Visiting the CHS

One Elizabeth Street at Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
Tel: (860) 236-5621
Fax: (860) 236-2664
Email: ask_us@chs.org

By Car

• From Interstate Route 84, west of downtown Hartford, take exit 46 (Sisson Avenue). Turn right at the end of the ramp onto Sisson Avenue.
• At the second traffic light turn left onto Farmington Avenue. Go one block and turn right onto Girard Avenue (at Arrow Pharmacy).
• At the second intersection turn right onto Elizabeth Street. The Connecticut Historical Society, with ample free parking, is the second drive on the right.

• The A Route will get you to the corner of Asylum Avenue and Elizabeth Street (A1-ASYLUM AV-Bishops Corner-Cigna) or right in front of the CHS (A2-ASYLUM AV-Fern St). The S1 Route will drop you off at Asylum Avenue and Woodland Street, from there walk west to the corner of Asylum Avenue and Elizabeth Street. The CHS will be on the south (left) side.
• The E, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6 & E7 routes have stops at Farmington Avenue and Girard Avenue. From there, walk two blocks down Girard Avenue to Elizabeth Street and turn right. The CHS is the second driveway on the right.

For a service that provides more generalized maps of Hartford and includes a route planning feature, click here.

Beginning in January 2008 our hours have changed. Our new hours for both the library and the galleries are Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-5:00 and Saturday 9:00-5:00. We will be closed on Sunday and Monday.

Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• Admission is FREE for CHS members and children aged six years and under.
• One-day pass to museum galleries for non-members: $6 adults, $3 seniors (65 and over), $3 students (with valid college ID), $3 youth (6-17).
• One-day pass to the library for non-members: $6 adults, $3 seniors (65 and over), $3 students (with valid college ID), $3 youth (6-17).
• In addition visitors to the library may purchase multi-visit passes:
  • Adults (3 visits): $15
  • Seniors, students and youth (5 visits): $10
• Beginning in 2008, admission to the library and galleries is free on the first Saturday of each month from 9 am to 1 pm. After 1 pm, regular admission fees apply.
• Admission may apply to programs and events. Please call (860) 236-5621 for information.

Learn more about our future exhibtions or our event schedule for programs and attractions coming to the CHS, or join our FREE mailing list for frequent updates to our program and events schedule.