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Connecticut has good number of worthy museums bearing historical, cultural and natural importance. Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is the oldest and the largest public art museum in United States. This castle-like building is home to French and American Impressionist paintings, Hudson River School landscapes as well as early American furniture and decorative arts. The Mystic Aquarium is one of the four US facilities where, steller sea lions can be seen. It also has one of the largest outdoor Beluga Whale exhibits in America.

The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in New Haven holds the most comprehensive collection of Elizabethan period. Housatonic the Museum, located in Bridgeport, features about 4000 works of ancient and modern art. Children’s Garbage Museum, located in Stratford is an award winning museum and mainly runs interactive programs for children. David Ogden House in Fairfield is an excellent example of the early 18th century First Period Connecticut farmhouse.

 
Regarded as one of the leading maritime museums of America, Mystic Seaport is conveniently located in downtown Mystic. Strolling through the museum fills you with the quest for nautical life while the captivating 19th century maritime display enthralls you with a preserved shipyard in action. You would find some interesting glimpses of how life took its course through 19th century in the coastal villages. The creation in the museum has brought back to life many activities in that period.

Visiting Mystic Seaport will certainly add some precious moments to your vacation in this downtown. If you wish to provide your family with an authentic lifetime experience, then Mystic Seaport can be the perfect option for you.
Mystic Seaport
The Peabody Museum of Natural History is one of the oldest, largest and most prolific university natural history museums in the world. It was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866. Located at 170 Whitney Avenue in New Haven, the Peabody Museum of Natural History is widely known for its Great Hall of Dinosaurs that includes a mounted juvenile Apatosaurus, the 110-foot mural and the Age of Reptiles.

Besides, the hall also comprises permanent exhibits dedicated to human and mammal evolution, Egyptian artifacts, wildlife dioramas, the birds and minerals and Native Americans of Connecticut. The museum also houses many other exhibits and world-important collections that make it indeed a worth visiting place in Connecticut.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History
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