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A Connecticut Castle
Here's everything you need to know to plan a visit to Gillette Castle, one of Connecticut's most unique landmarks. The estate once owned by eccentric actor William Gillette is now a Connecticut State Park with spectacular Connecticut River views, hiking trails and castle tours.

Go-Round Hartford
Ride the antique 1914 carousel in Hartford, Connecticut's Bushnell Park for only 50 cents. Operates May through September.

A Museum for Munchkins
The Lutz Children's Museum in Manchester is designed to appeal to the youngest of tots, as well as to the child in everyone. With an art gallery, interactive exhibits and a menagerie of rehabilitated animals, it’s a place for discovery and fun.

Mystic Seaport
Step back in time to the era of ships and whaling in Connecticut. This recreated village features interpreters in character and interactive demonstrations.

New for 2007 at Lake Compounce
The nation's oldest amusement park, Lake Compounce, is located in Bristol in the southwest corner of Hartford County, Connecticut, and for the 2007 season, which begins May 12, visitors will find two new enticement to visit the park including a mini corvette ride, plus old favorites like Boulder Dash, the longest, fastest wooden roller coaster on the East Coast.

Play and Learn at Imagine Nation
What do you do when your two-year-old tells you in no uncertain terms that she does not want to leave the museum? For starters, if the museum is Imagine Nation, Connecticut's newest children's museum, you shouldn't be surprised!

Quassy Amusement Park a Survivor Among "Trolley Parks"
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Connecticut, is one of America's last 11 surviving trolley parks, an old-fashioned family theme park that dates to simpler days when the trolley brought visitors to Lake Quassapaug for a day of fun and amusement. Here is a look at the history of Quassy Amusement Park, written by Ron Gustafson.

Barnum Museum
Meet circus man P. T. Barnum, founder of "The Greatest Show on Earth," and his cast of characters at this Bridgeport museum.

The Children's Museum
The Science Center of Connecticut in West Hartford is now the Children's Museum, where kids can learn about our world through a variety of hands-on exhibits. The Children's Museum is also home to a planetarium and wildlife sanctuary.

Danbury Railway Museum
Visit the Danbury Railway Museum to learn about the history of trains and to even ride aboard one of the museum's old locomotives.

Maritime Aquarium
Norwalk, Connecticut, is home to this aquarium where you can get up close and personal with more than 1,000 marine animals. Check out the IMAX theater, too.

New England Air Museum
You'll see aircraft and engine displays and many other exhibits such as Early French Aviation and History of Air Mail at this museum in Windsor Locks.

Stamford Museum and Nature Center
This Connecticut museum has a working farm, planetarium and observatory, nature and other exhibits and three miles of wooded hiking trails.