Museums History Great Outdoors

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Museums
Performance
American Clock & Watch Museum
100 Maple Street
Bristol
860-583-6070
www.clockmuseum.org
Lutz Children’s Museum
247 South Main Street
Manchester
860-643-0949
www.lutzmuseum.org
The Bushnell Center for the
Performing Arts
166 Capitol Avenue
Hartford
860-987-5900
www.bushnell.org
Imagine Nation Museum
One Pleasant Street
Bristol
860-314-1400
www.imaginenation.org
Kidcity Children’s Museum
119 Washington Street
Middletown
860-347-0495
www.kidcitymuseum.com
Hartford Stage Company
50 Church Street
Hartford
860-527-5151
www.hartfordstage.org
Dodge Music Center
(formerly The Meadows)
61 Savitt Way
Hartford
203-265-1501
www.dodgemusiccenter.com
Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road
Farmington
860-677-4787
www.hillstead.org
Copernican Observatory
and Planetarium
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain
860-832-CCSU
www.ccsu.edu/astronomy
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Place
Hartford
860-249-1207
www.charteroakcenter.org
Hartford Children’s Theatre
360 Farmington Avenue
Hartford
860-249-7970
www.hartfordchildrenstheatre.org
Connecticut Historical Society
1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford
860-236-5621
www.chs.org
CT Resources Recovery
Authority’s Trash Museum
211 Murphy Road
Hartford
860-757-7765
www.crra.org
Museum of Connecticut History
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford
860-757-6535
www.cslib.org/museum.htm
Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford
860-278-2670
www.wadsworthatheneum.org
New Britain Museum
of American Art
56 Lexington Avenue
New Britain
860-229-0257
www.nbmaa.org
New Britain Youth Museum
30 High Street
New Britain
860-225-3020
www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org
The Children’s Museum
(formerly Science Center of CT)
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford
860-231-2824
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org
Old New-Gate Prison
and Copper Mine
Newgate Road
East Granby
860-653-3563
www.chc.state.ct.us/old_new.htm
Stanley-Whitman House
37 High Street
Farmington
860-677-9222
www.stanleywhitman.org
Butler-McCook House & Garden
396 Main Street
Hartford
860-247-8996
www.hartnet.org/als/
alsprop.html#butl
Cedar Hill Cemetery
453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford
860-956-3311
www.cedarhillcemetery.org
Old State House
800 Main Street
Hartford
860-522-6766
www.ctosh.org
Phelps-Hatheway House
Suffield
860-247-8996
www.hartnet.org/als/
alsprop.html#hath
Noah Webster House
West Hartford
860-521-5362
www.noahwebsterhouse.org
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
211 Main Street
Wethersfield
860-529-0612
www.webb-deane-stevens.org
Wethersfield Historical Society
150 Main Street
Wethersfield
860-529-7656
www.wethhist.org
Connecticut State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford
860-240-0222
www.cga.ct.gov/capitoltours
Great Outdoors
Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street
Rocky Hill
860-529-8423
www.dinosaurstatepark.org
Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road
Canton
860-693-0263
www.roaringbrook.org
Talcott Mountain State Park
Heublein Tower
Route 185
Simsbury
860-242-1158
www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/
parks/talcott.htm
CT Audubon Society Center
at Glastonbury
1361 Main Street
Glastonbury
860-633-8402
www.ctaudubon.org/visit/
glastonbury.htm
Holcomb Farm Learning Centers
113 Simsbury Road
West Granby
860-844-8616
www.holcombfarm.org
Elizabeth Park
Prospect & Asylum Streets
Hartford
860-231-9443
www.elizabethpark.org
Riverfront Parks
Connecticut River
Hartford & East Hartford
860-713-3131
www.riverfront.org
Wickham Park
1329 West Middle Turnpike
Manchester
860-528-0856
www.wickhampark.org
Salmon River State Forest
Route 16
Marlborough
860-295-9523
forests/salmon.htm
Blue Fox Rock'n Bowl (bowling)
Blue Fox Walk (mini golf)
1603 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
860-658-4479
www.bluefoxent.com/rnb/index.html
Newington Children’s Theatre
743 North Mountain Road
Newington
860-666-6282
www.newingtonchildrenstheatre.org
Huck Finn Adventures
(canoeing & tubing)
Collinsville
860-693-0385
www.huckfinnadventures.com
Ballet Theatre Company
20 Jefferson Avenue
West Hartford
860-570-0440
www.ballettheatrecompany.org
International Skating Center
of Connecticut
1375 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury
860-651-5400
www.isccskate.com
Sports World (batting cages)
226 Main Street, East Windsor
860-254-5137
www.sportsworld.cc
Connecticut Trolley Museum
58 North Road (Route 140)
East Windsor
860-627-6540
www.ceraweb.org
Bushnell Park Carousel
Jewel Street
Hartford
860-585-5411
www.thecarouselmuseum.com/
bushnellpark
Hartford Star Shuttle
(free downtown transportation)
www.cttransit.com
New England Air Museum
36 Perimeter Road
(Route 56 at Bradley Airport)
Windsor Locks
860-623-3305
www.neam.org
Food Chain
The Pickin’ Patch
276 Nod Road
Avon
860-677-9552
4-H Education Center
at Auer Farm
158 Auer Farm Road
Bloomfield
860-242-7144
www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/fourh/
farms.html
Lamothe's Sugar House
89 Stone Road
Burlington
860-675-5043
www.lamothesugarhouse.com
Leonard’s Sugar House
555 Cherrybrook Road
Canton
860-693-8514
Rose’s Berry Farm
295 Matson Hill Road
South Glastonbury
860-633-7467
www.rosesberryfarm.com
Dzen Tree Farm, Inc.
215 Barber Hill Road
South Windsor
860-648-2233
www.dzentreefarm.com
UConn Dairy Barns
UConn-Storrs Campus
Storrs
860-486-2634
www.canr.uconn.edu/ansci/
barntours.htm
Flamig Farm
7 Shingle Mill Road
West Simsbury
860-658-5070
www.flamigfarm.com
Easy Pickin’s Orchard
46 Bailey Road
Enfield
860-763-3276
www.easypickinsorchard.com
Scott’s Orchard and Nursery
1838 New London Turnpike
Glastonbury
860-633-8681
www.scottsorchardandnursery.com
Belltown Hill Orchards
483 Matson Hill Road
South Glastonbury
860-633-2789
www.belltownhillorchards.com
Mark Twain House & Museum
Hartford
860-247-0998
www.marktwainhouse.org
Bushnell Park
Elm & Jewel Streets
Hartford
860-232-6710
www.bushnellpark.org
Collinsville Canoe & Kayak
41 Bridge Street (Route 179)
Collinsville
860-693-6977
www.cckstore.com
Bushy Hill Orchard and Cider Mill
29 Bushy Hill Road
Granby
860-653-4022
www.bushyhill.com
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest Street
Hartford
860-522-9258
www.harrietbeecherstowe.org
Penwood State Park
57 Gun Mill Road
Bloomfield
860-242-1158
parks/penwood.htm
Rapid Raceways (slot car racing)
161 Woodford Avenue
Plainville
860-793-1888
www.rapidraceways.com
Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry
Route 160
Glastonbury & Rocky Hill
860-443-3856
www.chesterct.com/ferry.htm
History
First Company Governor’s
Horse Guards
232 West Avon Road
Avon
860-673-3525
www.govhorseguards.org
New England Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Avenue
Bristol
860-585-5411
www.thecarouselmuseum.org
Jonathan's Dream Playground
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford
Westmoor Park
119 Flagg Road
West Hartford
860-232-1134
www.west-hartford.com/leisure
services/recreationfacilities/
westmoorpark/westmoorpark1.htm
West Hartford Reservoir
West Hartford
www.themdc.com/
talcottmountain.htm
Northwest Park & Nature Center
145 Lang Road
Windsor
860-285-1886
www.northwestpark.org
Let’s Play
Checkered Flag Raceway
(go-karts)
1762 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin
860-829-5278
www.gokartrides.com
Transport Me
Essex Steam Train
and Riverboat
1 Railroad Avenue
Essex
860-767-0103
www.essexsteamtrain.com
The Amistad Center for Art &
Culture at the Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford
860-838-4133
www.amistadartandculture.org
Hartford Civic Center
One Civic Center Plaza
Hartford
860-249-6333
www.hartfordciviccenter.com
Riverfront Miniature
Golf & Ice Cream Parlor
218 River Road
Farmington (Unionville section)
860-675-4653
Stone Age Rock Gym
(indoor rock climbing)
195-B Adams Street, Manchester
860-645-0015
www.stoneagerockgym.com
Hogan's Alley Paintball
998 North Colony Road, Meriden
800-916-1500
www.hogansalleypaintball.com
Ski Sundown
126 Ratlum Road, New Hartford
860-379-7669
www.skisundown.com
Mount Southington Ski Area
Mount Vernon Road
Southington
860-628-0954
www.mountsouthington.com
Fairways Miniature Golf &
Batting Cages
75 Ellington Road, South Windsor
860-289-5021
Ron-A-Roll Indoor
Roller Skating Center
85 South Frontage Road, Vernon
860-872-8400
www.ronaroll.com
The Alley (duckpin bowling)
572 1/2 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford
860-233-5855
Veterans Memorial Skating Rink
56 Buena Vista Road, West Hartford
860-521-1573
www.skatevmsr.com
Sports
Buick Championship (golf)
1 Golf Club Road
Cromwell
860-522-4171
www.buickchampionship.com
Hartford Wolf Pack (hockey)
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford
860-246-7825
www.hartfordwolfpack.com
New Britain Rock Cats (baseball)
230 John Karbonic Way
New Britain
860-224-8383
www.rockcats.com
Stafford Motor Speedway
(car racing)
Route 140 West
Stafford Springs
860-684-2783
www.staffordmotorspeedway.com
Connecticut Sun (basketball)
Mohegan Sun
Uncasville
877-786-8499
www.wnba.com/sun
Lime Rock Park (car racing)
497 Lime Rock Road
Lakeville
800-722-3577
www.limerock.com
US Navy Submarine
Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake Road
Groton
860-694-3174
www.ussnautilus.org
Pilot Pen Tennis (tennis)
Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale
45 Yale Avenue
New Haven
203-776-7331
www.pilotpentennis.com
Avery’s Beverages
520 Corbin Avenue
New Britain
860-224-0830
www.averysoda.com
The Eric Carle Museum of
Picture Book Art
125 West Bay Road
Amherst, MA
413-658-1100
www.picturebookart.org
Magic Wings (butterfly
conservatory & gardens)
281 Greenfield Road
South Deerfield, MA
413-665-2805
www.magicwings.com
Basketball Hall of Fame
1000 West Columbus Avenue
Springfield, MA
413-781-6500
www.hoophall.com
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic
860-572-5315
www.mysticseaport.org
The Zoo in Forest Park
Sumner Avenue, Forest Park
Springfield, MA
413-733-2251
www.forestparkzoo.org
Yale Peabody Museum
of Natural History
170–210 Whitney Avenue
New Haven
203-432-5050
www.peabody.yale.edu
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA
508-347-3362
www.osv.org
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street
Norwalk
203-852-0700
www.maritimeaquarium.org
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Greater Hartford Resource
www.hartford.com
Rails to Trails
www.traillink.com
Greater Hartford Arts Council
(arts, heritage and entertainment
information and calendar)
www.connectthedots.org
Connecticut State Parks
& Forests
search.htm
Hartford Metro Area
Bus Routes & Schedules
www.cttransit.com/content/
routesHartford.asp
Pick Your Own Farms
www.pickyourown.org/CT.htm
www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/
index.htm
www.pickyourownchristmastree.org/
CTxmastrees.php
Boundless Playgrounds
(playgrounds for children
of all abilities)
www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/
findplaygrounds
Special Places
Focus Alternative
Learning Center
126 Dowd Avenue
Canton
860-693-8809
www.focus-alternative.org
The Talcott Center
for Child Development
Farmington
860-674-1824
www.thetalcottcenter.com
Quassy Amusement Park
Lake Quassapaug
Route 64
Middlebury
203-758-2913
www.quassy.com
Six Flags New England
1623 Main Street (Route 159)
Agawam, MA
413-786-9300
www.sixflags.com/parks/
newengland
Mystic Aquarium &
Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic
860-572-5955
www.mysticaquarium.org
Kidtivity
(information on children’s
activities)
www.kidtivity.com
Only Here
Lake Compounce Theme Park
Route 229
Bristol
860-583-3300
www.lakecompounce.com
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport
203-394-6565
www.beardsleyzoo.org
Mashantucket Pequot
Museum & Research Center
110 Pequot Trail
Mashantucket
800-411-9671
www.mashantucket.com
Laser Quest
3005 Berlin Turnpike, Newington
860-666-2097
www.laserquest.com
Hartford FoxForce (tennis)
65 Nod Road
Avon
860-674-1039
www.bluefoxent.com/foxforce
Nearby
Jonathan’s Dream Playground
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford
Northwest Park & Nature Center
Braille Trail (Bog Loop)
145 Lang Road
Windsor
860-285-1886
www.northwestpark.org
Camp Harkness
for the Handicapped
301 Great Neck Road (Route 213)
Waterford
860-443-7818
www.campharkness.com
A Guide to Children’s Activities
Places to go,
things to do.
in Greater Hartford
Free Passes
Did you know many local libraries offer free
passes to museums, historic attractions and
other cultural destinations? To find out
more, ask at your library’s information desk.
Banish the phrase “there’s nothing to
do” from your children’s vocabulary.
Created and produced by
the Junior League of Hartford in collaboration with
the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
Because here at your fingertips is a
world of entertaining, adventurous,
educational and just plain fun
destinations . . . just waiting to be
discovered.
The Junior League of Hartford, Inc. is an organization of
women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the
potential of women, and improving communities through
the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
www.jlhartford.org
From miniature golf to museums,
there’s always something
a jump away in
www.connectthedots.org
Greater Hartford!
For even more cool
places to go, as well as
upcoming fairs,
parades and other
special events, visit
A
Hop,
Skip
& Jump
to do a hop, skip and
Made possible in part by a grant from the
Connecticut Humanities Council with additional support
from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Around
Further support provided by
Robinson & Cole, LLP
Hartford
www.greaterhartfordkids.com.
Design by Adams & Knight Advertising/PR, Inc.
www.adamsknight.com
05/06
Greater
Hartford
Kids
Phelps-Hatheway
House
Blue Fox
Rock’n Bowl
Easy Pickin’s
Orchard
Old New-Gate
Prison
New England
Air Museum
Connecticut Trolley
Museum
Roaring
Brook
Nature
Center
Talcott
Mountain/
Heublein
Tower
Lamothe’s
Sugar
House
Jonathan’s
Dream
Playground
First Company
Governor’s
Horse Guards
Dzen Tree
Farm
Northwest
Park &
Nature
Center
Lutz
Children’s
Museum
Riverfront
Parks
The Children’s
Museum
Hill-Stead
Museum
Mark Twain
House
New England
Carousel Museum
Historic
Wethersfield
Connecticut
Audubon
Society
New Britain
Rock Cats
Newington
Children’s
Theatre
Checkered
Flag
Raceway
Salmon River
State Forest
Mount
Southington
Dinosaur
State Park
For more to do, visit
www.greaterhartfordkids.com
Did you know?
Connecticut’s famous inventions
include the dictionary, the lollipop, the
typewriter, the hamburger, the
Frisbee® and the color television.
Connecticut was named for the
Mohegan word “Quinnehtukqut,”
which means “long river place.”
Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn while living in Hartford.
The WIFFLE® ball was invented in
Connecticut in 1953. WIFFLE balls are
still manufactured here.
In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss
his wife on Sundays.
The Connecticut River Valley has more
unearthed dinosaur tracks than anywhere else in the world. There are over
2,000 at Dinosaur State Park alone.
The State song? “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
The Glastonbury-Rocky Hill ferry is the
nation’s oldest continuously operating
ferry — crossing the Connecticut River
since 1655.
Hartford has a “secret” underground
river, the Park River, that was covered
over in the 1940s to control flooding.

Museums History Great Outdoors

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