Sights & Attractions in Hartford and the Connecticut River Valley

Things to Do in Hartford

Name	Category	Location

Butler-McCook Homestead Built in 1782, this home housed four generations of Butlers and...	Houses / Mansions	Hartford

Children's Museum A life-size walk-through replica of a 60-foot sperm whale greets...	Museums / Galleries	Hartford

Connecticut Science Center Scientists of all ages will delight in Hartford's science center...	Museums / Galleries	Hartford

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Stowe (1811-96) spent her final years at this 1871 Victorian...	Houses / Mansions	Hartford

The Mark Twain House & Museum Built in 1874, this building was the home of Samuel Langhorne...	Houses / Mansions	Hartford


Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society This 18th-century farmhouse is the birthplace of the famed author...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Hartford

Old State House This Federal-style house with an elaborate cupola and roof balustrade...	Government Buildings	Hartford

State Capitol The gold-leaf dome of the State Capitol rises above Bushnell...	Government Buildings	Hartford

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art With more than 50,000 artworks and artifacts spanning 5,000 years...	Museums / Galleries	Hartford
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