Fairfield County, CT Museums
The Barnum Museum
Dedicated to the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum and those who were influenced by his presence in their lives. 1892
The Discovery Museum
An interactive science museum with hands-on displays, changing exhibits, gift shop, and food court. Challenger Learning Center features computer-simulated space missions)
Housatonic Museum of Art
Over 4,000 objects including 19th- and 20
Danbury Museum & Historical Society
Late 18th- and early 19th-century furnishings in the John and Mary Rider House (1785). Local hatting industry exhibits in John Dodd Shop (1790). Research library, gift shop. Birthplace (5
Danbury Railway Museum
Vintage locomotives and other rolling stock in railroad yard. Seasonal local train rides, restored 1903
Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum
Historic (1914) museum highlights natural history of the state with dioramas, wildlife exhibits, and dinosaur footprints. Adjacent 6
Fairfield Historical Society Museum
Collections spanning 350
New Canaan Historical Society
Town House: costume collection, changing exhibits, 1845 pharmacy, library of genealogy and local history. Hanford-Silliman House (c.1764), Rock Schoolhouse (1799), John Rogers Sculpture Studio (1878)
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Award-winning interactive museum for children ages 10
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (c.1864)
America's first chateau; 62-room Victorian palace with stenciled walls, inlaid woodwork and skylit rotunda;
SoNo Switch Tower Museum
Historic 1890s New Haven Railroad switch tower, features the only ?Armstrong?
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Twelve galleries accommodating contemporary art. Galleries include a screening room, sound gallery, space for larger artworks and installations. 100
Keeler Tavern Museum (c.1713)
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. British cannonball embedded in its exterior, souvenir of 1777 battle. Late 18th-century furnishings;
Sherman Historical Society
David Northrop House (c.1829) features local history. Old Store Museum (c.1810), 3 Rte. 37 Center; features displays from the past, gallery showcasing historical and art exhibitions;
Stamford Historical Society Museum
Permanent and changing exhibits, principally local history. Research and genealogy library. Hoyt-Barnum House (c.1699), 713 Bedford St., restored blacksmith?
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
118 woodland acres; includes New England working farm, hiking trails, picnic area, Nature's playground, boardwalk (accessible to wheelchairs)
The Garbage Museum
Environmental education facility with hands-on exhibits featuring "Trash-O-Saurus"
Stratford Historical Society
Catharine B. Mitchell Museum exhibits local Native American artifacts and displays devoted to early town government, early African-American history, changing exhibits. Captain David Judson House (1750
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
32-acre former homestead of the Boothe Family (1663-1949)
National Helicopter Museum
Large collection of photographs and documents showing the development of helicopters, from 1910
Wilton Heritage Museum
Two 18th-century classic center-chimney houses feature period rooms furnished to show the development of domestic life in New England homes 1740-1910. 19