Museums

If you love airplanes, one of your Hartford activities must be to visit the New England Air Museum. Located near Bradley International Airport, there is something here for the whole family. Kids will get a kick going on scavenger hunts or taking a look at the open cock pit exhibit which is an actual cockpit. Or maybe, they would like to try their hands at competing in the Lego contest. Adults can enjoy exhibits and collections like the ones about the Wright Brothers or The Tuskegee Airmen. For more information, including directions and ticket prices, visit their website at neam.org.

If you love literature, one of your Hartford activities should be a visit to The Mark Twain House & Museum. Everything and anything you wanted to know about Mark Twain and his work can be found here. Exhibits include subject matter like racism in baseball in the 19th century, a replica of Mark Twain's home using Legos, or just relax in the reading room with a word search game. There is also a television and flickering images of Mark Twain at his final home in Redding, CT. For more information, including directions and hours, check out their website at marktwainhouse.org/themuseum.

For all art lovers, one of your Hartford activities should be a visit to Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, America's oldest public art museum. With over 40,000 pieces of art, there is definitely something here for everyone to enjoy. Collections include European Art with works by van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, and Degas. American Decorative showcases furniture pieces like chests and chairs designed by Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Samuel Loomis, and Eliphalet Chapin. American Painting & Sculpture shows works from the Modernism, Surrealism, and Realism periods. For directions, ticket information, and hours, visit their website at wadsworthatheneum.org.