Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
← Attractions Connecticut Museum of Culture and History CMCH houses a genealogy research center, a library, and a museum where you can walk a really interesting timeline of Connecticut history. Photos lovingly borrowed from Connecticut Historical Society. VISIT THEM 1 Elizabeth StreetHartford, CT 06105 (860) 236-5621 Facebook-f Instagram Desktop
Connecticut Old State House
← Attractions / Shops & Services Connecticut’s Old State House It was the site of the Amistad Trials, sits on the site of the first witch-hanging in America (55 years before Salem), and has a museum with a two-headed calf, and a two-headed pig in a jar. Photos lovingly borrowed from CT Old State House. […]
Mark Twain House & Museum
← Attractions Mark Twain House & Museum Mark Twain lived here for almost twenty years and some of his best-known works, including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were actually written in this house. Photos lovingly borrowed from Mark Twain House & Museum. VISIT THEM 351 Farmington AvenueHartford, CT 06105 (860) 247-0998 Facebook-f Instagram Desktop
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
← Attractions Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (and Twain’s next door neighbor), Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in this house for over twenty years. Photos lovingly borrowed from Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. VISIT THEM 77 Forest StreetHartford, CT 06105 (860) 522-9258 Facebook-f Instagram Desktop
Museum of Connecticut History
← Attractions Museum of Connecticut History With a massive display of early Colt firearms and other amazing historical treasures, this museum, located in the Connecticut State Library, is free and open to the public. Photos lovingly borrowed from Museum of Connecticut History. VISIT THEM 231 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106 (860) 757-6535 Facebook-f Desktop
Ancient Burying Ground
← Attractions Ancient Burying Ground The ABG is the oldest historic site in Hartford. How old? 1640 old. Still another 130 years of being a British colony old. Its the final resting place of some of Hartford’s founders and luminaries of the era. Photos lovingly borrowed from Ancient Burying Ground. VISIT THEM 60 Gold StreetHartford, […]
Butler McCook House & Garden
← Attractions Butler McCook House & Garden Visit this museum to see how Main Street has evolved over the last 189 or so years. They also have an actual samurai suit on display. (Samurai suit not worn on Main Street.) Photos lovingly borrowed from Butler McCook House & Garden. VISIT THEM 396 Main StreetHartford, CT […]
Connecticut State Capitol
← Attractions Connecticut State Capitol Learn the history of the Capitol Building, visit the Hall of Flags, view items important to state history, and you can even observe the proceedings of the General Assembly. Photos lovingly borrowed from the Connecticut State Capitol. VISIT THEM 210 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0222 Desktop
Hartford History Center
← Attractions Hartford History Center More than 50,000 books, trade publications, postcards, photographs and memorabilia, they’ve also got revolving exhibits and guest speakers that rotate monthly. It is located on the third floor of the Hartford Public Library. Photos lovingly borrowed from Hartford Public Library. VISIT THEM 500 Main StreetHartford, CT 06103 (860) 695-6297 Facebook-f […]
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch
← Attractions Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch Designed by Hartford architect George Keller (whose ashes are interred along with his wife’s inside the arch). Bushnell Park Foundation Guides offer free tours of this beautiful Civil War memorial. Photos lovingly borrowed from Bushnell Park Foundation. VISIT THEM 15 Trinity StreetHartford, CT 06106 Facebook-f Instagram Desktop