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Arena at Harbor Yard
600 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 345-2400
Tollfree: (800) 745-3000
Welcome to Connecticut’s spectacular sports and entertainment destination presenting the finest family entertainment along with the action of AHL Sound Tigers hockey and Fairfield University NCAA basketball.
Ballpark at Harbor Yard
500 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 345-4800
Tollfree: (877) GO-BLUES
I-95, Exit 27. The 5,500 seat state-of-the-art park is home to the Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball team and hosts outdoor concerts and events. Bluefish admission $3-$18, season runs Apr.-Sept.
Barnum Museum
820 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 331-1104
I-95, Exit 27. Dedicated to the life and times of P.T. Barnum. Exhibits on General Tom Thumb and Jenny Lind; a miniature circus; an Egyptian mummy; a Victorian palace; the people, places and products that put Bridgeport on the map and shaped our nation.
Bates-Scofield House Museum
45 Old Kings Highway North
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: 203-655-9233
I-95, Exit 13. Classic New England saltbox c.1736 features 18th century and early 19th century regional furniture and herb garden. Year-round, house tours Thurs. 2-4 p.m. Society & library hours Tues. & Fri. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wed & Thurs. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society Observatory
Boothe Memorial Park
Main Street Putney
Stratford, DC 06614
Phone: (203) 377-9933
The Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society was formed by a local group of professional and amateur astronomers in 1953, and its members have been studying our skies and educating people in the greater Bridgeport area for the past 50 years.
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
134 Main Street
Putney/Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: 203-381-2046
I-95, Exit 32; Merritt Pkwy./Rte.15, Exit 53. National Historic Landmark, 32-acre homestead, farm museum, carriages, rose garden, ice house and picnic area. Year-round, daily 7 a.m.-dusk.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: (203) 869-0376
I-95, Exit 3. Over 12 changing exhibitions of fine and decorative arts, ethnology and natural science annually. Workshops and programs for all ages. Collection includes 19th and 20th-century American paintings and decorative arts.
Cannondale Village
Cannon Road
Wilton, CT
Phone: (203) 762-2233
A 19th century shopping village in a historic setting along the banks of Norwalk River. Unique gift and antique shops, art galleries and restaurant.
Captain's Cove Seaport
One Bostwick Avenue
Black Rock Harbor
Bridgeport, CT 06605
Phone: 203-335-1433
I-95, Exit 26. Located on historic Black Rock Harbor. Craft shops, Victorian Dundon House Museum, Gustav Whitehead exhibit, restaurant & more. Spring-Fall. Free admission. Summer weekend Harbor Cruises; admission.
Connecticut Art Trail
Discover Connecticut’s artistic treasures … fifteen world-class museums and historic sites and the lively communities in which they reside. Visit www.arttrail.org to purchase the $25 Art Pass, valid for admission to ALL 15 museums on the Trail.
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Phone: (203) 394-6565
I-95, Exit 27A to Exit 5. Connecticut's only accredited zoo is open year-round and exhibits primarily North and South American animals (including many endangered and threatened species) such as monkeys, tigers and bears.
Darien Historical Society
45 Old Kings Highway North
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: 203-655-9233
I-95, Exit 13. Classic New England saltbox c.1736 features 18thcentury and early 19th-century regional furniture and herb garden.
Discovery Museum & Planetarium
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 372-3521
Merritt Pkwy./Rte. 15, Exit 47. Over 100 hands-on science exhibits, daily planetarium shows, Challenger Learning Center, CineMuse hi-def theater, changing exhibits, gift shop. Specializes in group programs, children's birthday parties & summer programs.
Earthplace
10 Woodside Lane
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: (203) 227-7253
Nature education center with hands-on natural history museum, live animals, native plant court and trails through the 62 acre sanctuary. Nature Place is a hands-on nature discovery room with monthly themes.
Easton Historical Society - Adams Schoolhouse
Westport Road
P. O. Box 121
Easton, CT 06612
Phone: 203-261-2090
Merritt Pkwy./Rte. 15, Exit 46. One-room furnished schoolhouse, c. 1850. Open Memorial Day and at Christmastime.
Fairfield Museum & History Center
370 Beach Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: (203) 259-1598
I-95, Exit 22. 350 years of Fairfield history; exhibit galleries, research and genealogy library; gift shop. Year-round, Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sun. 1-4:30 p.m. Suggested donation $3, $1 for children.
First Presbyterian Church of Stamford
1101 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT 06905
Phone: 203-324-9522
I-95, Exit 8N/7S. Unique fish-shaped church designed by Wallace K. Harrison. Stained-glass windows by Gabriel Loire of France. Largest mechanical action pipe organ in the state. Sept.-June, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; July-Aug., Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Garbage Museum
1410 Honeyspot Road Extension
Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: (203) 381-9571
I-95, Exit 30. Environmental education center with 16 interactive exhibits, learning lab and glass enclosed skywalk over the recycling plant. Fall thru spring, Wed.-Fri. noon-4 p.m. Call for program schedule and extended summer hours.
Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich - Bush-Holley Historic Site
39 Strickland Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
Phone: (203) 869-6899
I-95, Exit 4. The Historical Society’s education programs and services include tours of the Bush-Holley House,(c.1730), the town’s only National Historic Landmark, permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures and hands-on learning.
Housatonic Museum of Art
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 332-5052
I-95, Exit 27; Rte. 8/25, Exit 2. Collection of 4,000 works includes Rodin, Picasso, Matisse, Warhol and Rauschenberg. Changing exhibitions in Burt Chernow galleries.
Hoyt Barnum House
713 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT 06903
Phone: 203-329-1183
I-95, Exit 7. Restored blacksmith home. History gallery, activities for children and adults. By appointment.
IMAX Theater
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: (203) 852-0700
I-95, Exit 14N/15S. Connecticut's largest IMAX® Theater. IMAX®, short for "image maximum," is a film format shown on a screen that’s eight stories wide and six stories high. Huge, crisp images make you feel as if you’re right there in the action.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
Mathews Park
295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06852
Phone: (203) 838-9799
The Mansion, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971, is widely regarded as one of the finest surviving Second Empire style country houses ever built in the United States. It was designed by European architect Detlef Lieneu and completed in 1868.
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: (203) 852-0700
The nationally recognized aquarium puts you nose-to-nose with sharks, inches away from fascinating seals, in touch with the seemingly boundless energy of a river otter, up close to wrinkly, huge sea turtles and a stinging tentacle away from jellies.
Modern House Man
c/o Gramophone Shop
103 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: (203) 216-8774
Take an informative driving tour of New Canaan's fantastic modern houses! Beginning in downtown New Canaan, Connecticut, we will discuss the background of the Harvard Five architectural movement that began here in the 1940's.
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