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CONNECTICUT
One of America’s smallest states, the ‘Constitution State’ is packed
with places to see and things to do. Convenient for both New York City
and Boston, there are idyllic retreats in the wooded Litchfi eld Hills,
the Quiet Corner and along the shoreline, with its beaches and rocky
coves. In contrast to the bustling cities of Hartford and New Haven
are villages dating back to the early 1600s, complete with greens and
handsome homes. For history, nowhere beats Mystic Seaport, part village,
part nautical museum. Add in Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, two glamorous casinos, and there
is something for everyone. And, remember to pronounce it Con-etti-cut!
NEW On the Connecticut Art USA’s oldest art museum, the Sawyer and Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Trail, visit all 15 of the state’s Wadsworth Athenaeum boasts www.enjoyhartford.com
world-class museums and fi ne paintings by American artists For the movie, Yale University
historic sites for only $25, with James McNeill Whistler and NEW HAVEN Town and gown doubled as Marshall College, where
the Art Pass. www.arttrail.org Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as Picasso Locals are still talking about Indiana Jones was a professor.
and Monet. Mark Twain and Harrison Ford and the fi lming of Free student-led tours fi ll in the
HARTFORD Capital city Harriet Beecher Stowe, two The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. details, as well as the history of the
As the state capital, Hartford has of America’s literary 300-year-old academic powerhouse
a list of must-sees. Get a feel for giants were once
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