The Barnum Museum has a five-ring circus miniature that will make you smile. Time will fly in Bristol, at the American Clock and Watch Museum . Or catch a fly ball when the New Britain Rock Cats go to bat. Visit Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, with dozen of rides, magic shows, miniature golf, and an old-time wooden roller coaster. In Bristol, visit Lake Compounce Theme Park for rides of every description, including the new Splash Harbor.
Carousels are everywhere in Connecticut.
There's even a Carousel Museum in Bristol. America's largest tribal museum, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center , traces heritage and history of the Pequot tribe, in Southeastern Connecticut. More archeology is on view and hands-on at the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington. Science museums in Connecticut are a see, hear and touch exploration. The Science Center of Connecticut in West Hartford has hands-on fun for all ages and a laser light show, while The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport has the Challenger Learning Center, with computer simulated space missions.