Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

118 woodland acres; includes New England working farm, hiking trails, picnic area, Nature's playground, boardwalk (accessible to wheelchairs), galleries for interactive exhibitions with hands-on area for children, two stores, special events, planetarium. Observatory Fri. evenings (

Palace Theatre, Stamford Center for the Arts

Designed by noted theater architect, Thomas Lamb, presenting theater, music, dance, and comedy;

SoundWaters Community Center for Environmental Edu

Stamford Historical Society Museum

Permanent and changing exhibits, principally local history. Research and genealogy library. Hoyt-Barnum House (c.1699), 713 Bedford St., restored blacksmith?

First Presbyterian Church