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Nature & Animals
Action Wildlife
337 Torrington Road, Goshen, CT 06756
Tel. (860) 482-4465
This game park has more than 100 exotic creatures housed on a 115-acre former dairy farm. See the scimitar oryx, aoudad, ostrich, and yak; enjoy the petting zoo--and bring a picnic.
Alpacas of Sunset Hill
107 Blair Road, Willington, CT 06279
Tel. (860) 684-2874
Amy’s Udder Joy
27 North Road, Cromwell, CT 06416
Tel. (860) 635-3924
Blue Slope Country Museum, Inc.
138 Blue Hill Road, Franklin, CT 06254
Tel. (860) 642-6413
Connecticut Audubon Society
Holland Brook
1361 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
Tel. (860) 633-8402
Nature center with animals, educational programs for all ages, walking trails, ponds, nature walks, and cultural events including a coffeehouse with folksingers.
Connecticut College Arboretum
270 Mohegan Avenue, P.O. Box 5201
Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320
Tel. (860) 439-5020
Coventry Regional Farmers' Market
Nathan Hale Homestead, South Street,
Coventry, CT
Locally grown produce, including heirloom, ethnic, and gourmet varieties. Also features free-range eggs, breads, baked goods, preserves, herbs, stoneware, handmade soaps, candles, beadwork, and handspun yarns. Summer Sundays starting
in June.
Creamery Brook Bison
Austin & Deborah Tanner
19 Purvis Road, Brooklyn, CT 06234
Tel. (860) 779-0837
Dinosaur State Park
1 mile east of I-91 exit 23, Rocky Hill, CT
Tel. (860) 257-7601
Flanders Nature Center
(native American wildflowers; visit April-May)
Take I-84 west to exit 15. Head north on Route 6. In Woodbury, go through three lights and up a rise. Go left onto Flanders Road, and proceed three miles to Church Hill Road. Go right onto Church Hill Road (dirt) and proceed for one-eighth of a mile. Parking is on the right.
McCulloch Farm
100 Whippoorwill Road
Old Lyme, CT
Tel. (860) 434-7355
Tour the pastures, meet the horses, walk around the lake and barn, and stroke the foals during "foals and flowers" (Memorial Day weekend) and "foals and foliage" (Columbus Day weekend). Call ahead if you plan to visit at other times.
Meigs Point Nature Center
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT 06443
Tel. (203) 245-8743
Natural exhibits, several of them live, with saltwater and freshwater tanks, a touch tank, snakes, and other animals.
New Britain Youth Museum at
Hungerford Park
191 Farmington Avenue, Kensington, CT 06037
Tel. (860) 827-9064
Northwest Park & Nature Center
145 Lang Road, Windsor, CT 06095
Tel. (860) 285-1886
Oak Grove Nature Center
Oak Grove Street, Manchester, CT 06040
Tel. (860) 643-0949
Center with nature trails.
Platt Nature Center
344 Roast Meat Hill, Killingworth, CT 06419
Tel. (860) 663-1609
Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT
Tel. (860) 693-0263
Tomasso Nature Park
Granger Lane, Plainville, CT 06062
Tel. (860) 747-6022
About four acres of wetlands, home to almost 600 plants and animals, with observation areas, trails, and bridges; guided nature walks on Saturday morning.
University of Connecticut Animal Barns
Horse Barn Hill Road, Storrs, CT 06268
Tel. (860) 486-2636
Visiting hours 10:00-4:00 pm (horses, cows, pigs, sheep)
Dairy bar, (860) 486-2634 (12:00- 5:00 pm)
Westmoor Park
119 Flagg Road, West Hartford, CT 06117
Tel. (860) 232-1134
West Rock Park
Hamden, CT
Tel. (203) 946-6521
Trails, woods, rocks, zoo, and programs for young people.
Wethersfield Nature Center
30 Greenfield Street, Wethersfield, CT 06109
Tel. (860) 721-2953
Nature park (120 acres) with many mammals, reptiles, and birds; educational exhibits; hands-on science displays; log cabin; wildlife and botanical library; and gift shop.
Wickham Park
1329 Middle Turnpike West, Manchester, CT 06040
Tel. (860) 528-0856
In
nearby Massachusetts
Magic Wings: Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens
281 Greenfield Road, South Deerfield, MA 01373
Tel. (413) 665-2805
Butterfly conservatory and museum (800-1,000 butterflies in free flight), also a café, art gallery, shops, and outdoor garden.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive, P.O. Box 598, Boylston, MA 01505-0598
Tel. (508) 869-6111 X10
A year-round living museum of plants with an extensive library, horticultural programs, and a 132-acre site featuring formal and informal gardens, meadows, woodland trails, and a panoramic view of the Wachusett Reservoir.
In nearby Rhode Island
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Exit 17 (Elmwood Avenue) from I-95S, Exit 16 (Elmwood Avenue) from I-95N, Providence, RI
Tel. (401) 785-3510
A zoo renowned for its conservation efforts that houses more than 160 species of rare and fascinating animals, featuring exhibits on Asia, Australasia, Africa, and South America, with eateries and gift shop.
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