Modern day Connecticut also provides hundreds of miles of shoreline on Long Island Sound during the summer
for fishing and swimming along acres of Connecticut beaches.
Heading inland, the central part of the state boasts acres of natural woodlands and
scenic lakes plus opportunities for exploring - surprise! - Connecticut vineyards and wineries.
Top attractions in Connecticut include the Yale Art Gallery, the Mystic Seaport
Museum,
and the Connecticut Science Center in Downtown Hartford.
Spring blossoms, food trucks and music,
a plant and garden boutique, and more
at the Fairfield Dogwood Festival in May
2025 Connecticut travel special events and festivals
Just up ahead, check out our 2025 Connecticut travel calender featuring memorable events and major festivals happening throughout the state this travel season.
Find out where and when to go, plus more info at the official websites for directions and opening/closing times.
The loveliest Mother's Day weekend celebrates spring with plant booths, an arts & crafts fair, kids activities and a community bake sale at the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church.
There's food, fun, and family entertainment on three stages plus carnival rides and kids' activities.
Kid-friendly Connecticut
Also one of
the top family-friendly attractions in the state, Mystic Seaport
(see above) offers exhibits, hands-on history and entertainment
one sweet package. While here, also don't miss a visit to the
nearby Mystic
Aquarium for more modern maritime adventures.
Check out a real working farm at The
Stamford Museum and Nature Center.
For other
fun trips back in time, circus fans will also enjoy a stop at
the Barnum
Museum in Bridgeport.
With toddlers in tow, head south to Norwalk's Stepping Stones Museum for dozens of fun hands-on exhibits so creative that the kids won't even know they're actually learning.
Train enthusiasts might want to travel farther
north to visit the Danbury
Railway Museum and learn about the history of trains and a
thrilling ride aboard one of the museum's working locomotives.
Elsewhere
around the state, the Stamford
Museum and Nature Center features a real working farm, related
nature exhibits and planetarium shows, while the kid-friendly
New England Air
Museum in Windsor Locks offers an entertaining timeline of
aircraft history and Open
Cockpit days that puts kids in the flyer's seat (with some
choice photo ops!)
.• Mystic Seaport:is the largest maritime museum in the world.
.• Mashantucket is home to the largest resort casino in the world, Foxwoods Resort Casino.
.• The USS Nautilus, world's first nuclear powered submarine, was built in Groton, Connecticut in 1954 and now resides at the the Submarine Force Museum.
Mystic
Seaport - One of the state's most popular tourist spot with facts and information
on the restored 19th century whaling community exhibit with group tour info, related
courses, ticket info, pictures, map & directions, and a guide to hotels, dining
and nearby attractions.
Connecticut
Attractions, Roadside America - The weird and offbeat
around the state including the Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
in Hartford, and the Lock Museum in Terryville.