National Historic Landmark featuring Jurassic-period dinosaur tracks and a diorama depicting the setting in which the park's tracks were made. Visitors may make plaster casts of tracks (Casting materials not supplied at the park, so please call for instructions.) Nature trails, auditorium, museum shop and picnic area. Tour time: 1-3 hours Other amenities: Dining Nearby, Gift Shop, Parking

Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center (KTM&HC) is a beautiful, four-acre site in the heart of Ridgefield, CT that preserves and interprets hundreds of years of local and national history. We provide educational and cultural programs that connect past and present, with a focus on our former residents' experiences in the colonial era through the mid-20th-century. The four-acre historic site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features museum and outdoor walking tours, rotating exhibits, and scenic grounds and gardens. Visitors can learn about our c. 1713 tavern museum, check out

11-acre park with four acres of wetland; home to nearly 600 painted turtles, fish and other animals and plants. Observation areas, knolls, trails, and bridges, guided tours.

Former Town Hall (1890) exhibiting the era of the Farmington Canal (1827-47), toys, costumes, tools, bakery wagon, Victorian parlor, Native American collection located in the Tunxis Room; changing exhibits. Canal room contains one of the best collection's of canal information plus large diorama and extensive files. Museum shop, research materials. For more information, visit www.plainvillehistoricalsociety.org. Tour time: 1 hour

Once residence of distinguished Revolution era political and military figure. Mansion with eight corner fireplaces, Colonial decor, award-winning historical garden. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Tour time: 45 minutes

17-acre park with storyboards depicting the history of the Saybrook Colony, founded in 1635; panoramic views of the mouth of the Connecticut River. Boardwalk, bird watching.

Research Library, Museum, Historical Society and Gallery with Native American artifacts, local history, early maps of the area, rare photographs (1895-1917), manuscripts dating back to 1700s and genealogy resources.

The Lyme Art Association is one of New England’s most historic art destinations. Year round exhibitions and sales of traditional fine art greet visitors in its historic gallery conveniently located next door to the Florence Griswold Museum. Art demonstrations, workshops, lectures and art classes offered year round. Tour time: 1 hour Other amenities: Dining Nearby, Dining nearby, Parking, Parking, Printed Guides

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is a non-profit educational organization offering foundational skills in the fine arts; providing a curriculum which combines rigorous studio instruction in drawing and painting with anatomy, sculpture, and the history of art. The Academy hosts a vibrant schedule of lectures, workshops, and exhibitions of leading contemporary artists and special events in the Chauncey Stillman and Sill House Galleries.

Restored 1808 Colonial home built by General Martin Kellogg III. Elaborate hand-carved woodwork in the North Parlor. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour time: 30-40 minutes