- The list below includes 299 free or cheap things to do in or near Simsbury, Connecticut, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, History Museums, Parks and Hiking Trails.
- From Pinchot Sycamore Tree Park to Memorial Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Simsbury and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hartford, West Hartford, Springfield and South Windsor.
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One of the eight Ivy League colleges, Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut. It has many revered programs, including those in engineering, medicine, musicology, physics and the biological sciences.
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The Connecticut Children’s Museum is an educational museum that offers hands-on science and nature lessons for families, school groups, and community organizations. The museum features a dome planetarium.
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1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06520
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The Yale University Art Gallery is a free institution dedicated to art education, appreciation and preservation. The museum's collections include illuminated manuscripts, coins, historical weaponry, tapestries, sculptures, paintings, bronzes and examples of many other art forms.
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9 Glendale Rd, Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA 1262
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Norman Rockwell Museum is home to the largest collection of authentic Norman Rockwell artworks in the world in addition to the archives and a variety of Rockwell memorabilia.
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With a varied collection including an array of books and audiovisual resources, New Haven Free Public Library supports education in and around the community. Special programs for youth, seniors and the general public are also sponsored here.
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The privately-owned New Haven Green is a 16-acre park in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. It is a popular place to stroll, enjoy a picnic lunch, walk dogs and soak up some sunshine.
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Home to a salt water lake, West Haven Beaches offers visitors an area for sunbathing and walking at its beach. The beach has a boardwalk with local businesses and benches to sit on.
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120 Old Town Park Road, New Milford, CT 06776
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Offering a selection of pontoon boat and water ski rentals, Gerard's Waters Edge Marina provides visitors direct access to Candlewood Lake. Visitors can also peruse its store for boating accessories.
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Accessible with a permit, Lake Saltonstall has interlacing trails through nature for visitors to hike through. The main trail does a loop around the lake, providing views of the lake and boats fishing on it.
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1080 Chapel Street at High St, New Haven, CT 06520
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The Yale Center for British Art is a free art museum that holds the largest collection of British art outside of Great Britain. It features a restoration shop and climate-controlled rooms for viewing antique paper documents.