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Connecticut tourist information with details about travel to and around the state. Where to stay and what to see is made easier with insider tips and hand-selected Connecticut links, by dedicated editors and visitors to TravelNotes.org - The Online Guide to Travel.

Delegates from Connecticut played a vital role in drawing up the US Constitution at the Constitution Convention of 1787, and thus Connecticut earned the name the Constitution State.

The state capital of Connecticut is Hartford.

Hartford Weather - Connecticut Weather.

Connecticut Travel

Connecticut is the southernmost of the six New England states. The others are: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

States neighbouring Connecticut are: New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

About Connecticut:
Find out more about Connecticut before you travel there. Order tourist brochures and look at where you'd like to stay.

Central Connecticut:
Midway between New York and Boston, Central Connecticut is an ideal place to slow down and take a look around.

Connecticut State:
The official website for the State of Connecticut.

Greater Hartford:
Visit the Old State House or the home of Mark Twain.

Northwest Connecticut:
Northwest Connecticut's Litchfield Hills, Housatonic Valley and Waterbury Region have been making visitors feel welcome for hundreds of years. This true domain of New England at its best is within 100 miles of New York City and 150 miles of Boston.

Accommodation in Hartford

Hotels in Hartford, Connecticut:
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New Haven

New haven is home to Yale University, although many town folk might wish it wasn't.

Yale was modelled after Oxford, and the campus' buildings were artificially aged to give it the 'been there, seen it' look.

Popular attractions include Haddam's Gillette State Park; Madison's Hammonassett Beach State Park; Dinosaur State Park, in Rocky Hill; and Sherwood Island Park, in Westport.

A 19th-century whaling town re-creation can also be seen in Mystic.

Greater New Haven:
Visiting Connecticut's Greater New Haven Tourism District is like stepping into a vibrant pageant of historic treasures, marvelous architecture, bustling eateries, lively arts, sandy beaches and color-splashed countryside.

Accommodation in New Haven

Hotels in New Haven, Connecticut:
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Connecticut Municipalities

Municipality Websites:
Most of the 169 towns and cities of Connecticut have a link from here.

New England

New England:
Previews of the region's historic attractions, cultural events, outdoor adventures, educational institutions, shopping, lodging and entertainment.

Connecticut Travel Guides

Books on Connecticut Travel:
Browse Amazon's best-selling list of books on travel in Connecticut.

Connecticut Travel Tips

Bring a Good Map

When you come to Connecticut, bring a good roadmap. The roads here are confusing and not always well marked.
Sent in by: Heather LeFoll.