford Road
Middlebury, Connecticut 06762 Map
1-203-577-2181
Located in the New Haven-Milford area.
Connecticut Children's Museum
22 Wall Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Map
1-203-562-5437
Greater New Haven Convention & Visitors Bureau
59 Elm Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510 Map
1-203-777-8550
Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, Connecticut 06511 Map
1-203-432-5050

New London County

Colchester Historical Society Museum
24 Linwood Avenue
Colchester, Connecticut 06415 Map
1-860-537-4230
Located in the Norwich-New London area.
Submarine Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake Road
Groton, Connecticut 06340 Map
1-860-694-3174
Located in the Norwich-New London area.
Fun Center Tourist Center
6 Hendel Drive
Mystic, Connecticut 06355 Map
1-860-536-9142
Located in the Norwich-New London area.
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
625 Williams Street
New London, Connecticut 06320 Map
1-860-443-2545
New London Maritime Society Custom House Museum
150 Bank Street
New London, Connecticut 06320 Map
1-860-447-2501
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
409 Main Street
Niantic, Connecticut 06357 Map
1-860-691-1111
Located in the Norwich-New London area.
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371 Map
1-860-434-5542
Located in the Norwich-New London area.
Lighthouse Museum Stonington Historical Society
7 Water Street
Stonington, Connecticut 06378 Map
1-860-535-1440
Located in the Norwich-New London area.

Tolland County

Nathan Hale Homestead Museum
2299 South Street
Coventry, Connecticut 06238 Map
1-860-742-6917
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Special Joys Doll Shop & Museum
41 North River Road
Coventry, Connecticut 06238 Map
1-860-742-6359
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Somers Historical Museum
9 Battle Street
Somers, Connecticut 06071 Map
1-860-749-5735
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Tolland Jail Museum & Historical Society
52 Tolland Green
Tolland, Connecticut 06084 Map
1-860-870-9599
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.
Vernon Historical Society Museum
734 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon Rockville, Connecticut 06066 Map
1-860-875-4326
Located in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford area.

Windham County

Huntington Homestead Museum
36 Huntington Road
Scotland, Connecticut 06264 Map
1-860-456-8381
Located in the Willimantic area.
CT Eastern Railroad Museum
55 Bridge
Windham, Connecticut 06280 Map
1-860-456-9999
Located in the Willimantic area.
Windham Textile & History Museum
157 Union
Windham, Connecticut 06280 Map
1-860-456-2178
Located in the Willimantic area.