Farmhouse (c.1730) built by Aaron Strong, maternal great-uncle of Nathan Hale. Carpenter's shop, carriage shed and barn with various exhibits.

Nathan Hale Homestead is the birthplace of Connecticut’s State Hero, Nathan Hale, who was hanged as a spy during the Revolutionary War. The house, built in 1776, belonged to Nathan’s parents and family, and is located on the only site he ever called home. Its furnishings include several Hale family possessions and other collections amassed by Connecticut antiquarian George Dudley Seymour, who purchased the Homestead in 1914 and began a program of restoration that is largely preserved today. The Hale Homestead is situated on 17 acres, adjoining the 1500-acre Nathan Hale State Forest, lending to

Restored section of Farmington Canal (1828-48). Park also includes museum, helicoidal bridge, 2.9-mile hiking/biking trail, picnic area. Tour time: 1 hour

One of the largest hatcheries in the East; produces 575,000 pounds of trout annually. Glass wall allows visitors to see into hatchery. Tour time: 45 minutes Other amenities: Parking, Fishing Pond for Children

Exhibits show how changes in land use over the past 500 years have impacted the local wildlife. Live animals and mounts of local animals are displayed throughout the building. A replica of an Eastern Woodland Indian longhouse, a beaver wetland exhibit, forest, field and thicket exhibits, information touch screen monitors, a wildlife attraction area, outdoor raptor cages, and display cases offer visitors additional opportunities for learning. A small nature store features a selection of nature-related books and gift items. Five miles of trails on the adjacent state-owned Werner’s Woods property

Collins Company tools and exhibits, Canton history, Victorian antiques and clothes, farming equipment, general store, post office, research library.

What Happened Here in the 1830s? In 1832, Prudence Crandall, the white principal of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, was approached by a 20-year-old Black woman named Sarah Harris asking to attend the school. Encouraged by conversations with both Harris and Maria Davis, a young Black woman who worked for Crandall and shared copies of the abolitionist newpaper The Liberator with her, Crandall agreed to admit Harris. When residents opposed the school's intergration and parents threatened to withdraw their daughters, Crandall closed her school and reopened in 1833 for Black and Brown

100,000 pounds of trout and salmon are raised here each year to stock state waters, and you’ll also find miles of Blue-blazed hiking Trails in nearby Nassahegon State Forest. The Burlington Trout Hatchery provides fishing stock for close to 360 different water bodies, including everything west of the Connecticut River. Constructed in 1923, artesian wells and nearby streams provide all of the water necessary for the operation, keeping the electrical needs at a minimum and making this the State of Connecticut's most cost effective facility. Other amenities: parking

70-acre nature center with marked trails, interpretive center, nature library, animal exhibits and gift shop. New and rotating exhibits and activities, view our extensive collection of native and exotic reptiles and amphibians, meet live birds of prey, try your hand at one of our many interactive exhibits, and by all means, explore our trails! Environmental Learning Center of CT offers a diversity of hands-on experiential programs using a variety of resources and facilities. Their programs are offered at the Indian Rock Nature Preserve, the Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center and in the

Did you know that Connecticut played a major role in revolutionizing the clock and watch industries in America? Learn about the innovative geniuses who made this happen at the American Clock & Watch Museum. Exhibits include sundials and shelf clocks, chronometers and character watches, and everything in between. Discover one the largest collections of American-made timepieces in the world. Enjoy their ticking and chiming as you stroll through the museum’s eight galleries. The museum is self-guided. Families are encouraged to try the scavenger hunt. The museum gift shop has a variety of time