The American Clock & Watch Museum (ACWM) is dedicated to the heritage of timekeeping. Trace the history, origin and science of horology. Its collection includes a wide range of watches, clocks and time pieces spanning across centuries and sourced from all over the world. It also features a library with catalogs and research material open by appointment.
Built in 1752, the Joseph Webb House is a historic Georgian-style house in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Joseph Webb, a renowned and successful merchant built this home post his marriage to Mehitabel Nott in 1749. It was the venue of a vital five-day military conference that was held during the American Revolutionary War. The house has an enormous history. After Joseph sold it in 1790, it was purchased by a group of entrepreneurs to start off a library. Further, it underwent extensive refurbishment and Wallace Nutting installed painted murals to open it as a sales area and studio. A visit is a great deal of a historic experience.
The Keeney Memorial Culture Center is located in the historic part of Wethersfield town. The facility serves as a museum, a visitor’s center, and a rental space for corporate events, weddings, and private events. The exhibits on display are works of art that showcase the rich heritage and culture of the region contributed by local artists both from the past and present. Check the website for opening hours.
Noah Webster was a pioneer of education and learning in Colonial America and his birthplace and childhood home is an educational, often overlooked, attraction for adults and kids alike in northern Connecticut. Throughout the year, visitors come to the Noah Webster House to learn more about the man who inspired generations of Colonial Americans to read and write in a uniform fashion, forgoing British spellings and pronunciation guides.
Mattatuck Museum is dedicated to Connecticut’s cultural heritage, and it preserves and showcases art works of artists from Connecticut. Apart from its permanent collection, the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions on a regular basis. For more details and event updates, please check the website.
The Springfield Science Museum and Seymour Planetarium is dedicated to the natural sciences and artifacts found throughout New England. Children can explore and learn about the habitats of the Amazon rainforest, African savanna, a coral reef or the New England coastal areas. If a trip through time is more their thing, the Dinosaur Hall has replicas of Tyrannosaurus Rex as well as some dinosaurs native to the Connecticut River Valley. Tickets to the Seymour Planetarium (the nation's oldest) can be purchased separately, so sit back and check out over 7000 stars from our solar system.