The Center at Fairfield features live and mounted animals and displays, an outdoor "birds of prey" compound for live, non-releasable hawks, falcons and owls, and a Nature Store. It is adjacent to the 155-acre Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary which comprises rolling woodlands, meadows, streams, marshes and ponds, with raised boardwalks and bridges allowing access to the varied ecosystems that can be explored on seven miles of trails. The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield also offers a summer day camp and year-round environmental education programs and activities for children, families

A National Historic Landmark, this historic (1914) museum highlights the natural history of the state with a focus on birdlife. Adjacent is a 6-acre sanctuary with trails. Established by pioneering conservationist Mabel Osgood Wright, the museum contains dioramas, wildlife exhibits and dinosaur footprints. It represents the first private bird sanctuary and is on the Connecticut Women’s Heritage Trail. Connecticut Audubon Society offers year-round programs for children, families, adults and groups at its Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary. Connecticut Audubon Society volunteers, licensed by the

Visit the Darien Historical Society and step back in time to learn about colonial America. Or take in one of our exhibits in our soaring post and beam exhibit space. The Darien Historical Society operates an 18th century saltbox museum, a spacious barn exhibit gallery, a resource library, and a historical herb garden. Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, the town of Darien is just 37 north of New York City. Just under 13 square miles, it is the smallest town along the state's "Gold Coast," and is one of the wealthiest town's in the country. Darien's history has been shaped by its location

Gallery offers changing exhibits of contemporary art. Tour time: 10-15 minutes

Visit a working farm winery, take a guided tour of the winery and learn about each step in the wine making process. Enjoy a picnic on the grounds. An educational experience for the whole family. Wine tastings, art gallery, gift shop. Enjoy a glass or bottle of wine in the gazebo overlooking the vineyard. Tour time: 30-60 minutes Other amenities: Dining Nearby, Dining nearby, Gift Shop, Parking, Parking

We present permanent and changing exhibits, principally on local history. Research and genealogy library. Hoyt-Barnum House (c.1699), currently being renovated and restored. Thrift shop. Tour time: 45 minutes Other amenities: Gift shop, parking

Unique fish-shaped church designed by Wallace K. Harrison. Stained glass windows by Gabriel Loire of France. Largest mechanical action pipe organ in the state.

91 Acres of Connecticut's native landscape: magnificent, award-winning Champion trees, charming gardens, wildflower meadows, red maple wetlands, boardwalks, woodland walking trails. For weekend gardeners to budding botanists, a place to relax, learn and play. Family events include summer concert series, guided tours, children and family programs, and classes. Other amenities: Dining nearby

Library and museum in a historic setting featuring Native American artifacts, mounted birds, rare American antique furniture, state, and local history. Nowashe Village, an outdoor museum of Indigenous life, is owned and operated by the Friends of Wood Memorial Library & Museum and is located directly behind Wood Memorial Library. Admission to Nowashe Village always includes a multimedia self-guided tour on your personal electronic device, a look at a special Native American artifact in our Archaeology Display Case , and stationed docents ready to answer your questions. Each program highlights

The Bradley/Barnes Homestead Beginning as a six room Greek Revival style homestead, the Barnes Museum was built in 1836 for Amon and Sylvia Bradley and was lived in by the Bradley/Barnes family for 137 years. Amon was a Southington entrepreneur and he and Sylvia raised their three children, Franklin, Alice and Emma in the old homestead. After Amon's death in 1906, Bradley Barnes, Amon's grandson, inherited the homestead and lived in the house till his death in 1973. The entrepreneurial ventures started by Bradley Barnes' grandfather and father, as well as his own investments, gave Bradley the