Litchfield Law School – Litchfield, Connecticut

Litchfield Law School – Litchfield, Connecticut
The Litchfield Law School was the first formal school of law in America.  Founded by Tapping Reeve, an attorney who, with his wife, Sally Burr Reeve, settled in Litchfield in 1773.  Sally’s brother, Aaron Burr, came to the area, lived with them and began studying law under the guidance of… [Continue Reading]

Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center – Ansonia, Connecticut

Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center – Ansonia, Connecticut
Tucked into the Connecticut countryside is an opportunity for you to take some time out of the busy everyday life and visit nature.  The Ansonia Nature and Recreational Center offers you the opportunity to walk the two and one-half miles of nature trails and see what is just… [Continue Reading]

Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center – Waterbury, Connecticut

Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center  – Waterbury, Connecticut
The Waterbury Button Museum
The museum has a collection of 10,000 buttons in their permanent exhibit from the Waterbury Button Company more than 50 years ago.
There are buttons from all over the world with many 18th and 19th century examples.  There are buttons worn by George Washington in… [Continue Reading]

The Maritime Aquarium – Norwalk, Connecticut

The Maritime Aquarium – Norwalk, Connecticut
The live animals from Long Island Sound were part of the key element in the revitalization of South Norwalk.  The desire to preserve the history of the area along with the showcasing of the animals all came together when the Maritime Aquarium, the IMAX theatre (an 8 story wide and… [Continue Reading]

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum – Norwalk, CT

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum – Norwalk, CT
Enter the past when you walk into The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum which was built between 1864 and 1868.  Why so long?  Well, it’s because there are 62 rooms in the home which is regarded as one of the earliest and finest surviving Second Empire Style country houses ever built… [Continue Reading]