Looking to explore and get reacquainted with the area, there are loads of things to do in Connecticut! Many of them are free (most offer Senior Citizen discounts too but, be sure to ask). Some are VERY entertaining; others are educational; and, many are, well, just plain fun!! Below are listed about a dozen-and-a-half things-to-do that may tickle your fancy. So go and enjoy!
CT Trolley Museum
58 North Road, East Windsor, CT
860-627-6540
Wadsworth Athenaeum Art Museum
600 Main St., Hartford, CT
860-278-2670
Mark Twain House/Museum
351 Farmington Ave Hartford, CT
860-280-3154
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
77 Forest St.,
Hartford, CT
860-522-9258
CT Science Center
250 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT
860-724-3623
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
1000 West Columbus Avenue
West Springfield, MA
413-781-6500
Essex Steam Train/Riverboat
1 Railroad Ave
Essex, CT 860-767-0103
Foxwoods Resort and Casino
Mashantucket, CT (SE of Norwich)
800-369-9663
Mohegan Sun Casino
Uncasville, CT
888-226-7711
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave
Mystic, CT
860-572-5302
Mystic Aquarium
55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT 860-572-5955
Submarine Force Museum
Naval Submarine Base
Groton, CT
860-448-0893
New England Air Museum 36 Perimeter Road Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (860) 623-3305
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT 06052
(860) 229-0257
| 1890 Street cars and 3 mile ride
Oldest public art museum in the U.S.
Twain family lived here from 1874-91
Stowe family lived here 33 years from 1871. It's next door to Twain Home.
150 hands-on exhibits for children and adults.
Exhibits on history and people of the sport
Steam train rides along Ct. River/ Return Boat ride down the river.
Major casino and resort complex.
Major casino and resort complex.
Re-created 19th century coastal community / whaling and maritime history.
Marine aquarium and exhibits.
US Submarine Museum and tour of the USS Nautilus, first nuclear powered submarine.
Three hangers of neat, vintage aircraft.
Nationally renown museum of modern American art numbering more than 10,236 works.
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Free
Adults, $11.00
Seniors,$10.00
Adults, $10.00
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