category : Museums
Connecticut's 1662 Royal Charter, Colt collection of firearms, changing exhibits, portraits of Connecticut's governors. Permanent exhibit ?Connecticut Collections.?

Admission: Free.
Address: 231 Capitol Ave.
I-91 Capital Area Ex., I-84 Ex. 48B E/48W
Phone: (860) 757-6535

Come visit us in Hartford, Connecticut

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Behind the Scenes at The Bushnell

45-minute tour highlighting the center?

Hartford, CT Tours

Austin Arts Center

Annually presents over 40

Hartford, CT Arts

Pump House Gallery

Changing exhibits in a working Tudor-style pump house (1947)

Hartford, CT Arts

Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens

First municipal rose garden in the country;

Hartford, CT Gardens

Governor's Residence Tours

Elegant Colonial Revival home built in 1909 has served as the Residence to Connecticut's Governors and their families since 1945. Hour long guided group tours of 15

Hartford, CT Tours

Things to do Museums near Hartford, CT

The Children's Museum

Hands-on exhibits teach young children about science and nature. Live animals, energetic programs, astronomy and laser shows,...

New Britain Youth Museum

Exhibits of Americana, different cultures, children's artifacts, hands-on activities, puppet theater, prehistoric Connecticut...

Salmon Brook Settlement

1732 Abijah Rowe House; 1790 Weed-Enders House with museum store, genealogy library; 1870 Cooley School; 1914 tobacco barn wi...

The Connecticut Historical Society Museum

Award-winning, family-friendly, and educational exhibits, programs and events, plus a nationally significant library explore ...

Barnes Museum (c.1836)

Home of prominent local family for more than a century. Original furnishings, historical and genealogical library....

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