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25 Best Places to Visit in Connecticut You Should Not Miss

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25 Best Places to Visit in Connecticut You Should Not Miss

Introduction - Connecticut is a great vacation destination known for its museums and state parks. Whether you are visiting the state or...

 

Harkness Memorial State Park

Place To Visit 1 - Harkness Memorial State Park is yet another state park that is a famous landmark in Connecticut. The state park was...

 
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The Glass House

Place To Visit 2 - The Glass House is a praised architectural building designed by Phillip Johnson in Fairfield County. The 20th-century home in New...

 

Bushnell Park

Place To Visit 3 - Bushnell Park is a special landmark since it is the oldest publicly funded park in the United States. It opened...

 

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Place To Visit 4 - The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a 19th-century writer, and abolitionist. Her most famous work...

 

The Mark Twain House & Museum

Place To Visit 5 - The Mark Twain House and Museum are another one of the historic sites in Connecticut. The famous writer Mark Twain...

 

Connecticut State Capitol

Place To Visit 6 - The Connecticut State Capitol is another important place in Connecticut and a top thing to do in Hartford. The building...

 

Kent Falls State Park

Place To Visit 7 - Kent Falls State Park is a great place to hike and enjoy nature in Connecticut. As the name suggests, the...

 

Devil's Hopyard State Park

Place To Visit 8 - Devil's Hopyard State Park is an 860-acre park in southeast Connecticut. The main attraction of the park is Chapman Falls...

 

Yale University

Place To Visit 9 - The last one of the top famous sites in Connecticut is Yale University in New Haven. The Ivy League school...

 

Connecticut River

Place To Visit 10 - Another Connecticut landmark is the Connecticut River, which runs through the state and through Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. It...

 

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