Litchfield Hills, Connecticut Museums
Sloane-Stanley Museum and Kent Furnace
Exhibits the early American tool collection and artwork of Eric Sloane including his re-created studio. Adjacent ruins of 19
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum
Dedicated to the industrial and agricultural heritage of the United States. Exhibits include gas and steam tractors;
Salisbury Cannon Museum
Hands-on children's museum focusing on local iron industry and individuals who shaped the American Revolution. Adjacent to site of the first iron blast furnace (1762)
New Milford Historical Society Museum
Main gallery contains works by artists Ralph Earl and Richard Jennys, Connecticut furniture, New Milford pottery. Boardman Store (1796). Knapp House (c.1810). Special events;
Gay-Hoyt House Museum
Built in 1775
Lock Museum of America
Largest collection of locks, keys and ornate hardware in the U.S. Eight rooms contain antique locks dating back to 1520
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum
Local history museum in c.1781 house with changing exhibits. 1908
Institute for American Indian Studies
Artifacts and art from 10,000 years ago to the present; indoor longhouse exhibit, changing exhibits, gift shop. Outdoor simulated archaeological site, trails, replica of a 17
Historical Society Museum
Chronicles industrial, social and cultural history of the town, Victorian parlor exhibit, local research library. 1853