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Abbott's Lobster in the Rough

Few summer pleasures are more congenial than tucking into a lobster dinner on the outdoor deck at...

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

Known as one of New Haven's best kept secrets, the crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green is an anci...

Essex

The Perfect American Small Town and the State's Oldest Inn Best Times: mid-Feb for the Connect...

Litchfield Hills and the Mayflower Inn

Preserved Colonial Architecture and Beauty, a Gift of Nature 1000 Places Rural Sophisticati...

Mystic Seaport

America's Maritime Museum 1000 Places Best Times: late May for Lobsterfest; June for Classi...

The Mark Twain House and Museum

Home and Inspiration for a Beloved American Icon (1000 Places) There's No Place Like Home ...

Temple Street Parking Garage

1000 buildings

Yale Art Gallery

1000 buildings When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Chester

The Victorian Charm of Two Classic River Towns (1000 Places USA)

East Haddam

The Victorian Charm of Two Classic River Towns (1000 Places USA)

Goodspeed Opera House

Cost: tickets from $27. When: season runs late Apr-mid-Dec; tours June-Oct on Sat. (1000 Plac...

Gillette Castle

When: late May-Mid-Oct. (1000 Places USA) ___________________________ It's elementary: Get...

Restaurant L&E

Cost: dinner $45 (1000 Places USA)

Connecticut's Art Trail

Best Tims: late July for Old Lyme's Midsummer Festival, which takes place in part at the Florence...

Florence Griswold Museum

When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Bee and Thistle Inn

Cost: from $135; dinner $40 (1000 Places USA)

Bruce Museum

When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Hill-Stead Museum

When: closed Mon. (1000 Places USA)

New Britain Museum

When: closed Mon. (1000 Places USA)

Connecticut's Seafood Institutions

Down by the Seashore Best Time: last weekend in May for Lobsterfest in Mystic Seaport; mid-Aug...

Lenny and Joe's Fish Tale

Cost: dinner $20 (1000 Places USA)

The Blue Oar

Cost: dinner $30 (1000 Places USA)

Connecticut River Museum

When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Essex Steam Train

(1000 Places USA)

Griswold Inn

Cost: from $100; Tap Room dinner $35, Sunday Hunt brunch $19.

Copper Beech Inn

Cost: from $150 (off-peak), from $195 (peak); dinner $70. (1000 Places USA)

Fairfield County

Artistic Enclaves in Manhattan's Verdant Backyard Best Times: late Jan for Taste of Ridgefield...

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Chez Lenard

Cost: lunch $5 (1000 Places USA)

Bernard's

Cost: dinner $60 (1000 Places USA)

Weir Farm

(1000 Places USA)

Westport Country Playhouse

Cost: ticket from $35 (1000 Places USA)

Foxwoods

Casinos in the Country Cost: rooms at Grand Pequot Tower from $180 Best Times: late Aug, wh...

Mohegan Sun

Casinos in the Country Cost: rooms from $189; dinner at Todd English's Tuscany $50 (1000 Pl...

Mashantucket Pequot Museum

(1000 Places USA)

Connecticut's Gold Coast

Old Money Meets Urban Revival Best Time: early June for the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, a 2...

Homestead Inn

Cost: from $250; dinner $65 (1000 Places USA)

Maritime Aquarium

(1000 Places USA)

Match

Cost: dinner $45 (1000 Places USA)

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

(1000 Places USA)

The Wadsworth Atheneum

America's Oldest Public Art Museum Best Times: early June for the Black-eyed & Blues music...

Old State House

When: closed Sun-Mon (1000 Places USA)

Connecticut State Capitol

When: Mon-Fri; also Sat, Apr-Oct (1000 Places USA)

Max Downtown

Cost: dinner $45 (1000 Places USA)

White Memorial

Winvian

Cost: from $1,450 per person, including meals, beverages, and activities (1000 Places USA)

Manor House B&B

Cost: from $130 (1000 Places USA)

West Street Grill

Cost: dinner $45 (1000 Places USA)

Mystic Aquarium

(1000 Places USA)

The Inn at Mystic

Cost: from $115 (off-peak); from $195 (peak) (1000 Places USA)

Stonington

America's Maritime Museum (1000 Places USA)

Noah's

Cost: dinner $35 (1000 Places USA)

Inn at Stonington

Cost: from $140 (off-peak), from $180 (peak) (1000 Places USA)

New Haven Dining

A Panoply of Possibilities Best Times: late Apr for Wooster Street's Cherry Blossom Festival; ...

Frank Pepe's

Cost: large pie $20 (1000 Places USA)

Sally's Apizza

Cost: large pie $16 (1000 Places USA)

Libby's Italian Pastry Shop

(1000 Places USA)

Louis' Lunch

Cost: burger $8 (1000 Places USA)

Bentara

Cost: dinner $30 (1000 Places USA)

Yale University

American Gothic Best Times: last 2 weeks of June for the International Festival of Arts & ...

Yale Center for British Art

When: closed Mon (1000 Places USA)

Beinecke Library

When: closed Sun (1000 Places USA)

Connecticut's Quiet Corner

Tranquility, History, and Pastoral Good Looks Best Times: late Aug for Brooklyn Fair (the nati...

Rte. 169

(1000 Places USA)

Inn at Woodstock Hill

Cost: from $130 (1000 Places USA)

Golden Lamb Buttery

Cost: prix fixe dinner $75 (1000 Places USA)

Washington

A corner of Country Splendor in the Nutmeg State Best Times: Sun from early Apr-mid-Nov in nea...

New Preston

A corner of Country Splendor in the Nutmeg State Best Times: Sun from early Apr-mid-Nov in nea...

Good News Cafe

Cost: dinner $40 (1000 Places USA)

The Boulders Inn

Cost: from $350; dinner $60 (1000 Places USA)

Hopkins Vineyard

tastings $6.50, hours vary (Budget Travel)