Hours vary seasonally. Check the Asa Packer Mansion Museum website before visiting. Access to the museum, which includes a roughly hourlong guided tour, costs $13 for adults, $11 for seniors 55 ...

But the Harry Packer mansion is nothing without its history and that distinction adds to its allure. It begins with Asa Packer (1805-1879), the rough around the edges Connecticut Yankee carpenter ...