Made in Connecticut: Gift Giving Ideas

Featuring: Aer Blarney Balloons, LLC | Arethusa Farm | Berkshire Balloons | Bridgewater Chocolate Factory Retail Store - Brookfield | City of Danbury | City of Hartford | City of Meriden | City of Middletown | City of Norwalk | City of Torrington | Delamar Spa West Hartford | Divine Treasures | Fascia's Chocolates | G Spa at Foxwoods | Guided Flyfishing Trips-Housatonic River Outfitters | Housatonic Anglers | Lime Rock Park | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Mayflower Inn & Spa | Munson's Chocolates | Mystic Knotwork | Mystic Whaler Cruises | Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery | Preston Ridge Vineyard | Saltwater Farm Vineyard | Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Spa at Delamar Greenwich Harbor | Spa at Delamar Southport | Sunset Meadow Vineyards | Taste of New Haven Tours | The Spa at Norwich Inn | Thompson Chocolate | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park | Town of Avon | Town of Chester | Town of Cornwall | Town of Coventry | Town of East Hampton | Town of Goshen | Town of Killingworth | Town of Mansfield | Town of Newtown | Town of South Windsor | Town of Stonington | Town of Thomaston | Town of Westport | Town of Woodbury | Town of Woodbury | Town of Woodbury | Town of Woodstock | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | Willoughby's Coffee & Tea (Branford) | Willoughby's Coffee & Tea (Madison) | Willoughby's Coffee & Tea (New Haven) | Winvian Farm

Take Your Time, Connecticut — Play Tourist in Your Own Backyard!

Research shows that 7.2 million vacation days go unused in Connecticut every year. Now, with a new nationwide study touting the health benefits of taking more of your hard-earned Paid Time Off (PTO) days, we’ve got a few suggestions on how you can “take your time” — while playing tourist right here at home. 

Featuring: American Museum of Tort Law | Antiques on the Farmington | Argia Mystic Cruises | Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry | Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden | Book Barn | Boothe Memorial Park & Museum | Breck Marshall at Mystic Seaport | Bruce Museum | Butler-McCook House & Garden | Cathedral Pines Farm | Collinsville Canoe & Kayak | Connecticut River Museum | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | Cross Sound Ferry Lighthouse Cruise | Custom House Maritime Museum | Deacon John Graves House (c.1685) | Dinosaur State Park | Florence Griswold Museum | G Spa at Foxwoods | General David Humphreys House (c.1698) | Gillette Castle State Park | Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden | Greenwich Historical Society | Harriet Beecher Stowe Center | Hempsted Houses | Henry Whitfield State Museum | Hill-Stead Museum | Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum | Hollister House Garden | Kent Falls State Park | Leffingwell House Museum | Lighthouse Point Park | Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (c.1864) | Lyme Art Association | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Mayflower Inn & Spa | Mohawk Mountain Ski Area | Mount Southington Ski Area | Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic Whaler Cruises | Nathan Hale Homestead | New Britain Museum of American Art | New England Science & Sailing | Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society | Ogden House & Gardens | Osborne Homestead Museum | Paddle Mystic-Mystic River Adventure Company | Phelps-Hatheway House | Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort | Project Oceanology | Quinebaug River Trail | Roseland Cottage Museum | S&P Oyster Co. | Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Schooner Brilliant at Mystic Seaport | Sea Mist Thimble Island Cruise, LLC | Ski Sundown | Sleeping Giant State Park | Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods | The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | The Glass House | The Glass House | The Mark Twain House & Museum | The Spa at Norwich Inn | The Spa at Norwich Inn | The Vanilla Bean Café | Town of Essex | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | Webb Deane Stevens Museum | Westbrook Outlets | White Flower Farm | White Memorial Foundation | Winding Trails Cross Country Ski Center | Winvian Farm | Yale Center for British Art

Spa Specials: Treats & Retreats

Feeling stressed out? In Connecticut, you don’t need to travel far to get away from it all. Whether you want to stay along the coast or deep in the country, you’ll find world-class pampering that’s just your style. And now, with some great packages available, you don’t have to spend a lot to splurge at one of Connecticut’s top destination or day spas.

Featuring: By The Sea Day Spa | Delamar Greenwich Harbor | Delamar Southport | Delamar West Hartford | G Spa at Foxwoods | Inn at Harbor Hill Marina | Interlaken Inn, Resort & Conference Center | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Mayflower Inn & Spa | Spa at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | The Spa at Norwich Inn | Water's Edge Resort & Spa

Unplug & Relax

Have you got the urge to purge? Do you have what it takes to spend a few days without cellphone, Internet, social media, computer and who knows? Maybe even TV? If you're up to the challenge, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to a digital detox. Escape to Connecticut to experience rest, relaxation, rejuvenation and the natural goodness of our seasonal delights.

Featuring: G Spa at Foxwoods | Madison Beach Hotel | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Music Mountain | Spa at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | The Spa at Norwich Inn | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | Winvian Farm | Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center

Destination: Spa Relaxation

The time is always right for nourishing the mind and body at a luxurious spa. Treatments give your skin a healthy glow, relieve stress and rejuvenate you for whatever you’ve got coming up next. Connecticut’s destination spas offer invigorating treatments, state-of-the-art health facilities, fitness classes, healthy spa menus, great dining and deluxe overnight accommodations.

Featuring: G Spa at Foxwoods | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Mayflower Inn & Spa | Spa at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | The Spa at Norwich Inn | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | Winvian Farm