CONNECTICUT - Litchfield/Northwest

Chronicles industrial, social and cultural history of the town, Victorian parlor exhibit, local research library. 1853 Nova Scotia School House. Admission: Free.

Artifacts and art from 10,000 years ago to the present; indoor longhouse exhibit, changing exhibits, gift shop. Outdoor simulated archaeological site, trails, replica of a 17th-century Algonkian village. Admission: Adults, $4; seniors, $3.50; children age 5-16, $2.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. British cannonball embedded in its exterior, souvenir of 1777 battle. Late 18th-century furnishings; guides in Colonial costume. Garden with reflecting pool. Gift shop. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors, $3; children under age 12, $2.

Changing exhibits on local history and historical art. The society also maintains a library and offers wares in a gift shop. Admission: $3 adults, children under 16 are free.

Exhibits chronicle the industrial history of the Naugatuck Valley as well as its social, architectural and cultural past. Period settings, decorative arts, furniture, 19th- and 20th-century art, changing exhibits. Cafe, museum shop. Admission: Adults, $4; Children under age 16, free.

Life-size interior dioramas with military vehicles and equipment. Large collection of models and dioramas depicting World War II scenes. Outdoor exhibits of tanks and heavy material. Gift shop. Admission: Adults, $4; seniors, children, and active-duty military member, $2.

Main gallery contains works by artists Ralph Earl and Richard Jennys, Connecticut furniture, New Milford pottery. Boardman Store (1796). Knapp House (c.1810). Special events; research on local history and genealogy. Admission: Adults, $3; students, $2.

Hands-on children's museum focusing on local iron industry and individuals who shaped the American Revolution. Adjacent to site of the first iron blast furnace (1762), built by Ethan Allen. Admission: Suggested donation, adults, $5; seniors and students, $3.

This museum features a collection of woodworking tools, dating from the 17th century. The ruins of the Kent Furnace, in use through the 19th century are also found on the grounds. Admission: Adults, $4; seniors, $3; children, $2.50; under age 6, free.

Facility containing over 36 antique trucks from the early 1900s through 1960s, antique boats, trucking memorabilia, photographs, and publications. Hands-on children?s area, library, movie, art gallery, gift shop, picnic area. Admission: Adults, $8; seniors, $7; children age 3-16, $5; family, $20.

Permanent exhibit on the history of Connecticut clockmaking and the Industrial Revolution, housed in an 1801 mansion. Largest collection of American production clocks on display. Many clocks striking hourly. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors, $4; children, $2.

Founded in 1954, the Brookfield Craft Center promotes and preserves the skills and values of fine craftsmanship, creativity, and good design. The Multiple Gallery Gift Shop features craftwork by hundreds of artisans. The center’s six buildings span the banks of the Still River at Halfway Falls. Admission: free.

One of two branches of this unique museum. Exhibits feature antique carousel horses, miniature carousels, and a historic carving shop. Exhibits represent the finest pieces of antique carousel art in existence. The Bristol Center for Arts and Culture features three galleries that include fine art exhibits. The Museum of Fire History displays fire department and firehouse memorabilia. Gift shop. Admission: Adults, $5; seniors, $4.50, children age 4-14, $2.50

Museum dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of antique machinery from our rich industrial and agricultural past. Areas of focus include Agricultural equipment and mechanical farm implements, The Cream Hill Agricultural School, Internal Combustion Engines, Industrial steam power, Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science, Narrow gauge railroad. Admission: Adults, $3; children under age 12, free.

Late 18th- and early 19th-century furnishings in the John and Mary Rider House (1785). Local hatting industry exhibits in John Dodd Shop (1790). Research library, gift shop. Birthplace (5 Mountainville Rd., c.1829) of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Ives. Contralto Marion Anderson studio. Admission: Adults, $6; seniors, $5; children, $2; under age 5, free.

This museum is set in Union Station, restored to its appearance as it was in 1903. Inside visitors will find antique railroad cars, railroad artifacts and memorabilia, and changing exhibits. Train rides of varying lengths are scheduled throughout the year. Admission: Adults, $6; children age 5-12, $4.

Built in 1775, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, featuring furniture, paintings, photographs, textile collection, hands-on history room for children, changing exhibits. Admission: free.

Local history museum in c.1781 house with changing exhibits. 1908 library includes Connecticut Room with state, local, and geneaological books. Admission: Donation.