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271. Connecticut Trolley Museum

May 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Desire Named Streetcar East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 The Connecticut Trolley Museum's current slogan is, "Where History Moves You." And I think that's pretty great. For me and my boys, that slogan only has literal meaning; that is, we took a 3-mile historic trolley ride through the wilds of … [Read more...]

272. Connecticut Fire Museum

May 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop, Drop, and Roll Into This Museum Connecticut Fire Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 There are a lot of fire museums in Connecticut. Way more than you think - ten. Can you imaging how many fire museums there must be in, say, California? Probably nearly 100. Many of … [Read more...]

New England Air Museum

April 28, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Place is Fly New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks (Google Maps location) April 2012 The New England Air Museum (NEAM) is a monster. Easily one of Connecticut’s largest museums, writing up a visit is daunting. Writing up a visit with a tired and difficult Damian is impossible. So, dear readers, I’m sorry. … [Read more...]

273. CT Motor Coach Museum

April 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Put Me In Coach, I'm Ready To Play CT Motor Coach Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 13, 2014 Is there really a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? No, not really. Am I really writing a page on CTMQ pretending that there really is a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? … [Read more...]

Connecticut BioBlitz

March 10, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh" Multiple Locations (East Hartford for us) (Google Maps location) June 4, 2016 Do you want to know what my favorite part of Sweet's classic "Ballroom Blitz" is? It's how it begins: Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh Andy? Yeah Mick? Okay Alright fellas, let's go! As one named … [Read more...]

Derrin House

January 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

They're Practically Derrin' Me to Revisit Derrin House Museum, Avon (Location) November 2016 Connecticut museum visit #336. Is it fair to a fine historical preservation organization to visit one of their museums when it is more or less empty and gutted? Most would say no, I'd argue yes. Avon's Derrin … [Read more...]

300. Keeler Tavern Museum

January 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... Ridgefield (Google Maps location) September 12, 2015 2019 Update: A new visitor center has been added to this museum and barn and good for them! I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... This was my 300th Connecticut museum! Craziness! Who would ever have thought that there … [Read more...]

300th Museum Visit Celebration!

December 29, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Trois Cent à Bernards September 2015 When I think back to the naïve beginnings of CTMQ back in the 2006-07 timeframe, I never thought I’d visit 300 museums in little ol’ Connecticut, the third smallest state in the country. It wasn’t because I thought I couldn’t do it, it was because the thought of 300 museums … [Read more...]

389. Elton Tavern Museum

November 24, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Little Pink Houses, For You and Me Burlington (Google Maps location) June 9, 2018 Very few, if any, of you have stopped to think about all the Connecticut museums you've driven by a million times and have never visited. It's a refrain I hear all the time when people email me or speak with me about CTMQ. And it's … [Read more...]

314. Naugatuck Historical Society Museum

November 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Where "Giving Nauga a Noogie" Isn't Weird Naugatuck April 2, 2016 I rarely revisit museums. With so many hundreds of them around the state, it just isn't feasible. I often get emails informing me of a new exhibit at some long-ago visited museum, but what can I do? However, I will be revisiting the Naugatuck … [Read more...]