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This Connecticut Animal Sanctuary Lets Kids Feed Goats And Meet Rescued Farm Animals

Meet goats, guinea pigs, horses and more at a calm animal sanctuary with hands-on feeding, parties, seasonal fun and a small gift shop.

This Connecticut Restaurant Serves Romanian Comfort Food In A Dracula-Themed Dining Room

This Connecticut Tea House Is A Grown-Up Tea Party With Mismatched Teacups And Petite Pastries

This Connecticut Beach Lets You Walk Across A Sandbar To A Nature-Filled Island

Worth The Detour

Shopping & Markets

This Two-Floor Connecticut Barn Is An Antique Hunter’s Dream With Homemade Scones

These Double-Fried Connecticut Wings Have A Crispy, Sticky, Caramelized Crunch

Nature & Outdoors

Old Mill Ruins Are Hiding Along The Trails Of This Peaceful Connecticut Park

This Connecticut Diner’s Crispy Fried-Cheese Burgers Are A Throwback Worth The Drive

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This Cozy Connecticut Tea House Serves British Scones With Devonshire Clotted Cream

Mrs. Bridges' Pantry brings pots of specialty tea, Cornish pasties, warm scones and Devonshire cream to a quiet corner of Connecticut.

This Connecticut Footbridge Blooms Into A Peaceful Garden Over The Farmington River

This House-Like Connecticut Restaurant Hides a Speakeasy-Like Basement Bar

This Connecticut Salt Cave Lets You Unwind In Anti-Gravity Chairs Among Glowing Salt Walls

Food & Dining

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This Rustic Connecticut Mill Restaurant Lets You Dine Beside A Waterfall

In Chester, a former mill pairs brook-and-waterfall dining with rustic rooms, thoughtful service, cocktails, and a wide-ranging menu.

These Hearty Connecticut Italian Grinders Come On Fresh, Crusty Bread

This Refined Connecticut Steakhouse Is Made For Celebrations And Dry-Aged Steaks

This Old-School Connecticut Log Cabin Serves Comfort Food Worth Lingering Over

Nature & Outdoors

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Nature & Outdoors

This Connecticut Waterfall Park Has A Covered Bridge Just Steps From The Parking Lot

Nature & Outdoors

This Connecticut Boardwalk Is A Dreamy Long Island Sound Escape

Nature & Outdoors

This Connecticut Drive-In Feels Like the Kind of Summer Night You Never Outgrow

Shopping & Markets

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This Connecticut Antique Mall Is A Treasure Hunter’s Wonderland Of Themed Booths

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This Old-School Connecticut Flea Market Is An Antique Hunter’s Treasure Hunt

Stay & Travel

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This Connecticut Flea Market Feels Like a Weekend Tradition Passed Down for Generations

You can spend a half hour bent over a folding table and still miss the thing you came for, because the next stall might have a box of old tools, a stack of…

This Connecticut Antique Mall Feels Like Wandering Through a Carefully Curated Museum

This Connecticut Market Feels Like Wandering A Maze Of Vintage Booths And Collector Corners

This Connecticut Drive-In Feels Like Stepping Back Into Small-Town Summer Nights

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This Cozy Connecticut Tea House Serves British Scones With Devonshire Clotted Cream

This Rustic Connecticut Mill Restaurant Lets You Dine Beside A Waterfall

These Hearty Connecticut Italian Grinders Come On Fresh, Crusty Bread

This Refined Connecticut Steakhouse Is Made For Celebrations And Dry-Aged Steaks

This Old-School Connecticut Log Cabin Serves Comfort Food Worth Lingering Over

Shopping & Markets

This Connecticut Antique Mall Is A Treasure Hunter’s Wonderland Of Themed Booths

This Connecticut Footbridge Blooms Into A Peaceful Garden Over The Farmington River

This Connecticut Diner Serves A Polish Benedict That Breakfast Lovers Need To Try