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MUST SEE!

300 years of American art in 5,000 choice pieces at the New Britain Museum of American Art. New Britain

Rare French wallpapers and early neoclassical architecture of the 18th century at the Hatheway House. Suffield

The New England Air Museum, home to more than 80 aircraft displayed in two two massive hangars. Windsor Locks

Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine , established in 1707, and Connecticut's first Colonial prison. East Granby

Weekly NASCAR auto racing on the paved, half-mile oval at Stafford Motor Speedway. Stafford Springs

The 30-foot diorama of the Connecticut Valley in the late Triassic Period at Dinosaur State Park. Rocky Hill

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, home to the personal and professional memorabilia of the Uncle Tom's Cabin author. Hartford

The 19 richly furnished rooms, with Tiffany accents, at the celebrated Mark Twain House & Museum. Hartford

The Old State House, located on the site of George Washington's Revolutionary War meeting with the French, and home to daily cannon-firing ceremonies. Hartford

The more than 50,000 works, spanning 5,000 years, on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford

Gillette Castle , atop the most southerly hill in a chain known as the Seven Sisters; William Hooker Gillette, noted actor and playwright, built this 184-acre estate. East Haddam

The Essex Steam Train & Riverboat and the splendor of the Connecticut River Valley. Essex

Goodspeed Musicals and another season of Broadway shows and new productions at the Goodspeed Opera House and Norma Terris Theatre. East Haddam and Chester

The quintessential New England river town: Essex

For additional information on this region:

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