Free tours are available by appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. You'll find the first police museum in the Northeast in downtown Hartford. It features pictures and artifacts from the 135-year history of the Hartford Police Department. You'll get to sit behind the wheel of a patrol car, too. Inside, you'll find the restored Senate and Council chambers, an original portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, changing exhibits, Steward's Museum of Oddities, and a museum store featuring Connecticut crafts.
Historical reenactments take place each day at noon.
This Gothic brownstone monument honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the Civil War and the 400 who died for the Union. Hartford's spectacular gold-domed State Capitol building was completed in 1878 and is a National Historic Landmark. Free one-hour tours begin in the adjacent Legislative Office Building. Advance reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. While there is normally an admission charge at the Wadsworth Atheneum, America's oldest public art museum, the public is admitted free all day Thursdays and until noon on Saturdays .