Connecticut
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A small New England state, full of charm and home to two major Indian casinos.
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Regions
Cities
Other destinations
Beaches
When people in Connecticut want to go to a nice beach, they go to Rhode Island. Barring that, here are your best choices:
- Hammonassett State Park, Madison.
- Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme.
Understand
Talk
Get in
New Haven and Hartford both have airports. But, most people will find better prices to just come in at Boston or Newark.
Get around
Car is usually best. Each city/town is well connected. However, major metros are served by the CT transit: Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, Bristol, Stamford etc. Bridgeport is served by its own service.
See
Other sites
- The Maritime Aquarium (officially The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk): Great aquarium, plus lots of hands-on exhibits, and an IMAX theater. Don't forget to feed the seals! Visit them on the web http://www.maritimeaquarium.org/
- Mystic Aquarium http://www.mysticaquarium.org/
- Mystic Seaport http://www.mysticseaport.org/
- Club Getaway: an all inclusive, camp-like resort in the Berkshires. Located in Kent, approximately 90 minutes north of NYC. http://www.clubgetaway.com
Do
Casinos
Connecticut is home to the world's largest casino, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard. The resort includes three hotels with a total of over 1400 guest rooms. http://www.foxwoods.com/
The Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville is only slightly smaller with 1,200 guest rooms and a number of restaurants and shops. http://www.mohegansun.com/
Eat
All of CT's Cities have numerous places to eat. Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods are also equipped with a plethora of restaurants.
Drink
Stay safe
Although Connecticut is well known for its affluence, many of the cities are of the country's most poor and dangerous. These cities include: Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford. While Bridgeport is often joked about in CT as the most crime ridden, Hartford actually has the worst crime rate- and is actually named as the 24th most dangerous city in the country. Last year it was 7th. Generally, the East end of Bridgeport, the North end of Hartford, and the Fair Haven district of New Haven are the spots to avoid. Last year, Stamford scored as one of the 25 safest cities in the U.S. in the same survey as Hartford.
Get out
New York City is a train ride away from New Haven-west on the coast. Train stops are available in New Haven, Milford, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, and several other towns along the coast. These rides are less expensive than Amtrak, and tickets can be bought after entrance to the train. Although not quite as accessible, Boston is the same distance as New York from central CT. Bus rides are readily available every hour from Hartford to New York and Boston, with a ticket costing about 27 dollars.
External links
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