Historic ships, period homes, working craftspeople in costume, seasonal activities and special events. Also, important Connecticut Freedom Trail site, including ongoing construction of freedom schooner Amistad through 1999. Open cockpit Sundays throughout the year. Explore underground caverns of America's first chartered copper mine and the dungeons of a colonial prison. River basin ecology and history, reptiles, touch tank, nature trail.
Adjacent park is excellent for picnicking, strolling.
Theme days for families offer activities, special rates. Nature Centers, Audubon Centers, Arboretums are numerous throughout the state, although many are located near each other in the Coastal Fairfield area. Nature trails, exhibits and museums are featured. Visitors can bring plaster and supplies for making casts of the tracks. The park also contains a butterfly garden and nature trails.