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Wadsworth Atheneum
Rising like a medieval castle in the center of Hartford, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the United States. Its towers, narrow Gothic windows, and heavy granite walls give the building an appearance unlike that of most American art museums. The architecture announces that visitors are […]
Yale University Art Gallery
The Connecticut Art Trail gave me a reason to travel throughout the state in search of art and history. Its participating locations included large museums, smaller galleries, artists’ studios, and historic houses. Each stop offered something different, turning the trail into more than a tour of art collections. It became a way to explore Connecticut […]
Submarine Force Museum
When our daughters were growing up, travel did not always mean going somewhere far from home. Some of our best adventures were day trips around New England, looking for places where we could experience history rather than simply read about it. One of those trips took us to Groton, Connecticut, to visit the Submarine Force […]
New Britain Museum of American Art
Over the years, I have driven to Connecticut numerous times to explore its remarkable collection of art museums and historic houses. Connecticut is particularly rich in places where art, architecture, and history come together, and these became trips I enjoyed making on my own. The New Britain Museum of American Art was one of those […]
Mystic Seaport
Just a couple of hours from our home, Mystic Seaport became one of our favorite destinations during our homeschooling years. We wanted our daughters to experience history firsthand, and few places offered a better opportunity than this living history museum. Rather than reading about New England’s maritime past, they could climb aboard historic vessels, watch […]
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Some experiences are less about arriving at a historic site and more about the journey itself. Our trip aboard the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat in Connecticut gave us the opportunity to experience two forms of transportation that once played an important role in moving people through New England. The journey begins at the historic […]
Great Hunger Museum
When I visited Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in 2017, it was clear this was created with the purpose to give a voice to a chapter of history. This museum was founded to tell the story of the Great Famine: An Gort Mor. This story was not just about crop failure but also about political failure, of policies that […]
