Most of the buildings have their original contests from centuries past. Their web page has photographs of the properties, their locations, times for visiting and other information about preservation in the state. The Knights of Columbus, founded in New Haven in 1882, open their museum in the city in February 2000, recounting the history of the organization. The New Britain Museum of American Art is a real treasure in the aging but still vital Connecticut City. The museum, like the rest of the city, is very close of all major highways in the area.
Admission is free, although they do take donations.
A renovation has made this great place even more interesting. Explore naval history and crawl around the submarine itself. New Haven Military Museum of Southern New England , was founded in 1985 in Danbury. It has expanded the collection, now with over over 10,000 artifacts, from the history of Tank Destroyer and the 643rd TD Battalion, to general military history of this and the last century. Owls Head is just a fun place.