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
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
9 Main Street Bethlehem, CT, 06751 Phone: 203-266-7596
556 Route 169 Woodstock, CT Phone: 860-928-4074
735 Nod Hill Road Wilton, CT Phone: 203-834-1896
5774 Main Street Stratford, CT, 06614 Phone: 203-381-2046
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.
2299 South Street Coventry, CT Phone: 860-742-6917
211 Main Street Wethersfield, CT, 06109 Phone: 860-529-0612
500 Hawthorne Avenue Derby, CT Phone: 203-734-2513
77 Forest Street Hartford, CT, 06105 Phone: 860-522-9258
Beecher Stowe’s Victorian-era home hosts educational center
67 River Road, off Route 82 East Haddam, CT, 06423 Phone: 860-526-2336
55 South Main Street Suffield, CT Phone:
351 Farmington Avenue Hartford, CT, 06105 Phone: 860-247-0998
Visit the home where great writing was created
Junction Routes 14 and 169 Canterbury, CT, 06331 Phone: 860-546-7800
39 Strickland Road Greenwich, CT Phone: 203-869-6899
132 Main Street Ridgefield, CT, 06877 Phone: 203-438-5485
325 Pequot Avenue New London, CT, 06320 Phone: 860-443-0051
227 South Main Street West Hartford, CT Phone: 860-521-5362
Norwich Free Academy - 108 Crescent Street Norwich, CT, 06360 Phone: 860-887-2506
Centuries of treasures in a historic museum
487 North Brooksvale Road (Route 42) Cheshire, CT, 06410 Phone: 203-272-2743
800 Main Street Hartford, CT Phone: 860-522-6766
350 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT, 06475 Phone: 860-388-2622
corner of Main and Gold streets Hartford, CT, 06103 Phone: 860-337-1640
1 Elizabeth Street at Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT Phone: 860-236-5621
35 Mountain Road Farmington, CT, 06032 Phone: 860-677-4787
Information Center at 149 Elm Street New Haven, CT, 06510 Phone: 203-432-2300
165 Church Street New Haven, CT, 06510 Phone:
17 River Street East Haven, CT, 06512 Phone: 203-467-6927
120 White Street and Patriot Drive Danbury, CT, 06810 Phone: 203-778-8337
248 Old Whitfield Street Guilford, CT, 06437 Phone: 203-453-2457
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