things to do EAST of NEW HAVEN

Essex, East Haddam - Hartford: 40 miles / 40 minutes

Kathy's Steam abeam

http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/

Gillette Castle

Goodspeed Opera House

http://www.goodspeed.org/

things to do NORTH of Hartford

Windsor - 9 miles / 15 minutes

Vintage Radio

http://www.vrcmct.org/

canoe

Long River Adv

860-209-0733

NorthWest Park 473 acres

http://www.northwestpark.org/

Historical Society

http://www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org/

Windsor Locks - 15 miles / 20 minutes

Monster Mini-Golf, glow in the dark

http://www.monsterminigolf.com/

East Windsor - 20 miles / 30 minutes

trolley museum

http://www.ct-trolley.org/

OperaHouse

http://www.OperaHousePlayers.org/

Granby - 15 miles / 30 minutes

goat cheese farm!

Hayes Dairy - 151 East Street, North Granby, CT 06060

Open Daily      10 am - 7 pm

http://www.sweetpeacheese.com/

things to do EAST of Hartford

Manchester - 10 miles / 15 minutes

Halls Indoor Archery

http://www.hallsarrow.com/

Wickham Park

http://www.wickhampark.org/

things to do SOUTH of Hartford

Newington - 7 miles / 15 minutes

ARRL

http://www.arrl.org/

Enoch Kelsey house

trompe l'oeil

Apr - Oct Sun 1-4pm

860-666-7118

New Britain - 15 miles / 20 minutes

Copernican Observatory

860-832-3399

Industrial Museum

http://www.NBIM.org/

NB Mus Art

http://www.nbmaa.org/

Rocky Hill - 12 miles / 20 minutes

Ferry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Hill_–_Glastonbury_Ferry

Glastonbury - 12 miles / 20 minutes

Museum on the Green

http://www.hsgct.org/museum.htm

pick-your-own

http://www.rosesberryfarm.com/

East Hampton - 25 miles / 30 minutes

Comstock Covered Bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock's_Bridge

things to do in West Hartford+

Skating

http://www.westhartford.org/living_here/town_departments/leisure_services/veterans_memorial_skating_rink/index.php

House

http://www.noahwebsterhouse.org/

Arts at St. Joseph College

http://www.sjc.edu/student_life/arts_and_culture/arts_center/default.html

http://www.sjc.edu/student_life/arts_and_culture/art_gallery/exhibitions/current_exhibition.html

Sarah Whitman Hooker House

1237 New Britain Ave

860-523-5887

Farmington & UnionVille

Hill-Stead House

http://www.hillstead.org/

museum open Wed, Sat Sun 2-4

http://www.unionvillemuseum.org/

Farmington Miniature Golf

( next to CPA and Texas BBQ )

http://www.farmingtonminiatureGolf.com/

mini-golf w/Ice Cream

218 River Rd Unionville, CT 06085 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/riverfront-miniature-golf-and-ice-cream-farmington

http://farmington.patch.com/listings/riverfront-miniature-golf-ice-cream

Simsbury

Simsbury tavern

http://www.simsburyhistory.org/

Canton

Hist Mus

http://www.cantonmuseum.org/

Bristol - 20 miles / 30 minutes

another Clock Museum

http://clockandwatchmuseum.webs.com/apps/location/

Rt. 44

Barkhamsted Reservoir

things to do in Hartford

Butler-McCook house

396 Main

http://www.ctlandmarks.org/index.php?page=butler-mccook-house-garden

$7

Open for Tours: April 1st - Dec 31st

April: Sat & Sun 11 am - 4 pm

May - Sept: Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun 11 am - 4 pm

Oct - Dec: Sat & Sun 11 am - 4 pm

Mark Twain House & HBStowe

http://www.marktwainhouse.org/

http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/visit/hbs_house.shtml

Cedar Hill Cemetery

453 Fairfield Ave

860-956-3311

Wadsworth Antheneum

http://www.thewadsworth.org/

CT river

http://www.riverfront.org/

http://www.cceda.net/

http://www.Hartfordbelle.com/

http://www.ladykatecruises.com/

CT Historical Soc

http://www.chs.org/

first Saturday of each month

CT Science Center

http://ctsciencecenter.org/things-to-do/3d-theater.aspx

Old State House

http://www.ctoldstatehouse.org/

http://www.bushnellpark.org/

tower tour once a week

Travelers Tower

            Travelers Tower, by appt only, 860-277-4208

Gov Residence

860-524-7356

closed July & August