Touring Connecticut Universities

Students, scholars and beyond – Connecticut is home to some of New England’s -- and the world's -- top universities. So, it’s no secret that people travel from far and wide to visit these spectacular schools. Whether you’re touring to attend, visiting a student, or simply interested in the university’s history, we’ve gathered ideas to get the most out of your visit to just a few of the state’s most popular schools. From nearby restaurants and hotels to can’t-miss attractions, these spots may even become your go-to spots once you’re accepted!

Featuring: Adventure Park at Storrs | Adventure Rooms | Akita Asian Fusion & Japanese Steakhouse | Amici Italian Grill Restaurant | Aunt Chilada's | Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry | Barcelona Wine Bar | Centro Restorante & Bar | Circle Hotel Fairfield | City of Middletown | Colony Grill - Fairfield | Connecticut River Cruise & Charter | Contemporary Art Galleries | Counter Weight Brewing | Dog Lane Café | Downtown Storrs | East Rock Brewing Company | Eli Cannon's Tap Room | Eli's on Whitney | Fairfield Comedy Club | Fairfield Social | Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana - New Haven | Graduate Storrs | Historic Main Street Middletown | Hops 44 | Hotel Hi-Ho | IT Adventure Ropes Course | Inn at Middletown | Isabelle et Vincent | It's Only Natural (ION) Restaurant | Jennings Beach | Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts | Lake Mohegan | Lake Wintergreen | Lighthouse Point Park | Long Wharf Theatre | Louis' Lunch | Luce | Milkcraft - Fairfield | Miner Hills Family Golf, LLC | New Haven Green | No Worries Brewery | NoRA Cupcake Company (Middletown) | O'Rourke's Diner | Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale | Pardee Rose Gardens | Penfield Beach | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - New Haven | Ristorante Luce | Rock Climb Fairfield | Shell & Bones Oyster Bar & Grill | Sleeping Giant Golf Course | Sleeping Giant State Park | Spring Hill Inn | Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company | Taste of New Haven Tours | The Blake Hotel | The Chelsea | The Inn at Storrs | The Shops at Yale | Toto Restaurant | Town of Fairfield | Town of Hamden | UConn Dairy Bar | University of Connecticut | Wadsworth Falls State Park | Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream Company | Whitney Inn & Suites | William Benton Museum of Art | Yale Center for British Art | Yale University Art Gallery | Yale University Visitor Center

34 Things to Do in Connecticut This September

Looking for something to do in Connecticut in September? Whether you want something active or relaxing, cultural or nature-oriented, historic or trendy, there is always so much to do, and it’s all so close together. Here are some highlights for September.

For even more ideas check out CTvisit.com where you can search by type of activity under the “DO” navigation tab, or browse articles full of ideas under the “IDEAS” tab.

Featuring: Action Wildlife Foundation | Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | Argia Mystic Cruises | Berkshire Balloons | Black Hall Outfitters - Old Lyme | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Connecticut Art Trail | Connecticut River Valley Inn | Connecticut Voyager Balloons | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Ferris Acres Creamery | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | Homestead Inn | Keeler Tavern Museum (c.1713) | Lee's Riding Stable | Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront | Mansfield Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace | Onrust | Poet's Lounge Charters | R/V "Spirit of the Sound" | Rich Farm Ice Cream | Safari Golf | Salmon River State Forest | Saybrook Point Miniature Golf | Stonecroft Country Inn | Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds | Tamarack Lodge & Indie Glamping Resort | The Mark Twain House & Museum | The West Lane Inn | UConn Dairy Bar | Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of Connecticut | Wall to Wall: The New London Mural Walk

10 Fall Experiences You Just Can’t Have in the City

The best parts of fall are simply unavailable in the city; no hills rolling with color, no apple orchards or pumpkin patches, and certainly no historic cider mills. Luckily, Connecticut has all of these and more, and it’s just a brief drive away. This short list is packed with everything from pumpkin picking to hot cider and corn mazes.

Featuring: Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill | Belltown Hill Orchards | Berkshire Balloons | Black Hog Brewing Company | Campbell Falls State Park Reserve | Chester Charter, Inc. | Connecticut Science Center | Dinosaur State Park | Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm | Empower Adventure Park at Nomads | Giuffrida Park | Haley Farm State Park | Hidden Valley Preserve | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | Hogan's Cider Mill | Lyman Orchards | New England Cider Company | RiverQuest | Rogers Orchards Sunnymount Farm | Rose's Berry Farm | Silverman's Farm | Skydive Danielson | Spoke + Spy Ciderworks | Talcott Mountain State Park | The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village | The Pickin Patch at Woodford Farm | These Guys Brewing Company | Thimble Island Brewing Company | Thomas Hooker Brewing Company | Town of Woodbury | Treat Farm | Two Roads Brewing Company | Yankee Cider Barn at Staehly Farms

Connecticut's Foliage Finder: Week-by-Week Guide

Planning a New England leaf-peeping trip? Drive no farther than Connecticut! Since we offer New England's longest foliage season, you’ll find amazing color here throughout October and into November. To help you plan your trip, we’ve provided this handy guide showing peak foliage areas by week, courtesy of our friends at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, as well as suggestions for seven driving loop tours.

Featuring: City of Danbury | City of Hartford | City of New Haven | City of New London | City of Norwich | City of Stamford | City of Waterbury | Macedonia Brook State Park | People's State Forest | Shenipsit State Forest | Talcott Mountain State Park | Town of Branford | Town of Greenwich | Town of Guilford | Town of Kent | Town of Litchfield | Town of Mansfield | Town of Norfolk | Town of Simsbury | Town of Woodstock

Find Fall Faster with Connecticut's Top Fall Foliage Drives

Ready for some leaf peeping? Head no farther than Connecticut, where you'll find New England’s longest fall foliage season. Running from north to south steadily over about 6 weeks, the foliage coverage varies, but there’s always somewhere to see the colors change. Thanks to our friends at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, here are a few suggested driving “loops” to get you out and about during prime leaf peeping season. Be sure to program your mapping app, or set your gps, for an amazing drive through the wonders of fall in Connecticut.

Featuring: Abbey's Lantern Hill Inn | Antiques Marketplace | Arrigoni Winery | Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Boardman House Inn | Candlelight Farms Inn | City of New London | Copper Beech Inn | Creamery Brook Bison | Devil's Hopyard State Park | Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm | Enders State Forest | Gelston House | Guilford Art Center | Hank's Dairy Bar | Hartford Flavor Company | Hickory Hill Orchards | Hopkins Inn | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Inn at Middletown | Kent Victorian Lodging & Vacation Rental | Leffingwell House Museum | Lost Acres Vineyard | Maple Bank Farm | Matterhorn Mini Golf | Mystic Sweets & Ice Cream Shoppe | Old Riverton Inn | Olde Mistick Village | On the Waterfront | RiverQuest | Riverwind Inn Bed & Breakfast | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Steamboat Inn | Stew Leonard's Norwalk | Sweet Claude's Ice Cream Parlor | Sweet Wind Farm Sugarhouse & Farm Stand | Talcott Mountain State Park | The Crossings Restaurant & Brew Pub | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Simsbury Inn | These Guys Brewing Company | Town of Chester | Town of Falls Village (Canaan) | Town of Litchfield | UConn Dairy Bar | Watercure Farm Distillery | West Street Grill | White Silo Farm & Winery | Woodbury Antiques Trail