”Oh Fireman, There’s Somethin’ Smoking Hot On the Beach!” Portland (Google Maps location) November 29, 2014 2019 Update: This museum has closed. I’m the rare writer who starts pages with an aside. I'm pretty sure that makes me a bad writer, but don’t tell anyone. Anyway, if you live in Connecticut and have … [Read more...]
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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Chartering the Oak Hartford (Google Maps location) January 2011 (& Others) The museum was "rebranded" from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History in August 2023. I’m a planner. Some would accuse me of being obsessive, but I don’t think I’m that bad. I just … [Read more...]
279. Washington Art Association & Gallery
Oh My Stars (Hollow)! Washington (Google Maps location) October 25, 2014 Have you ever been to Washington Depot? Like, specifically Washington Depot? Because Washington is made up of Washington Green, Marbledale, Woodville, and New Preston, but Washington Depot is the tiny little “downtown” with the post office … [Read more...]
The California Raisins, Gumby, and CelebriDucks Museums
A Singing Raisin, a Green Blob of Talking Clay, and a CelebriDuck Enter a Museum... Cheshire (Google Maps location) September 6, 2014 [I have stolen two pictures - the good ones - from BuzzFeed for this page, because I didn't know these museum existed within the larger museum until after I visited.] CTMQ’s … [Read more...]
268. Railroad Museum of New England
A Train? In THOMASton? Thomaston (Google Maps location) June 1, 2014 I have to preface this page with something very, very rare here on CTMQ. A Mommy/Lifestyle/Foodie/Shill-Blogger Disclaimer! The very thing I hate. So bear with me as a choke this out: I received free entrance onto the Naugatuck Railroad … [Read more...]
269. Highland Package Beer Can Museum
Yes I Can! Waterbury (Google Maps location) June 7, 2014 Some museums take hours to enjoy. Some take five minutes. The Beer Can Museum, located along the upper walls of the Highland Package Store in the Town Plot section of Waterbury would be the latter. Before I delve into my amazing experience at this … [Read more...]
234. Tarrywile Mansion
Tarry Here Wile I Poke Around Danbury (Google Maps location) June 22, 2012 Ah, another one of these places... Museum? Or not a museum? Well, the simple fact that you are reading these words on this page tell you that I’ve deemed it a museum. Though not really. But sort of. It’s just like the … [Read more...]
Cheney Homestead Museum
Back on the Cheney Gang, Yeah-eah eah Cheney Homestead Museum, Manchester (Location) June 2012 Connecticut museum visit #233. I hate to admit the following, but I feel I must: I probably only experienced 70-80% of this museum. I was barely able to listen to the docent. And my pictures are terrible at … [Read more...]
Keeney Schoolhouse Museum
Keenish Keeney Schoolhouse Museum, Manchester (Location) June 2012 Connecticut Museum visit #232. As I always do on Connecticut Open House days, I try to get to a few rarely open museums. Earlier in the morning, I made it up to the East Granby Historical Society Museum by myself. Then I went home, collected … [Read more...]
231. East Granby Historical Society Museum
Circle the Wagons and Check it Out East Granby (Google Maps location) June 9, 2012 I’ll be honest up front: The most interesting thing about this museum was not the museum at all, but learning that a trail connects the museum/town complex with the Metacomet Trail high up on the ridge to the west. The museum sits … [Read more...]
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