Spend your time in Connecticut's Housatonic Valley...
Travel scenic roads and enjoy the fresh air... Stroll
through historic villages and browse incredible
shops... Delight in our region's surprises —
country fairs and festivals, museums, antique and
craft shows, hiking, skiing, spring blossom and
fall foliage tours, pick-your-own orchards and much
much more!
We
have compiled a list of some of these places, activities
and resources for you to consider while you are
visiting:http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/squantz.htm |
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Connecticut
Vacation Guide
Northwest Vintage
(203) 380-6600
Appalachian
Trail
The
Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a 2,167-mile (3,488
km) footpath along the ridge
crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian
Mountains from Katahdin in
Maine to Springer Mountain in north Georgia. It goes right
through our town.
Webatuck
Craft Village
Here, clustered along the picturesque Ten Mile River (a
stream which once turned the
paddle wheels of small local factories) is an entire community
of artisans who still ply
their crafts as if it were an art--as indeed it is.
Institute for American Indian
Studies
Washington, CT
(203) 868-0518
Quinnetukut Habitats Trail- “the trail represents
six “time zones” from the past. You must
use your imagination to visualize the past from the clues
that we offer you. The
quarter-mile walk will make your imagination seem like
it is 1,200 years ago.”
Limerock
Park
Lakeville, CT
1-800-RACELRP
sports car racing, the road race center of the east
The
Maritime Aquarium
Norwalk, CT
(203) 852-0700
on your way
to the aquarium you can stop off at
Out To Lunch Deli
Wilton, CT
(203) 762-2763
order food in adavnce and pick it up on your way
Lourdes
in Litchfield
Litchfield, CT
(203) 567-1041
a ministry of the Montfort Missionaries
Litchfield
Hills Guide
1-800-567-4506 (fax) 1-860-567-5214
antiques, art gallery and crafts
Housatonic
Valley Guide
1-800-841-4488
a visitor's guide to Connecticut's Housatonic Valley
New
England Air Museum
Windsor Locks, CT
(203) 623-3305
Science
Center of Connecticut
West Hartford, CT
(860) 231-2824
The
Shore and Trolley Line Museum
East Haven, CT
(203) 467-6927
Danbury
Westerner’s Summer Collegiate Baseball Team
Danbury, CT
(203) 744-5874
Mystic
Seaport
Mystic, CT
(860) 444-2206 1-800-TOENJOY
Mohegan
Sun Casino
Uncasville, CT
1-888-226-7711
mohegan Sun Casino is a Native American casino and is
open 24 hours every day.
The 300,000 square foot casino features 6,200 slots and
350 table games
Foxwoods
Casino
Mashantucket, CT
1-800-FOXWOOD
a popular Native American resort and casino
The
Discovery Museum
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 372-3521
a childrens' museum and plantarium
Mashantucket
Pequot Museum and Research Center
Mashantucket,
CT
1-800-411-9671
the world's largest and most comprehensive Native American
museum and research center
Stamford
Museum and Nature Center
Stamford, CT
(203)322-1646
Lake
Compounce
Bristol, CT
(860) 583-3300
a family theme and water park
Barnum
Festival
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 367-8495
the Barnum Festival is a 30-day-long Fourth
of July celebration
Beardsley
Zoo
Bridgeport, CT
(203)394-6565
committed to the preservation of endangered animals
Brookfield
Craft Center
Brookfield, CT
(203) 775-4526
Childrenss
Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Niantic, CT
(860) 691-1111
the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut is an
interactive, hands-on,
educational opportunity for the children in your life
Danbury
Railway Museum
Danbury, CT
(203) 778-8337
located in the historic station and rail yard in downtown
Danbury, Connecticut, offers
railroad history, rail excursion trips, a collection of
original and restored rolling stock,
and opportunities for hands-on railroad work at "12
inches to the foot" scale.
Mark
Twain House
Hartford, CT
(860)493-6411
Blue Jay Orchards
Bethel, CT
(203) 748-0119
140-acre apple orchard with cider mill and press, farm
market, pick-your-own apples in
Sept. and Oct.
Brookfield Playhouse
Brookfield, CT
(203) 775-0023
five shows each season of drama, comedies, and musicals;
concert series with
four performances.
Di Grazia Vineyard & Winery
Brookfield,CT
(203) 775-1616
Guided winery tours and tastings.
Danbury
Museum and Historical Society
Danbury, CT
(203) 743-5200
Late 18th and early 19th-century furnishings in the John
and Mary Rider House (1785);
Revolutionary War exhibit, DAR and woodworking exhibits;
local hatting industry exhibits
in John Dodd Shop (1790). Changing exhibits, research
library, gift shop. Birthplace
(5 Mountainville Rd., c.1829) of Pulitzer Prize-winning
composer Charles Ives, contains
memorabilia and late 19th-century furnishings.
Ives
Concert Park
Danbury, CT
(203) 837-9226
Outdoor amphitheater featuring rock and roll, jazz, blues,
motown and classical music.
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