Stories you can stand in.
There are 9 historic sites in and around Connecticut. Each card below shows what it costs, when it opens and which ages it suits. Admission runs $3 to $12, based on the 7 here that publish a price.
9 historic sites in the Connecticut area9 historic sites in the Connecticut area.
Sorted by distance from Hartford, nearest first. Straight-line miles, so every drive is longer.
9 places
5 of 9 historic sites
Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
We list 9 historic sites in Connecticut. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
7 of the 9 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
We list every one we have within 66 miles of the center of Connecticut. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. 7 of the 9 on this page publish a price at all, so call ahead about the adult rate before you rely on it.
Grounds are often walk-in, but guided tours and house interiors sell out and some sites close in winter. Where a venue publishes a booking page, the listing links straight to it.
Comfortable shoes, water and a layer for the weather. Much of a visit is outdoors and on uneven ground. Whatever else you need is in the notes beside the listings above.
Connecticut has 12 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Connecticut hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked October 5, 2026.