If you are a connoisseur of architectural monuments, then you are a direct road to Connecticut! Many cities in the state are open-air museums. New England colonial houses, more like castles, and snow-white churches make a strong impression on tourists.

And the lovers of hiking and recreation on the ocean coast are attracted by the scenic nature of Connecticut.

The capital of the state is Hartford.

Large New Haven, Stamford, Bridgeport

Content

  • 1 How to get
    • 1.1 Search for air tickets to Bradley (the nearest airport to Connecticut)
  • 2 Climate Connecticut
  • 3 Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions Connecticut
    • 3.1 Mark Twain's home in Hartford
    • 3.2 First Church of Christ
    • 3.3 Port Mystic Village
    • 3.4 New Haven
    • 3.5 Connecticut Casino
    • 3.6 We also recommend

How to get

Airlines are offered to get to Bradley Airport, from where they can reach Hartford and Springfield, with a transfer in New York or Washington. Whichever route you choose, the road will take at least 24 hours and cost at least 45 thousand rubles per person in one direction. If you, of course, did not buy tickets for a few months for the action.

Search for air tickets to Bradley (the nearest airport to Connecticut)

Connecticut's climate

The climate is continental, only on the coast, where proximity affects to the Atlantic Ocean, is subtropical. Winter in Connecticut is cool, the thermometer drops to -5 ° C. It's not uncommon - snowfalls, especially in the north-west of the state. But the summer is hot: +31 ° C. In the hurricane season regularly - about 30 times a year - there are thunderstorms and once a year - a tornado.

Connecticut's entertainment, sightseeing and attractions

In addition to a truly magical architecture that can be seen in almost any city in the state, Connecticut is famous for its picturesque nature . Fans of hiking tours here have where to roam, or rather to disperse . If you treat yourself to such tourists, then you should go west Connecticut . There, along the border with the neighboring state of New York, stretches Takonic mountain range, hour ь Appalachia . Here is the highest peak - Mount Bear, or "Bear Mountain" . Its height is 708 meters . And just here one of the most popular in the US hiking routes is "Appalachian trail ". It begins in Georgia and passes through the territories of the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut ...

One more tourist route passes through the rocky ridge Metacometh, it crosses the Connecticut River valley. The maximum height is 312 meters above sea level!

Supporters of a quiet holiday should go to the south of the state. Along the coast of Long Island Bay for 350 km stretch the ideal sandy beaches. For tourists with children - the most it!

Autumn in Connecticut

Mark Twain's home in Hartford

See the three-story Victorian house in Hartford, near which there are a lot of tourists, you know: this is Mark Twain's house. It seems that the writer does not need to be represented. Here Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Yankees from Connecticut at the Court of King Arthur, The Prince and the Pauper. Because of financial problems, the writer moved to Europe, and when he returned, he no longer lived in this house.

After the death of Mark Twain, the mansion was a dwelling house, a school and a library. And only in 1962 it was recognized as a national historical monument.

By the way, there are other sights in Hartford that deserve attention. For example, the most beautiful building in the city is considered to be the Capitol of Connecticut, in which the state administration is located.

The building is constructed of marble and granite, its dome is lined with gold sheets.

In 1972 the Capitol was declared a national historical architectural monument of the USA. Park Bushnell, which houses the Capitol, is the heart of Hartford. Here, the townspeople relax and have fun, come to listen to the performances of the orchestras on the open stage, see the performances of the summer theater. In the park there is a gallery Pump House, in which works of contemporary artists are exhibited.

In the aquariums of the reconstructed port village "Mystic" you will see whales, fur seals, penguins and many other inhabitants of the aquatic world. And the seaport will ship to the 19th century and guide you through the old sailing ships.

First Church of Christ

In the city of Farmington, tourists go to see the First Church of Christ. It was built in 1771 and was used as a meeting house. From a high belfry you can see the surroundings for several kilometers. In 1975, the church entered the list of the most important US landmarks

Connecticut

Mystic Port Village

In this restored port village, visitors of all ages can not hide their smiles. In the famous oceanariums "Mysticism" you will see whales, fur seals, penguins and many other inhabitants of the aquatic world. And the seaport will send you to the old sailing ships in the 19th century

New Haven

This city of Connecticut is famous for the birth of George Bush Jr. - the 43rd American president. And at the beginning of the 18th century Yale University began to operate in the city, which is now considered one of the most prestigious in the United States.

Among the graduates of Yale University are 49 Nobel Prize winners and five US presidents!

Connecticut Casino

As in Louisiana, Connecticut has legalized gambling. Here you will find so-called Indian casinos. The largest and most profitable in the United States is Foxwoods Casino Resort in Ledyard and Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino in Montville. Like the famous Las Vegas gambling establishments, local casinos attract visitors not only with the game, but also with concerts, boxing fights and other entertainments.


All prices are for summer 2013. Photos of Connecticut (5)