- The list below includes 142 free or cheap things to do in or near Storrs, Connecticut, including 109 different types of inexpensive activities like Art Museum, Specialty Museums, Parks and History Museums.
- From The Adventure Park at Storrs to Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Storrs and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hartford, South Windsor, Manchester and Wethersfield.
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149 Farms Village Rd, Rt 309, Simsbury, CT 06070
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Featuring a beautiful, wooded park setting, Stratton Brook State Park offers year-round fun and activities. This includes fishing and swimming in the warmer months, and outdoor sports like skiing or ice skating in the winter.
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Situated on 9.4 acres, Sperry Park is a sports complex located between Farmington River and Nod Brook. The park provides three baseball and softball fields, a multipurpose athletic field, picnic tables, a concession stand and bleacher seating.
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With several historical buildings to visit, Avon Historical Society Museum offers schoolhouses, farm houses, and history rooms for visitors to explore. The museum also hosts Civil War recreation events, such as a medical program and volunteer infantry.
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Farmington Valley Arts Center
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25 Arts Center La., Avon, CT
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Offering individual studios to local artists, Farmington Valley Arts Center is a non-profit organization with a gallery containing sculpture and paintings. The center also provides art education to kids with a yearly summer camp.
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A National Historic Landmark dating back to the 18th century, the Stanley Whitman House offers a glimpse of life during the colonial era. The restored house and grounds feature museum exhibits while costumed docents provide educational background about the site.
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Groton's Naval Submarine Base began as a naval yard in 1868, and was converted to a submarine base during World War I. The working base is home to 160 major facilities and 15 nuclear submarines.
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A popular spot for swimming and fishing in a natural surrounding, Uncas Pond is stocked with trout by the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Department. The pond is also a good spot for flatwater paddling and canoeing.
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2082 Victory Highway, Coventry, RI 02816
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The Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge is a wilderness area with an extensive network of hiking and biking trails. Visitors can see a wide variety of wildlife. The Audubon Society sponsors summer camps in the refuge.
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The sprawling mansion now called the Hill-Stead Museum was originally an opulent residence. Its extravagantly weathly owners accumulated an array of priceless objects d'art that are now on display in the museum.
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Groton, Connecticut is home to The Submarine Force Museum, a huge repository of submarine-related items and ephemera. Its centerpiece is the USS Nautilus, a decommissioned military submarine now open for tours.