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Connecticut staircase, and ornate cupola,
it is a superb example of
Although compact enough to drive across in a few hours, Federal architecture. Nearby,
Connecticut has treasures that entice visitors to stay for days. the Center Church has five
Along its magnificent shoreline are beaches, marinas, and the stained-glass windows
remarkable maritime museum at Mystic Seaport. Inland, the designed by the US artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–
Connecticut River Valley and the Litchfield Hills are dotted 1933). To its south is the
with scenic and historic villages. Hartford, the bustling capital, Wadsworth Atheneum,
and New Haven, home of Yale University, are its main cities. the oldest continuously
operating public art museum
in the country. Its collection
e Hartford overlooks the 40-acre (16-ha) includes Renaissance, Baroque,
Bushnell Park, the creation of and Impressionist art, as well
* 139,000. k @ £ 1 Union Place.
n 1 Constitution Plaza, (888) 288- Hartford native Frederick Law as works by American artists.
4748. _ Riverfest (Jul). Olmsted (1822–1903), who also West of downtown is the
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There are 100 varieties of trees, Museum, a Gothic-style
Founded in 1636 by a group of and a 1914 carousel with masterpiece with peaked
English settlers from the 48 hand-carved horses. gables, expansive upper
Massachusetts Bay Colony, The 1796 Old State House, balconies, and towering turrets.
Hartford’s golden age was in designed by Charles Bulfinch Constructed at the height of
the 19th century, when it (see p140), is the country’s Twain’s career, the 19-room
became a flourishing center of oldest capitol building. With home was based on a floor
the insurance industry. It also its grand center hall and plan drawn up by his wife
became a vibrant cultural
center, thanks to resident authors
such as Mark Twain. In recent
years, an ambitious revitalization
program has breathed new life
into the city.
Dominating the cityscape is
the gleaming gold-leaf dome
of the State Capitol, a Victorian-
Gothic building perched on
a hilltop. Many of Hartford’s
attractions are accessible on
foot from here. The Capitol The Connecticut State Capitol, overlooking Bushnell Park

Downtown Hartford
1 State Capitol H I GH S T RE ET
2 Bushnell Park
3 Old State House C H A P E L S TR EE T S . Bradley International Airport
11 miles (17km)
4 Center Church Greyhound CHURCH STREET MOR GA N ST REE T S .
station
Amtrak
A LLY N STR EE T
5 Wadsworth Atheneum Mark Twain House, station Hartford
Harriet Beecher ANN STREET Civic Center TA L C O TT ST RE ET S STREET
Stowe Center ASYL UM ST R E ET PRATT ST M AI N S T R EE T TEMPLE ST
TRUM B E L L S T
Bushnell FORD AVE PEA RL STR EE T KINSLEY STREET
Park
B ROAD S TRE ET Capitol TR IN I T Y S T RE ET J E W E L L S TREET Church Old State CHARLE
Center
House
State
C OLU M BUS ST RE E T
GOLD ST
GR O VE S TR EE T
P ULASKI C I R C L E WELLS ST Wadsworth
Atheneum
EL M S TRE E T
CAPIT O L AV E NU E
WASHINGTON ST WEST STREET CAPITOL AVE P ROS PE C T S TR E E T WHITEHEAD HIGHWAY COMMERC E STREET
MA IN ST R EET
RUS S S TR E ET
ARCH ST
POTTER ST
0 meters 500 B U CK IN GH AM ST RE E T S HELDON STR
0 yards 500
For keys to symbols see back flap CHARTER OAK AVENUE TAYLOR ST EET

For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp184–6 and pp187–9
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