The Drumbeat of Death Somers RIP, 2000? (Last site update 1999) 2019 Update: No, this wasn’t the 430th museum I visited. It was actually the 63rd. But I decided to roll these post-closure “visits” into my general Museum Visits list so I have one less list to worry about. I figure with the defunct visits, it … [Read more...]
Captain John Francis House Museum (Closed)
O My! Captain! You're Not a Captain! Wethersfield (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 Closed as a museum in 2018. O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all … [Read more...]
49. State Supreme Court
Supremely Interesting Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 While I have absolutely no factual basis upon which to state the following, I'm going to state it anyway: "Connecticut is the only state in the country where the state Supreme Court, State Library, and State History Museum are all housed under one … [Read more...]
47. Connecticut Legislative Office Building
There Oughtta Be a Law: Visit Museums Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 First, an aside regarding my awkward title. I have received more then a few emails pointing me to various articles about the impending demise of the Mark Twain House Museum - one of CT's most popular and important sites. While I'm … [Read more...]
46. State Capitol Building
Now That's a Capitol Idea! Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 What did YOU do with YOUR last half-day off from work? Golf? The beach? Nap? Bah - My son had a doctor's appointment around lunchtime so I decided to take a half day to enjoy the finest capitol building Connecticut has to offer. I never … [Read more...]
51. Housatonic Museum of Art
Bring Some Gin For This Housatonic Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) May 17, 2008 Housatonic Museum of Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. My first art museum! Finally! After only 50 other Connecticut museum visits! It's not that I've been purposely avoiding them... I did try to go to at least one other art … [Read more...]
429. The Hitchcock Museum
Sit Down for This One... Barkhamsted RIP, slow death 1997-2005 Since I put this page together and after the museum closed, the company was revived and continues to live on: The Hitchcock Chair Company I'm not into classic Americana furniture in the least, nor will I ever be. I'll take a Le Corbusier Chair or … [Read more...]
48. Connecticut Hall of Fame
Yay Connecticut! Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 Seriously. I could be accused of padding my museum visit numbers with this entry, but I'm not. While touring the State Capitol and the nearby Legislative Office Building (Way more interesting than it sounds) I was drawn and excited by a large sign … [Read more...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center
I Am Brook, Hear Me Roar! Canton (Google Maps Location) May 3, 2008 2013 Update: Five years later, we hiked the RBNC Trails! Another gloomy spring Saturday brightened by a trip to another nature center. This was only the fourth one thus far for this website and although they are all very similar, they do each … [Read more...]
Kidcity
Kidcity! Kid-Kid City! Middletown (Google Maps Location) March 2008 & January 2015 We've been back to Kid City a few times since our initial 2008 visit. I've added a few updates below the original write-up. As every parent knows, two-year-olds can be a fickle lot. And since Damian has his certain quirks, when … [Read more...]
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