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Hartford Connecticut Attractions

Amusements

  • Austin Arts Center
    300 Summit Street • Hartford, CT 06106
    203-297-2498
    Mix of music, theater, dance and visual arts featuring guest artists, faculty and students. Events... more...  map

  • Bushnell Park Carousel (circa 1914)
    Located in Downtown Hartford’s Bushnell Park
    860-585-5411
    A gorgeous three-row park machine with 36 jumper horses, 12 stander horses, two chariots and a... more...  map

  • Crown Palace Odyssey Theatre
    330 New Park Avenue • Hartford, CT 06107
    860-570-0842
    Experience an odyssey of sights and sounds at this giant screen theatre that features a variety of... more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Asylum Hill Congregational Church (circa 1866)
    814 Asylum Avenue • Hartford, CT 06105
    Asylum Hill
    860-525-5695
    A member of the United Church of Christ, this historic church features Gothic architecture and... more...  map

  • Butler-McCook House & Garden (circa 1782)
    396 Main Street • Hartford, CT 06106
    Main Street History Center
    860-522-1806
    Hartford's oldest house, the Butler-McCook House contains Hartford's oldest collection of art,... more...  map

  • Christ Church Cathedral
    45 Church Street • Hartford, CT 06111
    860-527-7231
    Home of the Episcopal Diocese for the State of Connecticut, this beautifully restored church is one... more...  map

  • Isham-Terry House (circa 1854)
    211 High Street • Hartford, CT 06103
    860-247-8996
    The Italianate Villa-style Isham-Terry House is "a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the... more...  map

  • Mark Twain House & Museum, The
    351 Farmington Avenue • Hartford, CT 06105
    860-247-0998
    Enjoy a tour of the Mark Twain House, a National Historic Landmark; a 2,000-square-foot gallery... more...  map

  • Old State House, The (circa 1796)
    800 Main Street • Hartford, CT 06103
    860-522-6766
    Designed by Charles Bulfinch, this is the oldest state house in the nation. Many major state and... more...  map

  • State Capitol & Legislative Office building
    210 Capitol Avenue • Hartford, CT 06106
    860-240-0222
    Victorian Gothic building with state executive offices, legislative chamber, and historic displays. more...  map

  • Traveler's Tower
    1 Tower Square • Hartford, CT 06183
    Downtown
    860-277-4208
    This is one of the signature buildings of Hartford's insurance industry.  more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

Libraries & Research Centers

  • Hartford Public Library
    500 Main Street • Hartford, CT 06103
    860-695-6300
    Founded in 1774, this large library contains approximately 500,000 items including books, audio... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
    77 Forest Street • Hartford, CT 06105
    860-525-9258
    "The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center preserves and interprets Stowe's Hartford home and the Center's... more...  map

  • Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry
    230 Scarborough Street • Hartford, CT 06105
    860-236-5613
    This museum displays instruments and medications used during the 18th and 20th century. The... more...  map

  • Museum of Connecticut History
    231 Capitol Avenue • Hartford, CT 06106
    860-757-6335
    A collection of many firearms, changing exhibits, and portraits of the governor. The main focus of... more...  map

  • Pump House Gallery
    60 Elm Street • Hartford, CT 06106
    Bushnell Park
    860-543-8874
    Tudor designed English cottage that is actually a working pump house and an art gallery. It's the... more...  map

  • Real Art Ways
    56 Arbor Street • Hartford, CT 06106
    860-232-1006
    Real Art Ways is "an alternative multi-disciplinary arts organization that presents and supports... more...  map

  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    600 Main Street • Hartford, CT 06103
    Located in Downtown Hartford
    860-278-2670
    "America's oldest public art museum," this world-renowned museum's collections of more than 45,000... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens
    Located on the Corner of Prospect & Asylum Avenues
    860-231-9443
    The centerpiece of this 102 acre park is its 15,000 bush rose garden. The park also has annual,... more...  map

Science & Technology

  • Connecticut Science Center, The
    250 Columbus Boulevard • Hartford, CT 06103
    Located in Downtown Hartford
    860-SCIENCE
    More than 150 hands-on "exhibits" allow you to "create your own experiments, test your own... more...

Tours & Cruises

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