|
Visitation and
Membership of Major Connecticut Heritage Sites
Institution
|
Annual
Visitation |
Members/
Contributors
|
Staff
F/T
|
Staff
P/T
|
Volunteers
|
Board
|
| Mystic
Aquarium/Institute for Exploration |
812,595
|
12,100
|
120
|
80
|
350
|
23
|
| Mystic
Seaport |
382,564
|
50,192
|
230
|
93
|
1,400
|
63
|
| Historic
Ship Nautilus |
150,000
|
1,689
|
29
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
| Mashantucket
Pequot
Museum
|
172,272
|
3,490
|
95
|
6
|
15
|
NA
|
| Stamford
Museum and Nature Center |
110,000
|
3,000
|
18
|
13
|
125
|
30
|
| Connecticut
State Capitol |
100,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
| Eli
Whitney Museum |
72,000
|
1,000
|
7
|
40
|
50
|
22
|
| Gillette
Castle |
66,000*
|
500
|
2
|
12
|
2
|
NA
|
| Mark
Twain House |
65,000
|
2,000
|
35
|
20
|
200
|
34
|
| Talcott
Mtn. (Heublein Tower) |
64,358**
|
40
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
NA
|
Fort
Trumbull |
55,125*
|
40
|
4
|
12
|
2
|
NA
|
Florence
Griswold Museum |
54,697
|
2,272
|
12
|
7
|
400
|
31
|
Fort
Griswold Battlefield |
54,275*
|
40
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
NA
|
| CT
Historical Society/Old State House |
74,850
|
1,975
|
46
|
23
|
170
|
30
|
| Mattatuck
Museum |
43,000
|
1,250
|
11
|
9
|
175
|
26
|
| NE
Air Museum |
42,131
|
800
|
6
|
7
|
110
|
25
|
| Harriet
Beecher Stowe Ctr. |
38,566
|
260
|
12
|
18
|
10
|
17
|
| CT
River Museum |
25,000
|
1,200
|
7
|
4
|
67
|
29
|
| Barnum
Museum |
22,000
|
1,500
|
5
|
3
|
25
|
19
|
| Museum
of CT History |
20,000
|
NA
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
| Antiquarian
and Landmark Society (9 sites) |
20,000*
|
700
|
10
|
30
|
25
|
30
|
Weir
Farm Nat'l Park |
17,632*
|
200
|
9
|
0
|
10
|
NA
|
New
Gate Prison |
17,600*
|
140
|
0
|
5
|
40
|
NA
|
| His.
Soc. Of the Town of Greenwich |
16,000*
|
3,000
|
9
|
6
|
200
|
30
|
| Noah
Webster House |
16,000*
|
409
|
3
|
22
|
50
|
17
|
| Litchfield
His. Society |
15,325*
|
512
|
5
|
7
|
67
|
20
|
| Lockwood
Mansion Museum |
15,000*
|
360
|
1
|
4
|
100
|
22
|
Other
Sites of Interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sloane
Stanley Museum |
4,700*
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
NA
|
Henry
Whitfield House |
4,409*
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
NA
|
Putnam
Memorial |
3,500*
|
NA
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
NA
|
Prudence
Crandall House |
1,928*
|
NA
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
NA
|
TOTALS
|
2,406,527
|
88,676
|
683
|
431
|
3,626
|
490
|
•
*seasonal or limited hours
•
** includes recreational use
|
