• Journey's,  Uncategorized

    Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven CT

    [wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”4000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Please DO NOT copy or use these photographs in any manner without the express permission of Yale Peabody Museum. If you have a chance to visit the Yale Peabody Museum you shouldn’t miss the opportunity.  My parents took me here as a kid (50) years ago.  I took my kids, and now I’m dragging my…

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    Danbury Train Museum, Danbury CT

    [wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”6000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”] Danbury Train Station 120 White Street Danbury CT 203-778-8337 (located in the old Danbury train station, just down the street from the new station) Hours: September – May Sunday, 12-4 Wed.-Sat.,10-4 June – July – August Sunday, 12-5 Mon.-Sat., 10-5 CLOSED HOLIDAYS except MEMORIAL DAY and LABOR DAY Open – Memorial Day and Labor Day…

  • Museums

    U.S. Coast Guard Academy & Museum

    [wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Visiting the U.S. Coast Guard Museum Waesche Hall         U.S. Coast Guard Academy     15 Mohegan Avenue     New London, CT  06320-8511 Hours of Operation: During the academic year (September-May) Monday through Friday: 0900-1600 Saturday:                     1000-1600 Sunday:                       1300-1600  Summer Hours: Monday through Friday: 0900-1600  1st & 3rd Saturday of each month: 1000-1600 Winter Hours: The museum…

  • Abandoned,  Museums

    Shoreline Trolley Museum

    [wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Located in Branford, CT the Shoreline Trolley Museum is a fun afternoon for anyone that enjoys an up close look back to an era gone by.  River Street dead ends at the beginning of what remains in place of a trolley line.  Also located here is a small but informational museum showing artifacts of that time…

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    CT River Museum – Essex, CT

    [wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”]The CT River Museum located in Essex, CT is an enjoyable museum to take in for folks of all ages.  The museum preserves and celebrates the cultural and natural heritage of the Connecticut River and its valley.  They offer historical manuscripts, books, art, and artifacts of regional significance.  They also have a reproduction of “The Turtle” shown…