Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society — Attraction in West Hartford

Noah Webster House is a worthwhile outing. The history and preservation of the artifacts proved to be truly worthwhile. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to explore the legacy housed within the historic site. During the guided tour of the house, my daughter and I were deeply impressed by the wealth of background information shared. The details illuminated the scope and depth of the site's importance. Prior to the tour, we were unaware of Webster's remarkable impact in both politics and education. The information presented offered a new understanding of their influential contributions. In retrospect, the tour was a memorable experience and well worth the time and...

Its a self guided tour with a ipad but they video at the beginning in the schoolhouse room was very informative. There is also a room with large panels to read that were very interesting about the history of the dictionary. The staff friendly and small gift shop very nice and affordable. The musuem itself was only $10 to enter. They had a poetry reading the saturday I went was a nice surprise. Good sized parking lot. Easy to find on google maps. Also close to shops at Blue back square named after websters blue back dictionary. The webster library is Huge and has a very nice...

This is a fantastic representation of colonial life, with a wide variety of programs if you go on the right day. The best part about this museum is that you can actually stand in the birthplace of the man who basically wrote the American version of English. My favorite part was the clock and China set, both of which were owned by Noah Webster himself. The only downside is that since the museum is Noah's old home it's not very large. You can see everything there is to see in a few visits. Of course then there's always tavern night, an adults only dinner and bar night with...