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General William Hart House Built more than two centuries ago in 1767 for his bride, Esther Buckingham, the General William Hart house is one of the earliest houses in Saybrook.

Florence Griswald Museum Located in Old Lyme, Connecticut, the museum complex is centered on the home of Florence Griswold, which was the center of the Old Lyme Art Colony, a main nexus of American Impressionism.

Lyman Allen Art Museum Houses a fascinating collection of over 17,000 objects from ancient times to the present; artworks from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, with particularly strong collections of American paintings, decorative arts, and Victorian toys and doll houses

Connecticut River Museum Located in an 1878 Steamboat Warehouse, the museum plays an important role in collecting and protecting manuscripts, books, art and artifacts of regional significance.

The Essex Art Association The association has served the Shoreline area as a nonprofit seasonal art gallery since 1946. Throughout the season three regular show categories are offered to artists: Juried, Open, and Elected Artist.