The recipient of a Trip Advisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence, the Florence Griswold Museum has been called a “Giverny in Connecticut” by the Wall Street Journal, and a “must-see” by the Boston Globe. In addition to the restored Florence Griswold House, the Museum features a gallery for changing art exhibitions, education and landscape... Learn More >

The Wood Library & Museum seeks to enrich the lives of adults and children through exhibits, literature and cultural programs. By providing these educational resources, The Wood Library & Museum strives to engage the public through unique innovative programming. The Wood Library and Museum holds an Annual Gingerbread House Festival, this show... Learn More >

Set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills of historic Woodbury's village center, the Glebe House Museum offers visitors a glimpse of Revolutionary War-era Connecticut. The 18th Century Georgian house is furnished as the home of the Reverend John Rutgers Marshall, who lived here during the turmoil of the American War of Independence. The museum... Learn More >

The Gunn Historical Museum presents an ever-changing view of local history in one of the most beautiful locations in Connecticut. The museum is housed in a 1781 residence overlooking the historic Washington Green in Litchfield County and we feature several changing exhibitions each year in our galleries. Come step into the world that was and see... Learn More >

Hill-Stead is noted for its 1901 33,000-square-foot house filled with art and antiques. Pioneering female architect Theodate Pope Riddle designed the grand house, set on 152 hilltop acres, to showcase the Impressionist masterpieces amassed by her father, Cleveland iron industrialist Alfred A. Pope. Hill-Stead is one of the nation’s few... Learn More >

The Institute for American Indian Studies shares the voices of Native American Indians past and present. Through our research, education programs, exhibits, publications, special events, and Gift Shop, we focus on the diversity, traditions, and cultures of the Algonkian-speaking peoples from our region, as well as highlight Native American groups... Learn More >

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University is home to the world's largest collection of painting, sculptures, and other visual media related to the Famine that took place in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. The Great Hunger was the worst demographic catastrophe in European history. One million people died and approximately two million... Learn More >

The Katharine Hepburn Museum presents an authentic view of the cultural and historical impact of Miss Hepburn and her family. In addition to many photographs from Katharine Hepburn’s life and career, the exhibit features her 1975 Primetime Emmy Award, examples of letters written to her family during the early years of her career, costume and... Learn More >

The Leffingwell House Historic Museum was built in 1675 as a two room structure that was expanded into a gentleman's townhouse. The Leffingwell house was saved it from demolition by the Society of the Founders of Norwich who moved it to its current site in 1959 and operate it as an historic museum. We archive and display artifacts prior to the... Learn More >

THE LITCHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, founded in 1856, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Litchfield, Connecticut, through its museum, research library and historic house. The Ingraham Memorial Research Library houses local business and organizational archives, manuscripts and family papers, reference books, and... Learn More >