Follow the Trail
The Weston History & Culture Center sits on the Coley Homestead, a former working farm dating to the mid-19th century. The 3.7-acre property is a hands-on way to see how Weston's history connects to national and world events.
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Arrive & Park
Head for 104 Weston Road, Weston, CT. Parking and the museum entrance are on High Acre Road: coming north on Route 57, turn left onto High Acre Road just before the Center.
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Check in at the Visitor Center
Includes the Exhibit Hall, the Cider Press Conference Room, and the Prue Bliss Education Center Archive, which houses our collection. View our current exhibits in our beautiful, climate-controlled exhibit hall.
To research in the archive, schedule an appointment with a member of our archive team — email director@westoncthistory.org or call 203-226-1804.
Learn more about researching in our archive →
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Tour the Coley House
Guided tours of the restored and reinterpreted Coley House run during open hours, Thursdays and the first and last Sundays of the month at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm, and by appointment. The first floor has been brought back to how it looked in the 1940s, and three exhibits fill out the rest of the visit.
General admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 5–17; children 4 and under and WHCC members are admitted free.
See what's inside →
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Explore the Barn
The Coley Barn is home to "Weston at Work," a permanent exhibit exploring the history of agriculture, manufacturing, and textile production in Weston and Connecticut during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is open now, alongside the Coley House, with hands-on activities for kids — carding wool, weaving on a wall loom, raising a hay bale with a rope and pulley — plus rare tools and historic images.
Read more about Weston at Work →
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Walk the Grounds
Our site also features a carriage house, bunkhouse, smokehouse and two outhouses. These buildings are not accessible to the public, however you can learn about them using our historic interpretive signage.
Carriage House 
Bunkhouse 
Outhouse Outdoor Interpretive Signs
You can explore the history of Weston and the Coley Homestead even when our buildings are closed. Take a self-guided tour of the property using our award-winning historic interpretive signs. Leashed dogs are welcome on the grounds.
Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden
Explore whimsical sculptures created by the late Daniel E. Offutt, III, who was a Weston resident and a benefactor to the Weston History & Culture Center. Learn more about Daniel E. Offutt, III.
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See the Fraser Panels
In the stairwell of the Visitor Center stand three bronze panels, each more than ten feet tall, that tell the story of the United States in about 150 small scenes, from Leif Ericson's landing to the atomic age. The sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser, who lived and worked on the Westport–Weston line, made them for West Point, where they were dedicated in 1965. They came to Weston in 2025. They're outdoors, so you can see them whenever the grounds are open, dawn to dusk.
Read about the Fraser Panels →
Come walk the grounds, tour the house, or drop by the Visitor Center — everyone's welcome.
Get in touch
Have a question before you visit? Send us a message and we'll get back to you.