Attractions
The Riverfront
Riverfront Recapture is a non-profit organization working to
reconnect metropolitan Hartford with the Connecticut River. It has
established a network of four beautiful parks and public
recreational facilities along seven miles (11km) of shoreline.
Here, free events are staged year-round, and visitors can walk,
run,...
see full detailsWadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the
United States, and the highlight of its permanent collection
exposes visitors to a unique American movement: the Hudson River
School. These fine paintings, originally obtained by Daniel
Wadsworth, are now considered American masterpieces.
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The Old State House was built in 1796. It is one of the oldest
state houses in the country and has been named a National Historic
Landmark. Visitors can tour the magnificently restored rooms,
listen to the audio tour and visit the education...
see full detailsMark Twain House and Museum
Mark Twain, one of America's most celebrated writers, lived in
this stately house on Farmington Avenue between 1874 and 1891. The
elegant, 19-room mansion - built in a Victorian Gothic style - was
where Twain wrote many of his most famous and successful...
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