Connecticut is steeped in the history of our country's earliest days, beginning with the Colonial period, through the Revolutionary War and up to the present. CT welcomes visitors interested in historic homes and historic sites. Some historic sites are museums located in the homes of legendary writers like Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Families with kids interested in history will be fascinated by the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, locations of the Underground Railroad,museums honoring historic railways and trolleys, the Amistad Museum, and much more. Lighthouses on the shoreline and covered bridges in the inland Litchfield area also speak of the state's deep New England character.
Wealth of sites, activities celebrate town’s rich history
Buell Road Litchfield, CT Phone: 860-567-5694
Historic mansion offers summer tours; grounds for walking, picnicking, sledding
556 Route 169 Woodstock, CT Phone: 860-928-4074
9 Main Street Bethlehem, CT, 06751 Phone: 203-266-7596
275 Great Neck Road / State Route 213 Waterford, CT, 06385 Phone: 860-443-5725
Beautiful seaside gardens; Roman Classical Revival Mansion open for tours in summer
500 Hawthorne Avenue Derby, CT Phone: 203-734-2513
2299 South Street Coventry, CT Phone: 860-742-6917
67 River Road, off Route 82 East Haddam, CT, 06423 Phone: 860-526-2336
77 Forest Street Hartford, CT, 06105 Phone: 860-522-9258
Beecher Stowe’s Victorian-era home hosts educational center
735 Nod Hill Road Wilton, CT Phone: 203-834-1896
211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT, 06109 Phone: 860-529-0612
Mathews Park, 295 West Ave. Norwalk, CT, 06850 Phone: 203-838-9799
199 Elm Street New Canaan, CT, 06840 Phone: 203-594-9884
National Trust Historic Site honors architect Phillip Johnson.
351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT, 06105 Phone: 860-247-0998
Visit the home where great writing was created
5774 Main Street Stratford, CT, 06614 Phone: 203-381-2046
55 South Main Street Suffield, CT Phone:
132 Main Street Ridgefield, CT, 06877 Phone: 203-438-5485
487 North Brooksvale Road (Route 42) Cheshire, CT, 06410 Phone: 203-272-2743
Junction Routes 14 and 169 Canterbury, CT, 06331 Phone: 860-546-7800
Information Center at 149 Elm Street New Haven, CT, 06510 Phone: 203-432-2300
325 Pequot Avenue New London, CT, 06320 Phone: 860-443-0051
1 Elizabeth Street at Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT Phone: 860-236-5621
227 South Main Street West Hartford, CT Phone: 860-521-5362
39 Strickland Road Greenwich, CT Phone: 203-869-6899
165 Church Street New Haven, CT, 06510 Phone:
248 Old Whitfield Street Guilford, CT, 06437 Phone: 203-453-2457
800 Main Street Hartford, CT Phone: 860-522-6766
35 Mountain Road Farmington, CT, 06032 Phone: 860-677-4787
Norwich Free Academy - 108 Crescent Street Norwich, CT, 06360 Phone: 860-887-2506
Centuries of treasures in a historic museum
350 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT, 06475 Phone: 860-388-2622
corner of Main and Gold streets Hartford, CT, 06103 Phone: 860-337-1640
120 White Street and Patriot Drive Danbury, CT, 06810 Phone: 203-778-8337
17 River Street East Haven, CT, 06512 Phone: 203-467-6927
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