Open House Day welcomes visitors to area attractions

On Saturday, more than 225 attractions across the state — including more than 20 in Litchfield County — will offer free or discounted admission or special offers to Connecticut residents in celebration of Connecticut Open House Day.

Participating attractions include Abrash Galleries Rugs and Antiquities, Woodbury, Ace Hardware of Woodbury, Woodbury, Always Remember Me Bears, Winsted, Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, Bethlehem, Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum, Kent , Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm, Sharon, Eric Sloane Museum, Kent, Gallery 25 & Creative Arts Studio, New Milford, Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden, Woodbury, Greenwood Glass Blowing Studio/ Gallery, Riverton, H.O.R.S.E. of CT, Washington, Harwinton Historical Society, Harwinton, Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington, Jewelry Cafe Artist Co-Op, Woodbury, KidsPlay Children’s Museum, Torrington, Leroy Anderson House, Woodbury, Lock Museum of America, Terryville, Merwinsville Hotel Restoration, Gaylordsville, Plymouth Historical Society, Plymouth, Railroad Museum of New England, Thomaston, Raven’s Edge LLC, Winsted, Seth Thomas-Bradstreet House, Thomaston, Southwind Farms LLC, Watertown, Squire’s Tavern, Barkhamsted, Sunset Meadows Vineyards, Goshen, Theodore A. Hungerford Memorial Museum, Harwinton, Torrington Historical Society, Torrington, Torrington Library, Torrington, and Village Center for the Arts, New Milford

The one-day statewide event is designed to showcase Connecticut’s diverse mix of history, art, culture and tourism. Participating properties span the entire state, and range from wellknown destinations to hidden gems.

To view the complete list of participants, visit www.CTvisit.com/CTOpenHouseDay.

This year, 32 new properties are taking part for the first time, including 11 businesses at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket and seven businesses in the town of Stratford, as well as Saybrook Point Inn, Marina and Spa in Old Saybrook, Leroy Anderson House in Woodbury and Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort in Middlefield.

“Open House Day is a perfect opportunity for residents to

become tourists in their own backyard and experience what makes Connecticut such a prime New England destination,” said Randy Fiveash, director, Connecticut Office of Tourism, in a written statement.

For Connecticut Open House Day updates, visit www.CTvisit.com/CTOpenHouseDay; RSVP to the Facebook event; and, follow #CTOpenHouse.

Hearst Connecticut Media file photo Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington is participating in Open House Day on Saturday.

Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media Torrington’s KidsPlay Children’s Museum on Main Street, where children can visit on Open House Day on Saturday.