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69. Beardsley Zoo

November 18, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

OceLotta Fun! Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 Connecticut only has one zoo, thankfully. You see, Hoang and I do have ethical issues with zoos - especially ones that don't go full bore trying to best replicate the animals' natural environs. But, on the other hand, we both love seeing animals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Birds, Bridgeport, Calvin, Carousels, Damian, Fairfield County, Giant Goofy Things, Greenhouse, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Zoos

67. Weed-Enders House

November 6, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Totally Smokin' Weed-Enders, Man Granby (Google Maps Location) July 27, 2008 2015 update: See first comment below - this place has changed a bit. As part of our four part museum tour of the Salmon Brook Historical Society's properties in Granby, I was granted a peek inside the Weed-Enders House. While it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, Granby, Hartford County, Historic Houses, salmon brook historical society, Tiny Museums

60. Brookside Farm Museum

October 23, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

You'll Always Be the Thomas Avery House To Me... You'll Always Be the Smith-Harris House To Me... You'll Always Be The Brookside Farm Museum To Me East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 In 2018, The Smith-Harris House became the Brookside Farm Museum, with the tagline "Cultivating the Story: Avery, Smith … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: East Lyme, historic house museums, Historic Houses, New London County, Town History

62. Somers Historical Society Museum

October 21, 2008 by Steve 7 Comments

Somerstime, and the Livin' is Easy Somers (Google Maps Location) June 28, 2008 My visit up to Somers was perhaps one of my most random forays ever done for this website. One fine Saturday I remember just putting Damian down to nap and telling Hoang I had to just "go." When you have a special needs child and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, Somers, Tolland County, Town History

72. New Britain Youth Museum

October 14, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Youth of Today New Britain (Google Maps Location) September 27, 2008 Growing up, I was mostly influenced by my older brother. In the early to mid-eighties, he (and therefore, I) started getting into punk and hardcore music. I was never a social outcast or anything, I was simply drawn to the hard, fast, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Children's Museums, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford County, Hoang, New Britain

432. Submarine Library and Museum (Closed)

October 11, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

A Sinking Ship Submarine Library and Museum, Middletown RIP 2003 It is downright silly of me to attempt to write about this defunct museum. It shuttered its windows with the passing of its lone curator, Ben Bastura. And from all I can gather from the internet, Mr. Bastura was quite a figure. I will simply copy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Middlesex County, Middletown, Military History, Nautical History

58. Thomas Lee House Museum

October 8, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Nice, But Where's the Stripper Pole? East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 No stripper pole? No weird swing above the bed? No music studio? It stands to reason that ol' Thomas Lee was called Tommy by his mates. So you can't blame me for thinking I was going to a museum built in honor of Mr. Pam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: East Lyme, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, New London County

73. New Britain Local History Room

October 2, 2008 by Steve 26 Comments

Fafnir for the Common New Britain Man New Britain (Google Maps Location) October 1, 2008 Update: I likely wouldn't include this place in my list of museums now, but I did in 2008, so here we are. Being married to a woman who grew up in New Britain from the tender age of two until I married her 29 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Hartford County, Libraries, New Britain, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums, Town History

71. The Lewis Walpole Library

September 28, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Shhh! It's a Secret Library Museum! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 24, 2008 My 71st museum marks a milestone: My first "private tours given by appointment only" visit. How exciting! At least now I know I can handle them, as there are many others or so that require such TLC. And such tours are to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Art, Colleges & Universities, Farmington, Free Museums, Hartford County, Libraries, Yale

70. Carousel Museum at the Beardsley Zoo

September 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

I Went Around and Around With This One Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 I did not know there was a "carousel museum" at the Beardsley Zoo until I saw a sign there stating such. After poking around inside I never really saw "museum" type things. And even after Googling it at home for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Bridgeport, Carousels, Damian, Fairfield County, Hoang

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