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275. The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village

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275. The Dinosaur Place at Nature’s Art Village

Digging Into Your Wallet Montville (Google Maps location) June 15, 2014 I'm wavering. Do I spend three paragraphs lamenting the prices at this place or do I celebrate the fact that Connecticut has an honest-to-goodness tourist trap? Actually, I think I can do both. And for the record, I don't consider our few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Hoang, Montville, New London County, Outdoor Museums, video

Northwest Park Dinosaur Hut

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Northwest Park Dinosaur Hut

Me Brontes? Eubrontes Northwest Park, Windsor This is the type of thing that makes me happy that I’ve expanded upon the state’s somewhat silly and touristy “CT Dino Trail.” My trail has the dino stuff you have to work for, not just the overpriced museums with escalators and such. Oh, no. You have to hike a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs, Hartford County, Northwest Park, Windsor

Northwest Park v.Windsor

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Northwest Park v.Windsor

Dams, Dinosaurs and a Dump Northwest Park, Windsor January 19, 2013 This page is a beast because Windsor’s Northwest Park is a beast. I say that as a compliment… this place is a gem and I’m fortunate that it’s so close to my home. Not only that, it is very near my older son’s special needs school and as a result, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Northwest Park, Windsor

270. East Windsor Academy Museum

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270. East Windsor Academy Museum

It's Not All Academic East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 East Windsor is funny. Depending on how you count such things, there are either 9 museums or 2. Note: if you say two, you're not qualified to be a CTMQ reader. There are two "complexes" of museums in town; the Trolley Museum complex has three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, East Windsor, east windsor historical society, Free Museums, Hartford County, Industrial History, Town History

380. Wells Dinosaur Haven

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380. Wells Dinosaur Haven

Oh Well(s) Montville, (Google Maps location) March 30, 2018 This little place is super cool and the artist that created it is super cool. My kids thought it was super cool. I want to be sure you understand this before you continue... For the Wells Dinosaur Haven has clearly seen better days. Heck, it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Free Museums, Montville, New London County, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums

359. Old Town Hall Museum

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359. Old Town Hall Museum

Shakin' All Over Enfield (Google Maps location) June 11, 2017 I am confident in saying that The Old Town Hall Museum is the crown jewel of Enfield. One could argue that the LEGO North American headquarters is the true gem in town, but it’s not exactly open to everyone. So I’m sticking with this place; a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs, Enfield, enfield historical society, Free Museums, Hartford County, Religulous, Town History

309. Powder Hill Dinosaur Park

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309. Powder Hill Dinosaur Park

"If The Shoe Fits, It Must Be From Footprints" Middlefield (Google Maps location) January 16, 2016 Of course this isn’t a museum. But we’re all past that issue on this website by now, aren’t we? I know I am... and really, isn’t that all that matters? Really? Heck, this postage stamp of a park hardly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Cool Rocks, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Free Museums, Historic Rocks, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Outdoor Museums

TSTL’16.1: Dinosaur State Park

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TSTL’16.1: Dinosaur State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #1 Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill February 20, 2016 We’re back! I had so much fun completing the 2015 The Sky’s the Limit Challenge that we’re rarin’ to get going with the 2016 version. We couldn’t even wait for the snow to melt. Just like last year, some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, CT Dino Trail, Damian, dinosaur State Park, Dinosaurs, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Rocky Hill, Sky's the Limit Challenge

205. Joe Webb Peoples Museum of Natural History

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205. Joe Webb Peoples Museum of Natural History

Caught in a Webb of Rockin’ Excellence Middletown (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 I take great pride in my massive list of Connecticut museums. I’m confident in saying that unless someone has copied and pasted it somewhere, it is by far the most comprehensive list of such things. (The same goes for several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Rocks, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Free Museums, Geology, Middlesex County, Middletown, Natural History, Rarely Open, Wesleyan

CT Dino Trail

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CT Dino Trail

Connecticut Dinosaur Trail “Roar Through Connecticut!” The state invented a new trail in 2012 as part of the “Still Revolutionary” travel campaign. Then the state, it appears, forgot about it. Luckily for us, I have not only created this page, but I have made the state’s trail bigger and better. And when the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs

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