Things to see and do while in
Northwestern Connecticut
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Connecticut's biggest water park and Boulder Dash - voted the world's best wooden coaster - at
Lake Compounce Theme Park
.
Bristol
The Brookfield Craft Center
, which produces, displays and sells top-notch contemporary crafts, and is set in a restored red Colonial mill.
Brookfield
A re-created Algonkian village, longhouse and simulated archaeological site at the
Institute for American Indian Studies
.
Washington
The Mattatuck Museum
, a showcase for Connecticut industry and 19th- and 20th-century art.
Waterbury
Visit some unique collections at the
Danbury Railway Museum
in
Danbury
The carousel, boat rides, water ride and petting zoo at
Quassy Amusement Park
.
Middlebury
A scenic ride on the Naugatuck Railroad Co. and exhibits at the
Railroad Museum of New England
in the 1881 Thomaston station.
Thomaston
The new, one-of-a-kind
Timexpo Museum
, where Timex history is explored minute by minute.
Waterbury