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Experiences in CT

Curated local experience providers on the ASTRO Network — tours, charters, museums, food, the arts, and events worth remembering.

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American Museum of Tort Law
Winsted, CT
The American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, CT, focuses on tort law, which protects and compensates people injured by wrongdoers. It presents famous tort cases such as Liebeck v McDonald's, The Tobacco Cases, and Ford Pinto. The museum also explores contemporary issues like PFAS toxicity claims, AI product liability, and artificial stone silicosis litigation.
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Andrews Homestead Museum
Meriden, CT
The Andrews Homestead Museum is a traditional New England salt-box house, built around 1760, and is one of Meriden's oldest houses. It preserves early construction details such as a great fireplace, original paneling, and wide floorboards. The museum also displays exhibits on Meriden's industrial past and a large doll and toy collection.
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Thankful Arnold House
Haddam, CT
The Thankful Arnold House Museum features the Wilhelmina Ann Arnold Barnhart Memorial Garden, redesigned in the late 1980s in the Colonial Revival style. The garden showcases over 50 varieties of herbs, many used for cooking, medicine, dyeing, and fragrance, similar to those Thankful Arnold would have used around 1830. Visitors can also see a small bed with vegetables common in the early 1800s. This garden has been recognized by the National Home Gardening Club.
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Stanley-Whitman House Museum
Farmington, CT
Stanley-Whitman House is a National Historic Landmark House and museum in Farmington, CT. It serves as a living window into Connecticut’s colonial past. Visitors can experience life as early settlers lived it within the authentic historic house and its period gardens. The house celebrated its tercentenary in 2020.
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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Norwalk, CT
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT, is a National Historic Landmark. This historic home is experienced through guided tours. It is an award-winning institution recognized as an irreplaceable treasure.
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Kidcity Children's Museum
Middletown, CT
Kidcity Children's Museum is designed for early childhood, specifically for ages 1 to 7. It provides a place for little kids and their grown-ups to play pretend together. The museum focuses on family engagement through imaginative play.
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Florence Griswold Museum
Old Lyme, CT
The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, is known as the home of American Impressionism. It explores art, history, and nature, showcasing the art of Connecticut in the spirit of the Lyme Art Colony. Visitors can view various exhibitions and collections, including the Griswold House painted panels like The Fox Chase.
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Kellog Eddy House & Museum
Newington, CT
The Kellogg-Eddy House & Museum in Newington, CT, is a two-story Georgian-style home built in 1808. It features fancy columns, a glass fanlight, two large chimneys, and original woodwork including detailed fireplaces and wall paneling. The house also displays items from Newington’s past as a museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Storrs, CT
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry offers unique exploration of puppets and material performance through its collection of over three thousand puppets and archival resources. The museum presents exhibitions, performances, workshops, and programs about puppetry from around the world.
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Stony Creek Museum
Stony Creek, CT
Stony Creek Museum collects, archives, maintains, and exhibits manuscripts, pictures, objects, artifacts, memorabilia, and items to the public. These exhibits reflect the history, culture, and community of Stony Creek, Connecticut and the Thimble Islands.
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Mystic Museum of Art
Groton, CT
A cultural hub in scenic Mystic featuring rotating exhibitions alongside a permanent collection of artworks. The museum offers studio classes, workshops, and camps for artists of all ages and skill levels across various media. Educational programming and gallery talks provide opportunities to engage with contemporary and historical artists.
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Norfolk Historical Society Museum
Norfolk, CT
The Norfolk Historical Society Museum features a current exhibition on The Architecture of Norfolk. Visitors can explore how Norfolk has changed through historic maps and learn about its architecture by browsing places on the Historic Walking Tour. The museum also offers an online archive of artifacts, documents, and historic images.
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Cornwall Historical Society
Cornwall, CT
The Cornwall Historical Society preserves and provides access to resources and materials related to the history of Cornwall and its people. It also offers educational programs for visitors of all ages and produces exhibitions.
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Greenwich Historical Society
Greenwich, CT
The Greenwich Historical Society is a museum in Greenwich, CT. Visitors can tour the Bush-Holley House, which highlights experiences during the American Revolution. The museum also offers exhibition tours of Fashioning America: 250 Years of Greenwich Style. Its Permanent Collections Gallery features items from the Cos Cob art colony, including ceramics by Leon Gambetta Volkmar.
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Woodcock Nature Center
Wilton, CT
Woodcock Nature Center in Wilton, CT, focuses on nature, education, and hiking. Visitors can explore its trails and join various programs. These offerings include nature art activities and guided hikes.
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Lutz Children's Museum
Manchester, CT
The Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester, CT, offers an immersive experience for visitors. It features hands-on exhibits and interactive play areas designed to spark curiosity and ignite imagination. Most activities are created for children aged two to ten, providing a fun-filled journey of discovery and learning.
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Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill
Chester, CT
The Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill in Chester, Connecticut brings local history to life within the walls of a beautifully restored...
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New London County Historical Society
New London, CT
Founded in 1870, the New London County Historical Society is the oldest historical organization in eastern Connecticut. Headquartered in the historic Shaw Mansion since 1907, the society houses a vast collection of cultural artifacts and archives. It shares New London County’s history with researchers and the community through tours and educational programs.
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The Shore Line Trolley Museum
East Haven, CT
The Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT, is the oldest continuously running suburban trolley line in the USA. Visitors can ride authentic trolley cars and experience the history of electric rail transportation. The museum features exhibits and a collection of over 90 historic trolley and transit vehicles. A museum store is also available.
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Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Stonington, CT
Hours & Admission Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic CT 06355 At our woodland sanctuary in coastal Mystic, you'll discover our natural-history museum's forest, wetland and meadow displays depicting southeastern Connecticut’s unique habitats and wildlife. Browse the exhibits in preparation for a hike along our trails, and visit several species of rehabilitated hawks
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Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Norwalk, CT
Stepping Stones Museum for Children features carefully designed hands-on experiences that ignite curiosity and spark imagination. The museum offers puppetry programs, educational activities for children, and a variety of interactive exhibits exploring the world around them.
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Connecticut Trolley Museum
East Windsor, CT
Located in East Windsor, CT, the Connecticut Trolley Museum is dedicated to the preservation of electric railway history. Visitors can learn about this history and see projects such as the restoration of the museum's 1948 Torrington trolley, Connecticut Company 3001.
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Groton Monument House Museum
Groton, CT
The Monument House Museum, built in 1830, originally served as the monument caretaker’s house. The Daughters of the American Revolution began meeting there in 1894, later adding the Memorial Annex in 1906 for their growing collection. The museum displays artifacts from the Battle of Groton Heights and other periods of Groton’s history. Visitors can see a Revolutionary War exhibit, a model of Fort Griswold, and the "Attention Universe" stained glass window.
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Windsor Historical Society
Windsor, CT
The Windsor Historical Society is a museum in Windsor, CT, dedicated to preserving and sharing the community's artifacts and stories. Visitors can explore an object display of Windsor’s history called Bridging Centuries, Bridging Cultures. The society also features historic houses, including the Strong-Howard House and the Chaffee House.
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ASTRO Network Geography

American Museum of Tort Law

Andrews Homestead Museum

Thankful Arnold House

Stanley-Whitman House Museum

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Kidcity Children's Museum

Florence Griswold Museum

Kellog Eddy House & Museum

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Stony Creek Museum

Mystic Museum of Art

Norfolk Historical Society Museum

Cornwall Historical Society

Greenwich Historical Society

Woodcock Nature Center

Lutz Children's Museum

Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill

New London County Historical Society

The Shore Line Trolley Museum

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Connecticut Trolley Museum

Groton Monument House Museum

Windsor Historical Society