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15 Best Things to Do in Glastonbury (CT)

If I had to pick a perfect small town to sum up the best of New England, Glastonbury on the east bank of the Connecticut River would come close. The town is flush with beautiful colonial-era houses. Some of these go back to the 17th century, and its main Historic District is on a classic …

Stranded among the drained marshes and peat bogs of the Somerset Levels, Glastonbury is a town on dry ground below the mysterious Glastonbury Tor hill. For a millennium Glastonbury was the scene of an abbey of serious power, still impressive nearly 500 years after it was suppressed and left in ruins. The abbey has spellbinding …