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Great Towns for Hiking Getaways
Whether you are a seasoned hiker or enjoy more leisurely treks, the experience of going on a hike can benefit the mind and body. Connecticut offers hundreds of miles of hiking, biking and walking trails, including 52 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Perfect access points to these trails also happen to be nestled within some of the state's most charming towns. So to help you plan a richer adventure, here are a few suggestions for hiking getaways, including where to eat, stay and play.
Featuring: Barcelona Wine Bar | Bulls Bridge | Circle Hotel Fairfield | Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary | Fairfield Museum & History Center | Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn | Flamig Farm | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Hidden Valley Preserve | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Hi-Ho | Institute for American Indian Studies | Kent Falls Brewing Company | Kent Falls State Park | Lake Mohegan | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Madison) | Macedonia Brook State Park | Madison Beach Hotel | Marty's Cafe | Mashamoquet Brook State Park | Mayflower Inn & Spa | Millwright's Restaurant | Penwood State Park | R.J. Julia Booksellers | Rockland Preserve | Rolling River Antiques | Rosedale Farms & Vineyards | Roseland Cottage Museum | Talcott Mountain State Park | Taylor Brooke Brewery | Taylor Brooke Winery | The Inn at Woodstock Hill | The Simsbury Inn | Town of Fairfield | Town of Kent | Town of Madison | Town of Simsbury | Town of Washington | Town of Woodstock | Tulmeadow Farm Store and Ice Cream Shop
Fireworks Are Back — Make the Most of Fireworks in 2021
Finally, after a year without this classic summer favorite, firework shows are happening again in Connecticut! And now that they’re back, why not make your firework outing an even bigger celebration? We’ve gathered a list of ways to enjoy your time before and after a few of Connecticut’s most popular fireworks shows. To find even more fireworks, check out the complete list here.
Featuring: 33 Golden | Acapulcos | America's Best Value Inn | Baco's Pizza | Bear's Smokehouse (Hartford) | Bicycle Tour Company | Black-Eyed Sally's Southern Kitchen & Bar | Brass City Raceway & Axe Throwing | Captain Scott's Lobster Dock | Centro Restorante & Bar | Circle Hotel Fairfield | City of Bristol | City of Hartford | City of New London | City of Norwich | City of Waterbury | Club Getaway | Colony Grill - Fairfield | Courtyard Waterbury Downtown | Cross Sound Ferry | Custom House Maritime Museum | D. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course | Domenick & Pia Downtown Pizzeria | DoubleTree by Hilton - Bristol | Easy Pickin's Orchard | Epicure Brewing | Fairfield Social | Fascia's Chocolates | Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn | Figaro Restaurant | Firefly Hollow Brewing Company | Flipside Burgers & Bar | H.C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center | Hampton Inn Springfield/Enfield | Harp & Dragon Pub | Hartford Flavor Company | Hartford Yard Goats | Hog River Brewing Company | Holiday Inn Norwich | Hopkins Inn | Illiano's Grill - Norwich | Inn at Fairfield Beach | Inn at Ocean Avenue | J. Timothy's Taverne | Jennings Beach | Kent Falls Brewing Company | Kent Falls State Park | Lake Compounce Campground | Lake Compounce Theme Park | Lake Mohegan | Lakeside Watersports | Lee's Riding Stable | Litchfield Saltwater Grille | Louie's Pizza | Lyman Allyn Art Museum | Main Street Diner | Mambo Bar & Restaurant | Michael's Dairy | Milkcraft - Fairfield | Mohegan Park & Memorial Rose Garden | Mystic Whaler Cruises | New England Carousel Museum | Ocean Beach Park | Odin's Keep Axe House | Olde Tymes Restaurant | Pagliacci's Restaurant | Parkville Market | Penfield Beach | Pie Hops | Pine & Iron Axe Throwing - Hartford | Powder Hollow Brewery | Reelin | Residence Inn by Marriott - Hartford | Rickards Beach | Riverfront Recapture | Rock Climb Fairfield | Sarapes Mexican Restaurant | Scantic River State Park | Sea Unicorns | Seven Villages Restaurant | Slater Memorial Museum | Sweetie's Bakery & Café | The Art of Yum | The Chelsea | The Goodwin Hotel | The Place 2 Be | The Spa at Norwich Inn | These Guys Brewing Company | Toto Restaurant | Town of Enfield | Town of Fairfield | Town of Litchfield | Town of Warren | Tox Brewing Company | Trumbull Kitchen | Via Al Paraiso | Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Wall to Wall: The New London Mural Walk | West Hartford Center | West Street Grill | Western Hills Golf Course
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
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Serve Up New Thanksgiving Family Memories
Overview: Make this year’s gathering even more special, or maybe start a new tradition. Check out these ideas for doing Thanksgiving Connecticut-style.
Audience: Consumer
Sent: 2019-11-08
Featuring: Artisan Restaurant, Tavern & Garden | Avon Old Farms Hotel | B&B at Bartlett Farm | Barcelona Wine Bar | Bear's Smokehouse (Hartford) | Black Hall Outfitters - Old Lyme | Black Hall Outfitters - Westbrook | Blue Venture Fishing Charters | Bluefin Sportfishing Charters | Bulls Bridge | Circle Hotel Fairfield | City of Stamford | Clark Farms at Bushy Hill Orchard | Clarke Outdoors | Comstock Covered Bridge | Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary | Connecticut Wine Country | Copper Beech Inn | Deacon John Graves House (c.1685) | Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm | Escape 101 | Escape New Haven | Essex Clipper Dinner Train | Essex Steam Train & Riverboat | Fairfield Museum & History Center | Fife 'n Drum Restaurant & Inn | Fire at the Ridge | Flamig Farm | Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park | Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Gozzi's Turkey Farm | Griswold Inn | Hammonasset Beach State Park | Hammonasset Beach State Park Campground | Hidden Valley Preserve | Holmberg Orchards & Winery | Hopkins Inn | Hopkins Vineyard | Hotel Hi-Ho | Housatonic Anglers | Inn at Middletown | J House Greenwich | Keeler Tavern Museum (c.1713) | Kent Falls Brewing Company | Kent Falls State Park | Lake Compounce Campground | Lake Mohegan | Lake Waramaug State Park | Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Madison) | Lock Museum of America | Lucius Pond Ordway/Devil's Den Preserve | Macedonia Brook State Park | Main Street Antiques | Maple Bank Farm | Mashamoquet Brook State Park | Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center | Mill on the River | Millwright's Restaurant | MindBreak Escape Rooms | Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystified Escape Rooms | Odetah Camping Resort | Penwood State Park | R.J. Julia Booksellers | Roaring Brook Nature Center | Rockland Preserve | Rosedale Farms & Vineyards | Roseland Cottage Museum | Shell & Bones Oyster Bar & Grill | Silverman's Farm | SoundWaters | Talcott Mountain State Park | Tavern at the Armory | Team vs Time - Premier Room Escape | The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk | The Mark Twain House & Museum | The Simsbury Inn | The Spa at Norwich Inn | The White Hart | The Windemere B&B | Todd English's Tuscany | Town of Essex | Town of Fairfield | Town of Greenwich | Town of Kent | Town of Litchfield | Town of Madison | Town of Manchester | Town of Washington | Town of Wethersfield | Tulmeadow Farm Store and Ice Cream Shop | Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in Connecticut | Webb Deane Stevens Museum | West Cornwall Covered Bridge | elm Restaurant
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