15 Best Things to Do in North Haven (CT)
Just before the Quinnipiac River flows into New Haven Harbor it curls through the town of North Haven. Naturally, New Haven and Yale University will be on your radar in …
15 Best Things to Do in New Haven (CT)
Study a map of New Haven and you’ll see a four-by-four grid at its heart, dating from 1638 when this was the first planned city in America. Since 1701 New …
15 Best Things to Do in Southington (CT)
In the 19th and early 20th century Southington was a town of heavy industry edged by fruit farms. During that time the town’s manufacturers were responsible for a few world-firsts. …
15 Best Things to Do in Mansfield (CT)
This small town in eastern Connecticut has little villages, scenic roads winding into upland countryside and remnants of mills from the 18th and 19th centuries. The landscape is dotted with …
15 Best Things to Do in Wethersfield (CT)
In Greater Hartford lies what is thought to be Connecticut’s oldest permanent European settlement, founded in 1634. Testament to its age, Wethersfield is represented on the Connecticut State Flag as …
15 Best Things to Do in Ridgefield (CT)
An hour out of NYC at the foot of the Berkshires is a 300-year-old town with an upscale air. Ridgefield lays claim to the only national park in the United …
15 Best Things to Do in Hartford (CT)
The capital of Connecticut is one of the oldest cities in the United States, dating all the way back to 1635. In the 19th century Hartford became a center for …
15 Best Things to Do in Newtown (CT)
A small town in southwestern Connecticut’s Fairfield County, Newtown has a history dating back to the beginning of the 18th century. At that time the land was purchased by English …
15 Best Things to Do in Stamford (CT)
An hour out of New York from Penn Station, Stamford has an urban, big city feel downtown, where nine Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered. Head south and you’ll hit Long …
15 Best Things to Do in Norwalk (CT)
In the very west of Connecticut, the city of Norwalk sits by the water on Long Island Sound. Norwalk was founded in the mid-17th century and has come through ups …