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Up Top - Connecticut Restaurants With a View
Whether you go out for lunch in the sun or dinner and cocktails under the stars, Connecticut has plenty of spots to enjoy a meal “above it all.” Check out a few of our favorite rooftop restaurants, patios and decks with a view.
Featuring: Bee & Thistle Inn & Spa | Cava Restaurant | City of Stamford | Elbow Room | Elm City Social | Florence Griswold Museum | Gelston House | Hopkins Inn Restaurant | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Oyster Club | Peaches Southern Pub & Juke Joint | Priam Vineyards | Rocks 21 | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Stony Creek Brewery | The Russian Lady | Town of Bethel | Town of Glastonbury
Up Top - Connecticut Restaurants With a View
Whether you go out for lunch in the sun or dinner and cocktails under the stars, Connecticut has plenty of spots to enjoy a meal “above it all.” Check out a few of our favorite rooftop restaurants, patios and decks with a view.
Featuring: Café Flo | Cava Restaurant | City of Stamford | Elbow Room | Elm City Social | Florence Griswold Museum | Gelston House | High George Rooftop Restaurant | Hopkins Inn | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Old Lyme Inn | Oyster Club | Peaches Southern Pub & Juke Joint | Priam Vineyards | Rocks 21 | Rooftop 120 | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Sign of the Whale | Stony Creek Brewery | The Blake Hotel | The Russian Lady
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
Coastal Western Connecticut
Coastal Western Connecticut offers everything from historic lighthouses and shoreline parks to upscale shopping and vibrant cities. Below, discover a few of Western Connecticut's coastal towns and ways to soak in the salt air.
Featuring: Avon Theatre Film Center | Bella Napoli Pizza | Bistro V | Black Duck Cafe | Bruce Museum | Byram Shore Park | Captain John's Tiki Tours | Cask Republic Stamford | City of Milford | City of Norwalk | City of Stamford | Compo Beach | Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center | Delamar Greenwich Harbor | Elm Street Diner | Fort Stamford | GrayBarns Inn | Great Captain's Island | Greenwich Audubon Center | Gulf Beach | Homestead Inn | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Island Beach | La Plage | Longshore Park | Match Burger Lobster | Milford Walking Tour | Mill River Park & Greenway | MoCA Westport | Music Theatre of Connecticut | OKO | Oak & Almond | Old Mill Beach | Pedego SoNo Electric Bikes | Prime Stamford | RPM Bar + Grill | Residence Inn by Marriott - Milford | Ripka's Beach Cafe | Scoot & Paddle | Sea Kayak Connecticut | Sheffield Island Lighthouse and Harbor Tour | Sherwood Island State Park | Sign of the Whale | Silver Sands State Park | SoNo Nightlife | SoundWaters | Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Stanton House Inn | Terrain Garden Cafe | The Beer Garden at Shippan Landing | The Cone Zone | The Corner Restaurant | The Ginger Man | The Inn at Longshore | The Lloyd | The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | Town of Greenwich | Town of Westport | Walnut Beach | l'escale
Locals Love: Norwalk
Welcome to another Connecticut town spotlight from our Locals Love series! We've gathered lots of inspiring ideas from local "insiders" of things to do in Norwalk — the best of the town from those who know it best. These recommendations came from millennials and boomers, singles and couples, young families and empty nesters — all living in Norwalk for anywhere from 5 to 45 years. So if you want to experience Norwalk like a local, check out the suggestions below for starters. Then visit Discover Norwalk for even more ideas.
Featuring: Burger Bar & Bistro | Calf Pasture & Shady Beach | City of Norwalk | Courtyard by Marriott - Norwalk | DoubleTree by Hilton - Norwalk | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Match | Mecha Noodle Bar | Norwalk Inn & Conference Center | Norwalk WPA Murals | Pedego SoNo Electric Bikes | Sheffield Island Lighthouse and Harbor Tour | SoNo Harbor Deli & Cafe | SoNo Nightlife | SoNo Seaport Seafood | Stew Leonard's Norwalk | The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | The Spread | Valencia Luncheria | Washington Prime (Norwalk)
Great Places for Workcations in Connecticut
These days, we’re merging work and play more than ever before. If you’re looking to get away without using all your vacation days, Connecticut is a great place for a “workcation.” At these hotels, you can work remotely from your room, designated lounge spaces, or even your own private study – all while knowing the family has plenty to see and do nearby. The best part? When the workday ends, you can join in the fun!
Featuring: Artspace | Backyard Adventure UTV Tours | Ballo Italian at Mohegan Sun | Bear's Smokehouse (New Haven) | Bill's Seafood Restaurant | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Calf Pasture & Shady Beach | Carlo's Bakery Mohegan Sun | City Climb Gym | College Street Music Hall | Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm | Escape New Haven | Firehouse 12 | Haywire Burger Bar | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Infinity Music Hall & Bistro (Norfolk) | Interlaken Inn, Resort & Conference Center | Johnny Rockets - Mohegan Sun | Joy Ride Charters of Connecticut | Kent Falls State Park | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Modern Apizza | Mohegan Sun | Mohegan Sun Arena | Mohegan Sun Golf Club | Mohegan Sun's Sky Tower and Earth Tower | Mount Riga State Park | O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant | Oak & Almond | Olives and Oil - New Haven | Panic Room | Pedego SoNo Electric Bikes | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - New Haven | Seaview Bistro | Sharon Playhouse | Sheffield Island Lighthouse and Harbor Tour | Sky Zone - Norwalk | SoNo Collection | Stepping Stones Museum for Children | Sunset Bar & Grill | Supercharged Powered by Mohegan Sun - Indoor Karting & Trampoline Park | Taste of New Haven Tours | The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | The Study at Yale | The White Hart | Town of Falls Village (Canaan) | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | Westbrook Outlets
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Discover our true colors
Overview: Connecticut’s foliage season is the longest-lasting (and most diverse) in New England. So you don’t have to travel far to enjoy all things fall. Let the apple picking, pumpkin hunting and leaf peeping begin!
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2018-09-27
Featuring: Abbey's Lantern Hill Inn | American Museum of Tort Law | Antiques Marketplace | Arrigoni Winery | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Boardman House Inn | Candlelight Farms Inn | Connecticut Antiques Trail | Copper Beech Inn | Creamery Brook Bison | Danbury Railway Museum | Dev's on Bank | 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 | Kent Falls State Park | Kent Victorian Lodging & Vacation Rental | Lost Acres Vineyard | Maple Bank Farm | Matterhorn Mini Golf | Mystic Sweets & Ice Cream Shoppe | New London Historic Waterfront District | Olde Mistick Village | Prudence Crandall Museum | RiverQuest | 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 Cooking Company (Haddam) | The Crossings Restaurant & Brew Pub | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Simsbury Inn | These Guys Brewing Company | Time Out Taverne | Town of Chester | Town of Falls Village (Canaan) | Town of Litchfield | UConn Dairy Bar | West Street Grill | White Silo Farm & Winery | Woodbury Antiques Trail | Yale University Visitor Center
Autumn Color You’ll Fall For!
Overview: Discover our Top 10 foliage drives to see Connecticut in all its autumn glory.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2019-09-30
Featuring: Abbey's Lantern Hill Inn | Adventure Park at Storrs | American Museum of Tort Law | Antiques Marketplace | Arrigoni Winery | Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Boardman House Inn | Candlelight Farms Inn | Chatfield Hollow Inn | City of New London | Clarke Outdoors | Collinsville Canoe & Kayak | Connecticut Bed & Breakfast/Bicycle Trail | Connecticut Shoreline Bike/Boat Tour | Connecticut Wine Country | Copper Beech Inn | Creamery Brook Bison | Danbury Railway Museum | Dev's on Bank | Devil's Hopyard State Park | Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm | Empower Adventure Park at Nomads | Enders State Forest | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Gelston House | Gillette Castle State Park | Guilford Art Center | Hank's Dairy Bar | Hartford Flavor Company | Hickory Hill Orchards | Hopkins Inn | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Inn at Harbor Hill Marina | Inn at Middletown | Jonathan Edwards Winery | Kent Falls State Park | Kent Victorian Lodging & Vacation Rental | Lady Katharine Cruises - Middletown | Lost Acres Vineyard | Maple Bank Farm | Matterhorn Mini Golf | Mount Tom State Park | Mystic Sweets & Ice Cream Shoppe | Old Furnace State Park | Olde Mistick Village | Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort | Preston Ridge Vineyard | Prudence Crandall Museum | Railroad Museum of New England/Naugatuck Railroad Company | RiverQuest | RiverQuest | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Shore Line Trolley Museum | Stanton House Inn | Steamboat Inn | Stew Leonard's Norwalk | Sweet Claude's Ice Cream Parlor | Sweet Wind Farm Sugarhouse & Farm Stand | Talcott Mountain State Park | Talcott Mountain State Park | The Bistro at Chamard Vineyards | The Cooking Company (Haddam) | The Crossings Restaurant & Brew Pub | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Simsbury Inn | These Guys Brewing Company | Time Out Taverne | Town of Chester | Town of Falls Village (Canaan) | Town of Litchfield | UConn Dairy Bar | West Street Grill | White Silo Farm & Winery | Woodbury Antiques Trail | Yale University Visitor Center
Find Romance This Valentine's Day
Overview: Looking to plan a date they’ll never forget? Avoid becoming a date-night cliché with these unique date ideas.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2020-02-04
Featuring: 3 Liberty Green B&B | Adventure Rooms | American Museum of Tort Law | Bee & Thistle Inn & Spa | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library | Blue Spruce Farm | Boardman House Inn | Bobby's Burger Palace | Castle Hill Chocolate | City of Stamford | Connecticut River Valley Inn | Copper Beech Inn | Delamar Greenwich Harbor | Delamar Southport | Delamar West Hartford | Divine Treasures | Eagle Landing State Park | Escape 101 | Escape New Haven | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Falls Village Inn | Fascia's Chocolates | Foxwoods Resort Casino | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | G Spa at Foxwoods | Grand Pequot Tower | Great Cedar Hotel | Gwyn Careg Inn | Homestead Inn | Hopkins Inn | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Housatonic Anglers | Inn at Stonington | Ivoryton Inn | Lake Mohegan | Lamothe's Sugar House | Le Petit Café | Litchfield Distillery | Madison Beach Hotel | Mandara Spa at Mohegan Sun | Manor House Inn | Michael Jordan's Steak House | MindBreak Escape Rooms | Mohegan Sun's Sky Tower and Earth Tower | Norwich Spa at Foxwoods | Onyx Spirits Company LLC | PEZ Visitor Center | Panic Room | Quality Inn - Old Saybrook | RiverQuest | Riverwind Inn Bed & Breakfast | Roger Sherman Inn | Rolnick Observatory | Rowanwood Farm | Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Scranton Seahorse Inn | Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours | Sift Bake Shop | Silas W. Robbins House | Simsbury 1820 House | Spicer Mansion | Stanton House Inn | Stony Creek Brewery | Sunset Meadow Vineyards | Supercharged Powered by Mohegan Sun - Indoor Karting & Trampoline Park | Taste of New Haven Tours | The Goodwin Hotel | The Homestead Madison | The Inn at Longshore | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Kelsey House Bed & Breakfast | The Litchfield Inn | The Shops at Yale | The Spa at Norwich Inn | The Study at Yale | The Tolland Inn | The West Lane Inn | The Whaler's Inn | The Wine Press | Thorncrest Farm, LLC & Milk House Chocolates | Todd English's Tuscany | Town of Brooklyn | Town of Putnam | Town of Southbury | Town of Woodstock | Two Trees Inn | Wall to Wall: The New London Mural Walk | Wyndham Southbury
Soak Up the Summer
Overview: Soak up summer while you can! This August, get out and make the most of every moment — from golfing and foodie fests to beach days, sunflowers and everything in between. Check out these ways to say “yes” to August adventure.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2021-08-06
Featuring: Adventure Park at Storrs | Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | Andrews Homestead (1760) | Athenian Diner | Bigelow Hollow State Park | Black Hall Outfitters - Old Lyme | Black Hall Outfitters - Old Lyme | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Blackledge Country Club | Branford Point Beach | Brownstone Adventure Sports Park | Burying Hill Beach | Café Flo | Captain Grant's, 1754 | Cava Restaurant | City of Norwalk | City of Norwich | City of Stamford | Clarke Outdoors | Club Getaway | Cockaponset State Forest | Connecticut's Old State House | Daniel Benton Homestead (c.1720) | Elbow Room | Elm City Social | Elm Street Diner | Empower Adventure Park at Nomads | Esker Point Beach | Fairview Farm Golf Course | Farmington River Tubing | Florence Griswold Museum | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Gelston House | Gillette Ridge Golf Club | Goodspeed Musicals - The Goodspeed | Gulf Beach | Hammonasset Beach State Park | High George Rooftop Restaurant | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | Hopkins Inn | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Housatonic Museum of Art | House of 1833 B&B | IT Adventure Ropes Course | Jennings Beach | Joy Ride Charters of Connecticut | Lake Compounce Campground | Lake Compounce Theme Park | Lighthouse Point Park | Macedonia Brook State Park | Main Stream Canoes & Kayaks | Mansfield Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace | Mansfield Hollow State Park | Mattabesett Blue Trail | Matterhorn Mini Golf | Mystic Diner | Mystic Whaler Cruises | Nathan Hale Homestead | New Hartford Diner | Ocean Beach Park | Old Lyme Inn | Oyster Club | Peaches Southern Pub & Juke Joint | Penfield Beach | Pleasant Valley Drive-In | Priam Vineyards | RiverQuest | Rocks 21 | Rocky Neck State Park | Rooftop 120 | Safari Golf | Salt of the Earth Therapeutic Spa | Saybrook Point Miniature Golf | Scoot & Paddle | Seabluff Beach | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Shenipsit State Forest | Shoreline Segway | Sky Zone - Norwalk | Sonny's Place | Sound View Beach | Southington Drive-In | Southport Beach | Spa at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Sticks and Stones Farm | Stonington Vineyards | Stony Creek Brewery | Sunset Meadow Vineyards | The Blake Hotel | The Place 2 Be | The Russian Lady | The Sloppy Waffle | The Study at Yale | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park | Town of Avon | Town of Bethel | Town of Bethlehem | Town of Chester | Town of Cornwall | Town of Deep River | Town of East Hartford | Town of Essex | Town of Glastonbury | Town of Granby | Town of Guilford | Town of Hamden | Town of Lebanon | Town of Middlefield | Town of Naugatuck | Town of New Milford | Town of Old Lyme | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Salisbury | Town of Stonington | Town of Thompson | Town of Washington | Town of Willington | Town of Windsor | Town of Wolcott | Town of Woodbridge | Town of Woodbury | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Weed Beach | White Sands Beach | Winvian Farm | Woolley Acres Farm | Yale Center for British Art
Make the Most of Fall
Overview: Fall is officially here ... so don’t miss a minute of it! From scarecrow displays and pumpkin picking to cider donuts, small town charm, adventurous ways to view foliage, and beyond, Connecticut is filled with ways to enjoy a very vibrant fall.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2021-10-11
Featuring: Action Wildlife Foundation | Adventure Park at Storrs | Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | Antique & Artisan Gallery | Antiques Marketplace | Aquila's Nest Vineyards | Arrigoni Winery | Artisan | B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill | Backyard Adventure UTV Tours | Barcade | Barn Loft & Treehouse | Bear's Smokehouse (New Haven) | Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard | Belltown Hill Orchards | Berkshire Balloons | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Bohemian Pizza | Brewport | Brignole Vineyards | Burr Pond State Park | Bushnell Park | Cedar Hill Cemetery | Circle Hotel Fairfield | City of Bridgeport | City of Hartford | City of Milford | City of New Haven | City of Stamford | Clocktown Brewing Company | Community Table | Connecticut Air & Space Museum | Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret | Connecticut Beer Trail | Connecticut Science Center | Connecticut Science Center | Connecticut Trolley Museum | Connecticut Wine Country | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | Dinosaur State Park | Edwin C. Ahlberg Antiques | Elizabeth's Farmhouse | Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm | Empower Adventure Park at Nomads | Engine Room | Escape New Haven | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Fairview Tree Farm | Firefly Hollow Brewing Company | Fox Farm Brewery | GastroPark | Gelston House | Giuffrida Park | Gouveia Vineyards | Grace Farms | Gwyn Careg Inn | Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater | Heartstone Farm & Winery | Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre | Hempsted Houses | Hidden Valley Preserve | High George Rooftop Restaurant | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | Hog River Brewing Company | Hogpen Hills Farms | Holmberg Orchards & Winery | Homestead Inn - Thomas Henkelmann Restaurant | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk | Hubbard Park & Castle Craig | Inn at Fox Hill Farm | J. Timothy's Taverne | Keeler Tavern Museum (c.1713) | Kent Falls State Park | Lake Compounce Theme Park | Lake Waramaug State Park | Lake of Isles Golf Course | Lime Rock Park | Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront | Little House Brewing Company | Lyman Orchards | Macedonia Brook State Park | Manor House Inn | Mansfield Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace | Mind Factory Escape Games | Mission Escape Games | Mohegan Sun | Mount Southington Ski Area | Mystic Aquarium | Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystified Escape Rooms | Nathan Hale Homestead | New England Cider Company | Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society | Old Saybrook Antiques Center | Olmo | Outer Light Brewing Company | PEZ Visitor Center | Parkville Market | Putnam River Trail | Quassy Amusement & Waterpark | Roaring Brook Nature Center | Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Farm | Rose Orchards Farm | Roseland Cottage Museum | Rowanwood Farm | Salt Cave of Darien | Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours | Shore Line Trolley Museum | Silverman's Farm | Simsbury 1820 House | Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center | Sleeping Giant State Park | SoNo Collection | Southington Drive-In | Spa at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Spoke + Spy Ciderworks | Spring Hill Vineyards | Stafford Cidery | Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Stone Row Kitchen + Bar | Strawberry Park Resort | Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds | Supercharged Powered by Mohegan Sun - Indoor Karting & Trampoline Park | Tapping Reeve House & Law School | Taste of New Haven Tours | Tavern at Graybarns | Tavern on State | Taylor Brooke Brewery | The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | The Charles | The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village | The Farmhouse at Maple View Farm | The Glass House | The Goodwin Hotel | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Mark Twain House & Museum | The Study at Yale | The Wallingford Victorian Inn | The West Lane Inn | The Whaler's Inn | Town of Cornwall | Town of Cornwall | Town of Durham | Town of Enfield | Town of Essex | Town of Farmington | Town of Glastonbury | Town of Hebron | Town of Lebanon | Town of Litchfield | Town of Mystic | Town of New Hartford | Town of Plymouth | Town of Putnam | Town of Wallingford | Town of Wethersfield | Tribus Beer Company | Tribus Beer Company | Two Roads Brewing Company | Urban Lodge Brewing | Visit Collinsville | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Wall to Wall: The New London Mural Walk | West Cornwall Covered Bridge | Willimantic Brewing Company | Wilton Historical Society | Windham Textile and History Museum | Winvian Farm | Wolf's Den Family Campground | Woodbury Antiques Trail | Yale University Art Gallery | Yale University Visitor Center | Yankee Cider Barn at Staehly Farms