Riverdale Farms features many specialty shops, restaurants, personal and professional services, on the restored site of a 19th century farm. Eleven of the buildings are original structures from the days of the dairy farm, plus six new buildings were added.
Riverdale Farms Shopping
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MGM Springfield Casino
distance: 27 miles
The Pickin Patch is one of Connecticut's longest running farms, established in 1666! Open Seasonally for pick your produce and vegetables.
Farm Store open daily
Kid Friendly
Pumpkin Patch and Hayrides in the Fall- Tuesday- Friday in October 9AM-4PM. Cider and donuts available seasonally.
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The Pickin' Patch
distance: 2.5 miles
Photo Credit: Christine Petit of LePetit Studios
41 Bridge Street,
Collinsville, CT 06019
Bridge Street Live
distance: 7.5 miles
Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell spent the last 25 years of his life, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, including 998 original paintings and drawings, original art materials, his library, furnishings, and personal items, photographs, letters and more.
Norman Rockwell Museum
distance: 50 miles
In addition to fascinating bios on its more than 300 inductees, the Basketball Hall of Fame features 40,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, skills games, live clinics and shooting contest games.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
distance: 30 miles
Dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era, the Connecticut Trolley Museum welcomes you aboard for a three-mile round trip ride on antique trolleys. Before or after your ride you can climb aboard and explore historic static trolleys, check out the interactive exhibits, visit the Fire Truck Museum and see a movie in the theater.
Connecticut Trolley Museum
distance: 20 miles
New England's best family theme park is one of the oldest in the country.
Lake Compounce
distance: 18 miles
Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art is the country’s first museum focused strictly on American art and artists. Today, the museum features more than 10,236 works from the colonial portraiture era, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and the Ash Can School and a mural series called “The Arts of Life in America” by Thomas Hart Benton.
New Britain Museum of American Art
distance: 17 miles
Learn about the bravery and sacrifices of American soldiers during one of the greatest battles in American history. The memorial features a 40-foot bronze and granite monument, two eight-foot black granite plaques honoring the clergy and medical personnel and the World War II Memorial Eternal Flame.
National Iwo Jima Memorial
distance: 15 miles
The largest aviation museum in the northeastern United States, the New England Air Museum features over 100 aircraft spanning from the earliest flying contraptions to supersonic jets in three large exhibit hangars and in an outdoor display area.
New England Air Museum
distance: 12 miles
Learn about the life and times of the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the best-selling anti-slavery novel written in 1852. In addition to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, where the author lived for 33 years, the center features the Katharine Seymour Day House, a Visitor Center with museum store, and historic gardens.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
distance: 10 miles
This world-class museum makes learning fun for kids of all ages with over 165 interactive activities and exhibits, a state-of-the-art 3D digital theater and diverse daily programs and events.
Connecticut Science Center
distance: 10 miles
Photo Credit: John Groo
The Hartford home where Mark Twain lived and worked from 1874 to 1891. The museum includes children's activities and a Museum Shop.
Mark Twain House
distance: 10 miles
America's oldest public art museum, founded in 1842, features a collection of American and European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
Wadsworth Atheneum
distance: 10 miles
This National Historic Landmark is noted for its 1901 mansion, grounds, and garden. See impressionist paintings in the home of their original collector.
Hill-Stead Museum
distance: 10 miles
Established in 1778 this is the oldest active continuously mounted cavalry unit in the country.
Governor’s Horse Guard
distance: 6 miles
Built in 1771, Phelps House served as a tavern for travelers for more than 80 years. Today, the museum includes the tavern room, card room, kitchen, guest rooms, ballroom and meeting room, which are all filled with 18th century furniture and family items from the era.
Phelps Tavern Museum and Homestead
distance: 2 miles
Phelps Tavern Museum and Homestead
Built in 1771, Phelps House served as a tavern for travelers for more than 80 years. Today, the museum includes the tavern room, card room, kitchen, guest rooms, ballroom and meeting room, which are all filled with 18th century furniture and family items from the era.
Governor’s Horse Guard
Established in 1778 this is the oldest active continuously mounted cavalry unit in the country.
Hill-Stead Museum
This National Historic Landmark is noted for its 1901 mansion, grounds, and garden. See impressionist paintings in the home of their original collector.
Wadsworth Atheneum
America's oldest public art museum, founded in 1842, features a collection of American and European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.
Mark Twain House
Photo Credit: John Groo
The Hartford home where Mark Twain lived and worked from 1874 to 1891. The museum includes children's activities and a Museum Shop.
Connecticut Science Center
This world-class museum makes learning fun for kids of all ages with over 165 interactive activities and exhibits, a state-of-the-art 3D digital theater and diverse daily programs and events.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Learn about the life and times of the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the best-selling anti-slavery novel written in 1852. In addition to the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, where the author lived for 33 years, the center features the Katharine Seymour Day House, a Visitor Center with museum store, and historic gardens.
New England Air Museum
The largest aviation museum in the northeastern United States, the New England Air Museum features over 100 aircraft spanning from the earliest flying contraptions to supersonic jets in three large exhibit hangars and in an outdoor display area.
National Iwo Jima Memorial
Learn about the bravery and sacrifices of American soldiers during one of the greatest battles in American history. The memorial features a 40-foot bronze and granite monument, two eight-foot black granite plaques honoring the clergy and medical personnel and the World War II Memorial Eternal Flame.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art is the country’s first museum focused strictly on American art and artists. Today, the museum features more than 10,236 works from the colonial portraiture era, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, and the Ash Can School and a mural series called “The Arts of Life in America” by Thomas Hart Benton.
Lake Compounce
New England's best family theme park is one of the oldest in the country.
The Pickin' Patch
The Pickin Patch is one of Connecticut's longest running farms, established in 1666! Open Seasonally for pick your produce and vegetables.
Farm Store open daily
Kid Friendly
Pumpkin Patch and Hayrides in the Fall- Tuesday- Friday in October 9AM-4PM. Cider and donuts available seasonally.
Click Here for more information
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era, the Connecticut Trolley Museum welcomes you aboard for a three-mile round trip ride on antique trolleys. Before or after your ride you can climb aboard and explore historic static trolleys, check out the interactive exhibits, visit the Fire Truck Museum and see a movie in the theater.
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
In addition to fascinating bios on its more than 300 inductees, the Basketball Hall of Fame features 40,000 square feet of interactive exhibits, skills games, live clinics and shooting contest games.
Norman Rockwell Museum
Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where Rockwell spent the last 25 years of his life, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, including 998 original paintings and drawings, original art materials, his library, furnishings, and personal items, photographs, letters and more.
The Simsbury 1820 House
The Farmington Inn
Avon Old Farms Hotel
The Shoppes at Farmington Valley
Evergreens Restaurant
International Skating Center of Connecticut
Talcott Mountain State Park
Bridge Street Live
Photo Credit: Christine Petit of LePetit Studios
41 Bridge Street,
Collinsville, CT 06019
Antiques on the Farmington
Tunxis Country Club
Hartford Connecticut Temple
West Farms Mall
Uconn Medical Center
MGM Springfield Casino
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The Simsbury Inn
397 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
