Connecticut Historical Society Museum
One Elizabeth St.
Hartford, CT
(860) 236-5621
www.chs.org

The Connecticut Historical Society is a non-profit museum, library, and education center, which collects, preserves, and interprets the history of the diverse people of Connecticut, both past and present.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT
(860) 522-9258
www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) is best known today as the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which helped galvanize the abolitionist cause and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Mark Twain House
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT
(860) 247-0998
www.marktwainhouse.org

Museum of Connecticut History
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT
(860) 757-6500
www.cslib.org/museum.htm

Housed in the 1910 State Library and Supreme Court Building, the Museum consists of Memorial Hall, a magnificently restored beaux-arts style gallery, and three adjoining exhibit areas.

Science Center of Connecticut
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT
(860) 231-2824

Trash Museum
211 Murphy Road
Hartford, CT
(860) 757-7765
www.crra.org

The Trash Museums is a testament to the power of recycling, and seeks to educate the public on the merits of recycling and solid waste management.