A Pinetum Among an Aboretum Dinosaur State Park Arboretum/Pinetum February 2024 For my page on the Dinosaur State Park Museum, go here. If you just want the Trackway National Natural Landmark, go here. And if you're here for the trails, go here. Many, many years ago when I listed the arboretums I felt were … [Read more...]
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens
Bart Lett's Go! Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford April 2022 One of my good friends grew up in North Stamford and over the many years of writing CTMQ, she has asked once or twice if I'd been to Bartlett Aboretum yet. She hasn't lived in the US for over a decade but this place was very close to her childhood home and I … [Read more...]
Holy Apostles College
Holy Snappers Holy Apostles College & Seminary Cromwell Y'know... every so often you do something weird. And if by "you" I mean me, it's more than "every so often." Case in point: "Hey boys, let's go check out the fun at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell!" The poor dears had no idea what any of … [Read more...]
Rockfall Foundation & Col. C.S. Wadsworth Living Museum
The Rockfall Files Middletown (Google Maps location) May 2011 Connecticut museum visit #204. Perhaps you're not old enough to remember the show that my title alludes to, but if not I have a slightly newer pop culture reference for a secondary title: "Trees Glorious Trees!" Remember those "Cheese, … [Read more...]
Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves
Biology, Paleontology, and Geology This is a big page with lots of stuff. Outdoor stuff. You won't find nature or Audubon centers here, as they are on the massive museums list. I'll let you sort out whatever else you're looking for. Animals (Aquaria, Zoos, Hatcheries, Wild & Weird Animals) Farms Worth … [Read more...]