The Connecticut Bucket List
While I grew up on the east coast and spent a fair amount of time in Connecticut in the summers, my family always went to the same place every time. Below is my small bucket list of what else I’d love to explore there.
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East Haddam
Note: Most people drive into East Haddam to go to the Goodspeed Opera House so accommodations are limited in the immediate vicinity.
Where to stay
Riverwind Inn Bed and Breakfast (5 miles from the opera house)
where to dine & drink
La Vita (live music, too)
Things to see & do
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (27 minutes from East Haddam)
Greenwich
Kind of Visit: Posh weekend
Where to stay
where to dine & drink
By the Way Bakery - All baked goods are handmade, gluten-free, dairy-free, and Kosher.
Little Beet Table - Very gluten-free friendly!
Things to see & do
Hartford
Kind of Visit: Historical - think Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Where to stay
Silas W. Robbins House (Old Wethersfield)
Simsbury 1820 House (Simsbury)
where to dine & drink
Carbone’s - Has been open since 1938
Little River Restoratives (Speakeasy)
Things to see & do
Madison
Kind of Visit: Historical, relaxing weekend
