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

• Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford
  60 Gold Street • Hartford, CT 06103
  860-561-2585
  A final resting place for the Revolutionary War soldiers; there are approximately 6,000 graves. ... more...  map

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

• Behind the Scenes at the Bushnell
  6 Capitol Avenue • Hartford, CT 06106
  860-987-6000
  Enjoy a 45-minute tour highlighting the center's early history, artistic interior, and past... more...  map