The Connecticut River Museum currently plays an important role in collecting and protecting manuscripts, books, art and artifacts of regional significance. It also delivers high quality exhibitions and educational programming to visitors and local residents alike, and each year introduces thousands of school children to the important stories of the River and its people. We maintain our National Registered buildings on Steamboat Dock in Essex, and provide a spectacular waterfront park as a venue for museum functions, community events and quiet reflection.
In addition to varying Museum exhibits, the Connecticut River Museum offers cruises on the Connecticut River as well as canoe and kayak rentals during the summer months, plus free concerts and other great public programs!
Local
Eat and Drink
- Atlantic Seafood Market - old saybrook (4.6 miles) - Atlantic Seafood Market is the go to source for fresh seafood and on site gourmet to go food. We pri...
- On the Rocks at Fox Hopyard - east haddam (6.5 miles) - On The Rocks is a beautiful restaurant, bar and events center located at Fox Hopyard Golf Club. Both...
- The Wharf - Madison (12.9 miles) - The Wharf Restaurant is located inside the Madison Beach Hotel overlooking the Long Island Sound. Op...
- The Dublin Restaurant - east hampton (17.1 miles) - The Dublin offers Butcher fresh meals of beef, poultry and seafood. We feature live entertainment we...
- The Lansdowne Irish Pub & Music House - Uncasville (18.0 miles) - The Lansdowne Irish Pub & Music House brings a touch of Gaelic flair and the utmost in Irish hospita...
See and Do
- Connecticut River Museum Essex (0.0 miles) - The Connecticut River Museum currently plays an important role in collecting and protecting manuscri...
- Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisan Store Centerbrook (1.6 miles) - Spectrum Art Gallery in Essex, CT opened April 2014, an addition to the Arts Center Killingworth, a ...
- Reel Cast Charters Old Saybrook (1.8 miles) - Reel Cast Charters is a full-time Connecticut-based sport fishing guide service specializing in the ...
- Ivoryton Playhouse Ivoryton (3.0 miles) - The Ivoryton Playhouse is located in Ivoryton, a beautiful section of historic Essex, on the banks o...
- The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Old Saybrook (4.2 miles) - Originally opened in 1911 with a theatre on the upper two floors and a few town offices on the groun...
Shopping
- Chalk Mercantile - Old Saybrook (4.2 miles) - Chalk Mercantile is a shop that reflects the owner’s love of antiques, handmade local goods and be...
- Mystic Knotwork - Mystic (21.6 miles) - Mystic Knotwork is the source for the original sailor bracelet, traditional knotwork re-imagined as ...
