- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (New Haven)
- "The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library contains the principal rare
books and literary manuscripts of Yale University and serves as a center for
research by students, faculty, and other serious readers, whether connected
with Yale or not."
- Bruce Museum (Greenwich)
- "The Bruce Museum promotes the understanding and appreciation of Art and Science to enrich the lives of all people."
- The Children's Museum (West Hartford)
- "The Children's Museum is 35,000 square feet of hands-on science entertainment for adults and children in West Hartford. Don't think science can be fun? The center's planetarium and interactive exhibits should change your mind."
- Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut (Niantic)
- "The Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut is an interactive,
hands-on, educational opportunity for the children in your life."
- Connecticut College Arboretum (New London)
- "The Arboretum serves a multitude of functions for the College and the greater New London community. It is a living laboratory just a few steps from the classroom and dormitory. Generations of faculty and students have used the forests, meadows and wetlands for teaching and research."
- The Connecticut River Museum (Essex)
- "Where the Connecticut River Valley story is told through year round
changing exhibitions, activities and programs."
- Florence Griswold Museum (Old Lyme)
- "The Florence Griswold Museum is one of nine historic garden sites
within Connecticut."
- Gillette Castle State Park (East Haddam)
- "It looks like a medieval fortress, but a step inside the stone castle reveals
the built-in couches, table trackway, and woodcarvings that all point to the
creative genius that was William Gillette."
- Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington)
- "This 152-acre hilltop estate, once a working farm, includes fields,
stonewalls, woodland walking trails and a Beatrix Farrand-designed sunken garden."
- Lyman Allyn Art Museum (New London)
- "Lyman Allyn Art Museum was established in 1926 as a place for local
citizens to learn about art and culture."
- The Mark Twain House (Hartford)
- "Step back to the Gilded Age during guided tours of the 19-room,
Tiffany-decorated mansion where Mark Twain raised his family and worked from
1874 to 1891."
- Mystic Seaport (Mystic)
- "Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport today is our country's leading maritime museum,
guardian of the largest collections of boats and sea-related photography in
the world."
- Mystic Aquarium (Mystic)
- "At Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, we take learning to
another level, making the joys of discovering our underwater world easy and fun
for students and teachers alike."
- New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain)
- "Three Centuries of American Art in One Incredible Collection"
- The New England Air Museum (Windsor Locks)
- "The Museum is situated in two large display buildings consisting of more
than 75,000 square feet of exhibit space."
- Peabody Museum of Natural History (New Haven)
- "The museum has more than eleven million specimens in their collections.
They are cared for under the supervision of curators in ten divisions:
Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology,
Vertebrate Zoology (includes Herpetology, Ichthyology, Mammalogy, and Ornithology),
Paleobotany, Vertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy, Meteorites, and Historical
Scientific Instruments."
- Submarine Force Museum (Groton)
- "The Submarine Force Museum, located on the Thames River, maintains
the world's finest collection of submarine artifacts. It is the only submarine
museum operated by the United States Navy, and as such is the primary repository
for artifacts, documents and photographs relating to U.S. Submarine Force history."
- Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven)
- "The Yale University Art Gallery, in New Haven, Connecticut, is the oldest
college art museum in the western hemisphere."
- The Yale Center For British Art (New Haven)
- "The Yale Center for British Art, in New Haven, Connecticut houses the
most comprehensive collection of British paintings, prints, drawings, rare books,
and sculpture outside Great Britain."
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford)
- "Established in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is America's oldest
public art museum."
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