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12 Classic Connecticut Clam Shacks
New England seafood is famous worldwide. And there's no better place to enjoy it on a hot summer day than by stopping at one of Connecticut's many seashore clam shacks. All along the shoreline, you'll find local spots that offer the freshest in seafood favorites. From buttery lobster rolls (we invented them!) to fried shrimp, freshly caught oysters and creamy clam chowder, these classic seafood shacks in Connecticut are worth a visit.
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | Captain's Cove Seaport | Clam Castle | Costello's Clam Shack | Jasper White's Summer Shack | Johnny Ad's | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Madison) | Lobster Landing | Sea View Snack Bar | SoNo Seaport Seafood | Stowe's Seafood

8 Classic Summer Drive-Ins
One of the best parts about being on the road in the summer in Connecticut is stopping at a drive-in for a quick but tasty meal. The state has many such spots, but here are eight of the most tried and true.
Featuring: Blackie's Hot Dogs | Glenwood Drive-In | Harry's Place | Sea Swirl of Mystic | Stowe's Seafood | Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant | Town of New Milford | Town of Stratford

Chowder House Rules
When you come to Connecticut in wintertime, there’s nothing like a nice, hot bowl of chowder to warm you up. Whether you’ve been hiking through the snowy woods or skiing down a powdery slope, strolling along the shore or shopping up a storm, the chowder will quickly remind you that it’s one of the great comfort foods – savory, substantial, steamy and altogether delicious.
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Blue Lobster Seafood | City Point Kitchen | Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant | Jasper White's Summer Shack | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Westbrook) | Lenny's Indian Head | Main Street Grille | Olio Restaurant & Bar | Oyster Club | Redding Roadhouse | Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood | Rory's Restaurant | S&P Oyster Co. | SoNo Seaport Seafood | Stowe's Seafood | Town of North Haven | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Southington | Town of Westport | Town of Wethersfield | U.S.S. Chowder Pot III

Roadside Food Extravaganza
One thing that's great about Connecticut's compact, manageable size is that you're never far from a great roadside meal, especially in summer. In fact, there are so many good ones that we couldn't stop at five or 10 or even 15 - our list of 20 doesn't even cover the entire scene, of course, but it's a good place to start. Here they are, in brief and in alphabetical order. Can you get to them all?
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Blackie's Hot Dogs | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | City of Bristol | Clam Castle | Glenwood Drive-In | Guida's Drive-in Restaurant | Harry's Place | Sea Swirl of Mystic | Stowe's Seafood | Town of Bethel | Town of Fairfield | Town of Guilford | Town of New Milford | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Southbury | Town of Southington | Town of Stratford

Instagrammable Connecticut: Lobster Shacks
In Connecticut, we take our seafood very seriously. As the home of the lobster roll, you can be sure we’ve got lots of places to savor some of the best New England seafood around, from fine dining to shoreline shacks. With our Instagrammable Connecticut series, we’re inviting Instagrammers to share their pictures — and their photo tips! Check back often for new topics. Or if you have some photos to share, tag your photos with #CTvisit!
Featuring: Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | Costello's Clam Shack | Ford's Lobsters | Johnny Ad's | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Madison) | Lobster Landing | Stowe's Seafood

Roadside Food Extravaganza
One thing that's great about Connecticut's compact, manageable size is that you're never far from a great roadside meal, especially in summer.
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Blackie's Hot Dogs | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | Clam Castle | Denmo's Dairy & Snack Bar | Glenwood Drive-In | Guida's Drive-in Restaurant | Harry's Place | Johnny Ad's | Sea Swirl of Mystic | Stowe's Seafood | Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant | The Place

How to Experience the Best of New England—in Connecticut
Did you know that it’s possible to experience all the best that the New England region has to offer right here in Connecticut? Halfway between New York and Boston, Connecticut is a great place to start your visit, offering easy-to-reach unique and memorable attractions and activities, any time of year. Here are a few of our favorite classic New England experiences.
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | Argia Mystic Cruises | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | Connecticut Wine Country | Mattabesett Blue Trail | Mystic Aquarium | Mystic Seaport Museum | Sea Mist Thimble Island Cruise, LLC | Sea View Snack Bar | Stowe's Seafood | Town of Goshen | Town of Mystic | Town of New Milford | Town of Westport | West Cornwall Covered Bridge

Roadside Restaurants Through Central Connecticut
Out on a road trip and growing an appetite? Or looking for a quick and easy place to get a bite? Hartford, Middlesex and New Haven counties are home to many great roadside restaurants with favorites from seafood to hot dogs. Here they are, in brief and in alphabetical order.
Featuring: Blackie's Hot Dogs | Clam Castle | Glenwood Drive-In | Guida's Drive-in Restaurant | Johnny Ad's | Stowe's Seafood | The Place | Town of Southington

30 Things to Do in Central Connecticut this Summer
When the sun is shining and the ocean’s calling, you'll know it’s summer in Connecticut. As the days get longer, more fun activities emerge — and you can be sure businesses are working hard to keep you safe. Whether you’re soaking up sun or stars, there’s so much to see and do, from active adventure and family fun to relaxation and romantic escapes. Here’s your guide to the summer season in Central Connecticut
Featuring: Abby's Place | Alling Memorial Golf Course | Arrigoni Winery | Ashley's Ice Cream (Madison) | Bartaco - West Hartford | Bear's Smokehouse (New Haven) | Becky Thatcher Riverboat | Berkshire Balloons | Bill's Seafood Restaurant | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Blackie's Hot Dogs | Blackledge Country Club | Branford River Paddlesports, Kayaks and Tours | Brownstone Adventure Sports Park | Bushnell Park | By The Sea Day Spa | Central Rock Gym | Chamard Vineyards | City of Hartford | City of New Haven | Clinton Town Beach | Collinsville Canoe & Kayak | Connecticut River Cruise & Charter | Connecticut River Museum | Connecticut Science Center | Connecticut Valley Brewing Company | Cove Landing Marine | Delamar Spa West Hartford | Devil's Hopyard State Park | East Hartford Golf Club | Edwin C. Ahlberg Antiques | Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens | Enders State Forest | Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor | Flying Connie Fishing Charters | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Gay City State Park | Gillette Castle State Park | Gillette Ridge Golf Club | Giuffrida Park | Glenwood Drive-In | Gouveia Vineyards | GrandView Camp Resort and Cottages | Grass Roots Ice Cream | Greater Middletown Military Museum | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Hill-Stead Museum | Honeycone Cream Company | Islander Sport Fishing Charters | Johnny Ad's | Lighthouse Point Park | Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront | Liv's Shack - Old Saybrook | Lobster Landing | Lobster Shack | Lost Acres Vineyard | Lyman Orchards Golf Club | Madison Beach Hotel | Main Street Creamery & Cafe | Milkcraft - West Hartford | New England Air Museum | New England Motorcycle Museum | Nightjack Sportsfishing | Nomads Adventure Quest | North Coast Charters | North Ridge Golf Club | Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine | Old Saybrook Town Beach | Onrust | PEZ Visitor Center | Pagliacci's Restaurant | Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery | Pardee Rose Gardens | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - Hartford | Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort | River - A Waterfront Restaurant & Bar | River Highlands State Park | RiverQuest | Riverdale Farm Campsite | Rockledge Golf Club | Ron-A-Roll Indoor Roller Skating Center | Rosedale Farms & Vineyards | Safari Golf | Sally's Apizza | Scoopy Doos | Sea Mist Thimble Island Cruise, LLC | Sea Sprite | Shell & Bones Oyster Bar & Grill | Shore Line Trolley Museum | Shoreline Segway | Sleeping Giant State Park | Southington Community Cultural Arts | Spectrum Art Gallery | Stony Creek Brewery | Stowe's Seafood | Sunset Bar & Grill | Talcott Mountain State Park | The Blue Oar | The Place | The Sculpture Mile | Tosca | Town of Avon | Town of Cheshire | Town of Chester | Town of Essex | Town of Farmington | Town of Glastonbury | Town of Lyme | Town of Madison | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Southington | Town of West Hartford | Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford | Vintage Hi Fi Museum | Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of Connecticut | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Wadsworth Falls State Park | Water's Edge Resort & Spa | West Beach | West Haven Veteran's Museum and Learning Center | Wolf's Den Family Campground

34 Things to Do in Central Connecticut this Fall
When the air is crisp and vibrant foliage hues emerge, so do safe and fun fall activities. From active adventure and family fun to relaxation and romantic escapes, here’s your guide to the fall season in Central Connecticut.
Featuring: 5 Churches Brewing | Abigail's Grille & Wine Bar | Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford | BAR | Bear's Smokehouse (Hartford) | Bear's Smokehouse (New Haven) | Bear's Smokehouse (South Windsor) | Bear's Smokehouse (Windsor) | Belltown Hill Orchards | Berkshire Balloons | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Boardman House Inn | Book Trader Café | Bradley Mountain Farm | Bradley Mountain Farm | Branford River Paddlesports, Kayaks and Tours | Brignole Vineyards | Buttermilk Lane Farm | By The Sea Day Spa | Cedar Hill Cemetery | City Climb Gym | City Gallery | City of Milford | City of New Britain | City of New Haven | Claire's Corner Copia | Collinsville Canoe & Kayak | Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library | Copper Beech Inn | Corner Pug | Delamar Spa West Hartford | Divine Treasures | Drazen Orchards | Easy Pickin's Orchard | Empower Adventure Park at Nomads | Escape New Haven | Farmington Canal Linear Park | Flamig Farm | Flora | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Gallery on the Green | Geronimo Bar & Grill | Gillette Castle State Park | Goodspeed Musicals - The Goodspeed | Gouveia Vineyards | GrandView Camp Resort and Cottages | Griswold Inn Tap Room | Grove Street Cemetery | Guilford Art Center | Hey Day Antiques | Hickory Hill Orchards | Historic Wethersfield | Hops on the Hill Brewery | House of Naan Indian Kitchen & Bar | Hubbard Park & Castle Craig | IT Adventure Ropes Course | J. Timothy's Taverne | Johnny Appleseed's Farm | Johnson's Duckpin Lanes | Karabin Farms | Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Museum | Kinsmen Brewing Company | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Westbrook) | Lyman Orchards | Maple View Farm | Maple View Farm | Mattabesett Blue Trail | McLean Game Refuge | Middletown Roller Skating Rink | Milford Historical Society | Millers Pond State Park | Montana Nights Axe Throwing | New England Cider Company | On Track Karting | Overshores Brewing Company | Penwood State Park | Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort | R.J. Julia Booksellers | Ray of Light Farm | Real Art Ways | Rhythm Brewing Company | Rockland Preserve | Rogers Orchards Shuttle Meadow Farm | Rose's Berry Farm | Sayulita | Scranton Seahorse Inn | Simsbury 1820 House | Smash Avenue | Soarin' Indoors | Stanley-Whitman House | Stowe's Seafood | Talcott Mountain State Park | Tap & vine | Ted's Montana Grill | The Children's Museum | The Chowder Pot of Hartford | The Pickin Patch at Woodford Farm | The Place 2 Be | The Wallingford Victorian Inn | Thimble Island Brewing Company | Three Girls Vegan Creamery | Town of Avon | Town of Chester | Town of Essex | Town of Farmington | Town of Glastonbury | Town of Hamden | Town of Hamden | Town of Manchester | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Portland | Town of West Hartford | Traveler Restaurant | Treat Farm | Union League Café | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Webb Deane Stevens Museum | West Rock Ridge State Park | Wickham Park | Wolf's Den Family Campground | Yale Center for British Art | Yankee Cider Barn at Staehly Farms
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Say Yes to Summer
Overview: For many, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer — so why not kick off the season right? From cookouts to ice cream adventures, garden-going and more, Connecticut’s filled with great ways to welcome summertime.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2021-05-24
Featuring: Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens | Bud's Fish Market | Burr Pond State Park | Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | City of Danbury | City of Norwalk | City of Shelton | Costello's Clam Shack | Edgerton Park | Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm | Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens | Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant | Florence Griswold Museum | Ford's Lobsters | Glebe House Museum & Gertrude Jekyll Garden | Hallmark Drive-In | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Hank's Dairy Bar | Harkness Memorial State Park | Hill-Stead Museum | Hollister House Garden | Johnny Ad's | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Madison) | Lobster Landing | Michael's Dairy | Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream | Pardee Rose Gardens | Rocky Neck State Park | Salem Valley Farms Ice Cream | Stowe's Seafood | The Farmer's Cow Calfe & Creamery | Town of Branford | Town of Fairfield | Town of Greenwich | Town of Mystic | Town of Westport | Town of Wethersfield | UConn Dairy Bar | We-Li-Kit Farm | Wickham Park

Savor the Fall Season
Overview: November is here — time to soak up every last bit of the fall season. From scenic drives and cideries to corn mazes, ziplining and more, here's how to make it a memorable month.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2021-11-03
Featuring: Abbott's Lobster in the Rough | Abigail's Grille & Wine Bar | Adventure Park at Storrs | Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum | Alice in the Village | Allen Hill Farm | Angevine Farm | B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill | Backyard Adventure UTV Tours | Bear Hands Brewery | Beardsley's Cider Mill & Orchard | Beer'd Brewing Company - The Mill (Stonington) | Bigelow Hollow State Park | Bishop's Orchards Farm Market & Winery | Black Hall Outfitters - Old Lyme | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Blackberry River Inn | Blue Lobster Seafood | Blue Ox Axe Throwing - Wallingford | Breck Marshall at Mystic Seaport | Brewport | Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree Farm | City Point Kitchen | City Steam Brewery Cafe | City of Hartford | Clark Farms at Bushy Hill Orchard | Clarke Outdoors | Collinsville Canoe & Kayak | Connecticut Bed & Breakfast/Bicycle Trail | Connecticut Chocolate Trail | Connecticut Science Center | Connecticut Shoreline Bike/Boat Tour | Connecticut Trolley Museum | Connecticut Wine Country | Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo | Cottrell Brewing Company | Covered Bridge Electric Bike Rental | Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center | Devil's Hopyard State Park | Dino's Restaurant | Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm | Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm | Essex Clipper Dinner Train | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | EverWonder Children's Museum | Fairview Tree Farm | Fields of Fire Adventure Park | Firefly Hollow Brewing Company | Flamig Farm | Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant | Gold Rush Farm LLC | Gozzi's Turkey Farm | Greater Middletown Military Museum | Half Full Brewery | HighFlyer Zipline at Foxwoods Resort Casino | Hollister House Garden | Housatonic River Brewing | Hubbard Park & Castle Craig | IT Adventure Ropes Course | Inn at Harbor Hill Marina | J. Timothy's Taverne | Jasper White's Summer Shack | Jonathan Edwards Winery | Jones Family Farms | Kent Falls State Park | KidsPlay Children's Museum | Lady Katharine Cruises - Haddam | Lady Katharine Cruises - Hartford | Lady Katharine Cruises - Middletown | Lee's Riding Stable | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Westbrook) | Lenny's Indian Head | Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk at Riverfront | Lyman Orchards | Main Street Grille | Maple Bank Farm | Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center | Mattabesett Blue Trail | Miller Tree Farm | Millwright's Restaurant | Montana Nights Axe Throwing | Mystic Seaport Museum | New Canaan Nature Center | New England Brewing Company | Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society | Northwest Park & Nature Center | Odin's Keep Axe House | Old Furnace State Park | Olio Restaurant & Bar | Outer Light Brewing Company | Overshores Brewing Company | Oyster Club | PEZ Visitor Center | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - Hartford | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - New Haven | Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort | Redding Roadhouse | Relic Brewing Company | Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood | RiverQuest | Rory's Restaurant | Roseland Cottage Museum | S&P Oyster Co. | Salt of the Earth Therapeutic Spa | Seaside Shadows Haunted History Tours | Sharpe Hill Vineyard | Shore Line Trolley Museum | Silverman's Farm | Silverman's Farm | Sleeping Giant State Park | SoNo Seaport Seafood | Sport Hill Farm | Stanton House Inn | Stony Creek Brewery | Stowe's Seafood | Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company | Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds | Sunset Meadow Vineyards | Talcott Mountain State Park | The Beer Garden at Shippan Landing | The Chowder Pot of Hartford | The Connecticut Pizza Trail | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Mark Twain House & Museum | The Place | The Sculpture Mile | The Spa at Norwich Inn | The West Lane Inn | Thimble Island Brewing Company | Thomas Hooker Brewing Company | Town of Burlington | Town of Cornwall | Town of Easton | Town of Guilford | Town of Litchfield | Town of Mystic | Town of Old Saybrook | Town of Redding | Town of Sharon | Town of Simsbury | Town of Westport | Town of Wethersfield | Two Roads Brewing Company | Urban Lodge Brewing | Velvet Libations | West Haven Veteran's Museum and Learning Center | Wigwam Escape | Willimantic Brewing Company