Black Rock State Park is just across the road. Excellent hiking offers a scenic view of the Naugatuck Valley, highlighting Black Rock. There are many side trails where one can see Black Rock Lake, Black Rock Pond, mature forests and meadows.
Lake Compounce Family Theme Park is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in North America. Whether it’s chills or thrills that make you happy, Lake Compounce has the best of both, and then some!
Quassy Amusement Park boasts a variety of thrill rides as well as attractions for the very young and the very popular "Saturation Station" interactive water play area.
Connecticut Valley Winery offers the highest quality wines while preserving all the charm of a small, family-owned winery in one of the most beautiful and intimate of New England locales.
Haight-Brown Vineyard resides on ten pastoral acres atop historic Chestnut Hill in the town of Litchfield. Opened in 1973, it is Connecticut's first established winery and produces quality white, red and fruit wines.
White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Center, an Environmental Education Center and Nature Museum, is located in the heart of the 4000-acre White Memorial Foundation in the hills of northwestern Connecticut. One of the very best quiet rivers to kayak and canoe on is the Bantam River within the preserve.
Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust offers a broad range of recreational and educational programs for the community, including seasonal festivities for all ages; programs on nature, farming, and art for young people; a community garden; and lots more.
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center provides active and passive recreational opportunities with a focus on nature-oriented education. Use of this facility is free and open to the public. Visitors are welcome everyday from sunup to sundown.
Action Wildlife is a quiet haven where you can relax and view exotic animals from all over the world. Feed baby animals at the petting zoo or hop on a hay wagon for the drive-through safari.
Beardsley Zoo has a proud history of over 80 years as Connecticut’s only zoo. Spend an hour or the whole day and see more than 300 animals representing primarily North and South American species.
The Connecticut Store is the outlet for excellent merchandise from Wiffle® Ball Inc, Bovano®, Woodbury Pewter®, Waterbury Button Co®, PEZ®, Liberty Candle, Alynn Neckwear® and many more.
Woodbury Pewter pieces are available in both traditional and contemporary designs. Featuring fine quality gifts, decorative accessories, tabletop, baby items, holiday items, lamps, mugs, tankards, plates, pitchers, bowls, candlesticks, tea & coffee and hundreds of other items.
White Flower Farm is a mecca for customers and tourists from around the country, with a retail store in scenic Litchfield County, surrounded by 5 acres of display gardens, open to the public free of charge.
Music Mountain offers a Chamber Music Series of 16 concerts, mainly on Sunday afternoons, a popular Saturday evening series of Jazz and Choral concerts, and a number of special events.
American Clock and Watch Museum, located in America’s great clockmaking city, Bristol, Connecticut, the museum and its research library are housed in the 1801 home of Miles Lewis, the historic Ebenezer Barnes wing and the modern Edward Ingraham wing. An authentic early American sundial garden complete with period herbs and flowers adds seasonal beauty to the museum's grounds.
Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden, embodies the dramatically different passions of two extraordinary individuals: Rev. Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790) and Miss Caroline Ferriday (1902-1990). Rev. Joseph Bellamy, a renowned leader of the Great Awakening, the emotional religious revival of the 1740s, built the house in 2 stages, in 1754 and in 1767, as his family, theological seminary, and stature grew.
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of antique machinery from our rich industrial and agricultural past.
Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jeykll Garden is the birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the New World and graced by the only extant American garden planned by England's most venerated designer.
Institute for American Indian Studies seeks to teach through educational programs based on unbiased historical research and interpretation. Programs are designed to be accurate and interactive, and to stimulate further interest in the wonder and diversity of the earth's many cultures, beginning with the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine Grotto is a place set aside for us when we cannot make the arduous journey to France. Since 1958 men, women and children have come to this simple grotto and encountered the loving and tender touch of God through Mary. Numerous people find this to be a place of tranquility and conversion, for themselves and for those who are held in their hearts.
New England Carousel Museum is dedicated to the acquisition, restoration, and preservation of operating carousels and carousel memorabilia and the creation of new carousel material, for the education and pleasure of the general public.
Rail Road Museum of New England features trains running from the 1881 Thomaston Station south along the scenic Naugatuck River to Waterville. Along the way, your train will run through the unspoiled Mattatuck Forest, cling to Black Rock cliffs, hug the banks of the Naugatuck River, where various forms of wildlife abound, and then pass among massive brass mills, sentinels of New England's rich industrial heritage.
Tapping Reeve House and Law School takes visitors on a journey through the life of a real student from the early 19th century. Through role-playing, hands-on areas, and interpretive exhibits, each visitor explores timeless issues of travel, communication, education, and community.
Timexpo Timex Museum tells the story of Timex and its heritage dating back to 1854. Come see our collection of magnificent timepieces and time-related innovations where integrity and passion for cutting-edge technology have always remained at the forefront.
Farmington River Tubing will put you and your friends in our specially designed river tubes for a 2.5 mile ride down the wild and scenic Farmington River.
Main Stream Canoes and Kayaks offers the outdoors' enthusiast many ways to enjoy themselves. Canoe, kayak and bicycle rentals are available and several types of river trips for all levels of experience are offered.
Lime Rock Park is incredibly historic yet modern. Not a hint of a grandstand but tremendous spectator viewing. Fan friendly in the extreme. A beautiful venue – it is truly a park.
Skip Barber Racing School offers dozens of programs in some of the most prestigious race tracks in the country.Lime Rock is the most popular of the Skip Barber Racing School’s five base locations (Road Atlanta, Sebring, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Road America being the others).
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