Museums
*Fine Arts Museums 
A list of fine arts museums across New England. *Military Museums
Some of the military museums located in New England. Childrenīs Discovery Museum
A great day out for the preschool crowd! CONNECTICUT, Connecticut River Museum [offsite link]
Steamboat Dock is home to the Connecticut River Museum where the Connecticut River Valley story is told through year round changing exhibitions, activities and programs. CONNECTICUT, The Connecticut Trolley Museum [offsite link]
Founded in October 1940, it is the nationīs oldest incorporated organization dedicated to the preservation of streetcars and the Trolley Era. CONNECTICUT, Windsor Historical Society [offsite link]
The detailed website home of the Windsor, CT, Historical Society. The Society has two historic homes, plus a hands-on visitor center. MAINE, Maine State Museum [offsite link]
Maine State Museum in Augusta, Maine presents exhibits of Maineīs natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage. MAINE, Portland Harbor Museum [offsite link]
Maritime and local history museum offering annually changing exhibits plus permanent exhibits on the clipper ship Snow Squall and the Spring Point Ledge Light. MASSACHUSETTS, Museum of Science [offsite link]
Located in Boston MA. This is one of the best museums in New England. There are tons of exhibits, demonstrations, movies, interactive exhibits. Be sure to see the lightning demonstration - youīll get a charge out of it! MASSACHUSETTS, Old Greenfield Village [offsite link]
Old Greenfield Village is the setting for a most remarkable replica of a New England town as it appeared in 1895. There are 15 buildings and 22 settings. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Christa McAuliffe Planetarium [offsite link]
The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium which was erected in her memory. The idea for a planetarium was suggested by Louise Wiley, a teacher from Northwood, New Hampshire, and was chosen from among many other ideas because it combined Christaīs dream of traveling through space with her dedication to teaching. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Museum of New Hampshire History [offsite link]
The museum has award-winning exhibits and outstanding collections that include an original Concord coach, rare examples of early furniture, magnificent White Mountain landscape paintings, and the memorabilia of New Hampshire notables like Daniel Webster, John Stark, Franklin Pierce, Mary Baker Eddy, and Sarah Josepha Hale, to name just a few. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Seacoast Science Center [offsite link]
The Center offers year-round programs including naturalist guided or unguided explorer programs for schools, visitor programs on the natural and social history of Odiorne Point and the Gulf of Maine, and a variety of indoor exhibits highlighting some of the fascinating features of coastal New Hampshire. NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Frost Place [offsite link]
Located in Franconia NH. The Frost Place is Robert Frostīs farm, now become a museum of his life and work. RHODE ISLAND, The Museum of Yachting [offsite link]
Located in Newport, Rhode Island, and founded in 1980, The Museum of Yachting is dedicated to the preservation of yachting traditions and heritage. VERMONT, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum [offsite link]
Explore vibrant history and characters of the Champlain Valley through its military, commercial and recreational periods. View a large collection of original small watercraft built over the last 150 years. VERMONT, The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium [offsite link]
The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is northern New Englandīs premiere museum of natural history. The Museum was founded in 1889 by St. Johnsbury industrialist Franklin Fairbanks. Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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