Connecticut River Museum Review

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Connecticut River Museum

Fodor's Review:

In an 1878 steamboat warehouse at the foot of Main Street, this museum tells the story of the Connecticut River through paintings, maritime artifacts, interactive displays, and ship models. The riverfront museum even has a full-size working reproduction of the world's first submarine, the American Turtle; the original was built by David Bushnell in 1775 as a "secret weapon" to win the Revolutionary War.

  • Cost: $7
  • Open: Tues.-Sun. 10-5
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