Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
Ph: 860-434-5542
Visitors to the Museum are treated to a rare opportunity. Not only do they see where and how these early 20th century artists lived and worked, the museums outstanding collection offers the chance to see their paintings in the context of the Connecticut landscape and village where many of the works were created. This is one of New England's most-visited museums.
Mystic Seaport - The Museum of America and the Sea
75 Greenmanville Avenue
PO Box 6000
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
Ph: 860-572-5315 or 888-973-2767
Explore American maritime history firsthand as you climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created 19th-century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in action. Founded in 1929, Mystic Seaport is open every day except December 24 and 25.
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum
110 Pequot Trail
P.O. Box 3180
Mashantucket, CT 06338-3180
Ph: 800-411-9671
The center offers engaging experiences for all ages, from life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures. A short distance from the Mohegan Sun casino - this museum some dramatic displays and educational depictions of native American life.
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
409 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
Ph: 860-691-1111
The Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut is an interactive, hands-on, educational opportunity for the children in your life. We engage, encourage, and challenge children up through Grade 5 in the arts, sciences, safety & health, and culture & history. Visit the Health Discovery Center
The Slater Memorial Museum
The Norwich Free Academy
305 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360
For more than one hundred years, the Museum has displayed and interpreted the best examples of fine and decorative art, representing a broad range of world cultures of the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa.
THE STONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 103
Stonington, CT 06378
Ph: 860-535-1440
The museum is open from May to November 10-5.
Six rooms of exhibits testify to the rich and varied history of this coastal region through exhibits depicting the lives of Stonington's fishermen and farmers, merchants and shipbuilders, pottery makers, blacksmiths and many other trades. Each year a special aspect of Stonington history is featured. One room with a large doll house is reserved for items of interest to children and adults.
