Free admission to the White Memorial Conservation Center for children ages 12 and under when accompanied by an adult, courtesy of Joan and Jack Benham in honor of Brianna R. Parcell.
The White Memorial Conservation Center located in Litchfield, houses one of New England's finest state-of-the-art Nature museums. See a life-sized beaver lodge, learn about alternative energy, touch real animal fur, test your bird identification skills, visit a fluorescent rock cave, and view nature through a digital macro-scope! Explore the Children’s Corner: books, puzzles, stuffed animals, and more!
The White Memorial Conservation Center’s Nature Museum provides a glimpse of the natural diversity found outdoors on the White Memorial Foundation’s 4,000-acre wildlife sanctuary, the largest privately held sanctuary in Connecticut! This state-of-the-art facility features hand-painted and photographic murals, dioramas, a Children’s Corner, live animals, a working honeybee hive, unique exhibits such as “The Art of Taxidermy."
After you visit the museum, get outside and enjoy the beauty of this wildlife sanctuary, take a walk, or run, take a nap in the shade of a tree. View Connecticut's largest natural lake, the Bantam. Walk around the sparkling Little Pond's 1.6-mile boardwalk or enjoy a picnic lunch on one of the picnic tables scattered around the museum grounds.
History buffs with a QR code-equipped smart phone can investigate the relics of one of New England's ice houses. The Icehouse trail's eight QR code stops will provide the back story of this once, oh so important, resource.
Visit White Memorial Conservation Center’s YouTube Channel for a short video about the museum: https://youtu.be/EBGz9TvwUUE?list=PLEMLTmIbHukcupnTLSDzYDEiSNKUSxcC-.