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...]
35. Heublein Tower Museum
Shouldn't It Be Called "Viewblein Tower?" Simsbury (Google Maps Location, even though you must hike to it.) October 21, 2007 Yes, there really is a little museum in the tower. I don't know (yet) but I'm guessing this may be the most physically inaccessible museum in the state, seeing as though it requires an … [Read more...]
17. Nathan Hale Schoolhouse v.EH
Hale, Hale, The Gang's All Here East Haddam (Google Maps Location) June 9, 2007 There are at least four, yes four, separate and distinct museums in Connecticut honoring Nathan Hale. Two schoolhouses in which he taught (New London and East Haddam), one homestead (Coventry), and one fort (New Haven). This is all … [Read more...]
12. Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry (Closed)
This Museum Won't Hurt a Bit Hartford May 25, 2007 I have good news and I have bad news. First, the bad news: The Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry is closed to the public as of October 1, 2008. We are packing the exhibits in preparation for the move to The University of Connecticut Health Center in … [Read more...]
10. Brick School House Museum
She's a Brick... (School)House! Coventry (Google Maps Location) May 20, 2007 "Baby, I'm going to a museum in Coventry. Be home in a couple hours - I'll be seein' ya!" I would venture to guess that 99.9% of the time when someone says that to their spouse, they are on their way to the Nathan Hale homestead - one … [Read more...]
7. Chatham Historical Society Museum & School House
Ringing in the Museum Season East Hampton (Google Maps Location) April 1, 2007 With winter finally behind us and some other business tended to, it certainly was time to get "out there" and start seeing our fine state again. As it was a Sunday and sunny, I had decided that our little family should go somewhere … [Read more...]
5. The Edward E. King Museum (RIPish)
Flying High with the Tobacco King of East Hartford East Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 13, 2006 2015-19 Updates: The library closed for a huge renovation in 2014. As part of that renovation, this awesome little museum won't really be a museum anymore. The artifacts are now displayed around the library … [Read more...]
3. Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum
Putting the "Horror" in "Horrorible" Bristol (Google Maps Location) October 29, 2006 In 2014, this museum moved its location from Battle Street over to the beautiful Bristol Historical Society building, which changes a lot of what I experienced in 2006. Obviously. Wow. What a surreal experience it is to … [Read more...]
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