The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford
860-987-5900
Connecticut’s premier performing arts center for over 70 years. Presents Broadway tours, symphony orchestras,
family presentations, children’s theatre, off-Broadway jazz, blues, cabaret, comedy, travel films, world music events.
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Hartford Stage Company
50 Church St., Hartford
860-527-5151
Renowned for its productions of American classics, masterpieces of world theatre, and premiers of new plays by
today’s finest playwrights. Tony Award-winning professional company presents plays year-round.
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Goodspeed Opera House
Goodspeed Landing, Rt. 82, East Haddam
860-873-8668
Nationally acclaimed musicals performed in a historic, intimate Victorian theatre overlooking the Connecticut River.
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Museums

Connecticut Historical Society Museum
1 Elizabeth St., Hartford
860-236-5621
Open Tuesday-Sunday 12-5pm
Interactive, family-friendly exhibits, exciting special events, fun educational programs, nationally significant library
and museum collections celebrate the State’s ever changing history.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest St., Hartford
860-522-9258
Open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4:30pm; Sunday 12-4:30pm
1871 Victorian cottage, home to author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Victorian gardens, 1884 Katharine Seymour Day House.
Exhibition, “A Moral Battle Cry for Freedom: Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
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Mark Twain House & Museum
351 Farmington Ave.
860-247-0998
Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm; Sunday 12-5:30pm
National Historic Landmark. Victorian mansion where Twain lived (1874-1891) and wrote Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
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Noah Webster House/West Hartford Historical Society
227 South Main St., West Hartford
860-521-5362
Open Thursday-Monday 1-4pm
Birthplace of renowned creator of first American dictionary.
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Nathan Hale Homestead
2299 South Street, Coventry
860-742-6917
Open daily 1-5pm
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country” are the last words spoken by Nathan Hale,
Connecticut State Hero, before the British hanged him as a spy in 1776. The Hale’s family farm, built in the same
year, offers a fascinating glimpse into life during the Revolutionary War era.
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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main St., Hartford
860-278-2670
Open Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am-5pm
America’s oldest public art museum. World-renowned collections of Hudson River School and Old Master paintings,
rare European porcelains, costumes and textiles, American decorative arts, contemporary art.
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Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University, New Haven
203-432-5050
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm
Founded with a gift by philanthropist George Peabody, holds more than 11 million specimens and objects in anthropology,
botany, zoology, paleontology, entomology, ornithology, and historical scientific instruments.
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Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Rd., Farmington
860-677-4787
Open 10am-5pm
1901 Colonial Revival house features Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Manet, Whistler, and Casset,
original furnishings, decorative art. 1920’s sunken garden.
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U.S. Navy’s Submarine Force Museum
1 Crystal Lake Rd., Groton
800-343-0079
Open daily 9am-5pm (Tuesday 1-5pm)
Home of the U.S.S. Nautilus.
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Sports

Attractions

Connecticut Wine Trail
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New England Air Museum
Rt. 75 at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks
860-623-3305
Open 7 days/week 10am-5pm
One of the world’s leading aviation museums. More than 80 historic aircraft, exhibits, films, large gift shop in a 71,000 sq. ft. facility.
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Connecticut Firefighters Memorial
On the ground of Conn. Fire Academy, 34 Perimeter Rd., Windsor Locks
860-627-6363
Open 24 hrs/day
Monument with eternal flame memorializes state firefighters who died in the line of duty.

Ancient Burying Ground
Gold St. and Main St., Hartford
860-228-1517
Open Monday-Saturday, weather permitting
Hartford’s oldest historic site, final resting place of many Founders. Mon-Sat. weather permitting.

Bushnell Park
Elm St. and Jewel St., Hartford
860-232-6710
Forty acres in the center of Downtown Hartford. Civil War Arch, children’s play area, sculptures, antique carousel.
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Cathedral of St. Joseph
140 Farmington Ave., Hartford
860-249-8431
Open Sunday-Friday 7am-1pm; Saturday 8am-5pm
Contemporary design and noted for its stained glass windows and artwork. World’s largest ceramic mural depicting Christ in Glory.
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Elizabeth Park
Prospect Ave. and Asylum Ave., Hartford
860-231-9443
Open year round 6am-10pm
Oldest municipal rose garden in the United States, diverse horticultural park.
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Lady Katharine Cruises
Charter Oak Landing, Hartford
1-866-86RIVER
Riverboat cruises on two ships. Dinner and entertainment, including Mystery Shows and parties.
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Riverside Park
Jennings Road, Hartford
860-713-3131
61-acre park with boat launch on the Connecticut River. Hosts National Bass Tournament,
summer concerts, gazebo, softball and cricket fields, rope course and boating classes administered by Riverfront Recapture.
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Old State House
800 Main St., Hartford
860-522-6766
Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday 10am-5pm
One of the nation’s oldest State Houses. An interactive audio tour explores magnificent historic rooms
and a large multi-media exhibit tells of how history connects us all.
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State Capitol
210 Capitol Ave., Hartford
860-240-0222
Free one-hour tours Monday-Friday beginning at 9:15am, 10:15am, 11:15am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm;
Saturday beginning at 10:15 am, 11:15 am, 12:15pm, 1:15pm, 2:15pm (reservations necessary)
Gold-domed High Victorian Gothic building, completed in 1878. National Historic Landmark. State
executive offices and legislative chambers, historic displays.
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Dinosaur State Park
400 West St., Rocky Hill
860-529-8423
Open Tuesday-Sunday 9am-4:30pm
Display of 500 early Jurassic dinosaur footprints, 2 miles of trails, gift shop, and exhibits.
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Gillette Castle State Park
67 River Rd., East Haddam
860-526-2336
Park open year round; castle open Memorial Day-Columbus Day 7 days/week
184 acres overlooking the Connecticut River. Former home of actor William Gillette (Sherlock Holmes).
Nature trails, visitor reception center, observation deck.
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National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument
Ella Grasso Blvd., Newington
860-666-5521
Only flag-raising monument dedicated to the memory of 6,421 Americans killed at Iwo Jima. Erected by survivors.
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Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic
888-9-SEAPORT
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Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic
860-572-5955
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Foxwoods Resort Casino
Route 2, Mashantucket
800-FOXWOODS
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Mohegan Sun Resort Casino
One Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville
888-226-7711
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Great American Grill Menu (pdf)
(American) $$
In the Hilton Garden Inn
555 Corporate Dr., Windsor
860-688-4400

Bart’s Drive In
(American) $
55 Palisado Ave., Windsor
860-688-9035
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Taste of India
(Indian) $$
216 Broad St., Windsor
860-688-8333
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Windsor 75 Diner and Restaurant
(American) $
35 Poquonock Ave., Windsor
860-925-6256

Maine Fish Market
(Seafood) $$
60 Bridge St., East Windsor
860-623-2281
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Azucar
(Cuban) $$
494 Franklin Ave., Hartford
860-296-5800
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Casa Lisboa
(Spanish/Portuguese) $$
2074 Park St., Hartford
860-233-3184

Francesco’s Ristorante
(Italian) $$
318 Franklin Ave., Hartford
860-296-3024
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Ichiban Restaurant
(Japanese/Korean) $$
530 Farmington Ave., Hartford
860-236-5599
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Trumbull Kitchen
(New American) $$
150 Trumbull St., Hartford
860-493-7417
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Max Downtown
(Steak) $$$
185 Asylum Street, Hartford
860-522-2530
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Tapas Bloomfield
(Mediterranean) $$
854 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield
860-882-0756
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Pond House Café
(American) $$
1555 Asylum Ave., West Hartford
860-231-8823
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