Things To Do
The Mark Twain House & Museum
This National Historic Landmark was the home of America's great author, Mark Twain, and his family from 1874 to 1891. It is also where Twain lived when he wrote his most important works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and The Pauper and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Founded in 1842 and opened in 1844, the Wadsworth Atheneum art museum is the oldest continually operating public art museum in the United States. It is noted for its collections of European Baroque art, ancient Egyptian and Classical bronzes, French and American Impressionist paintings, Hudson River School landscapes, modernist masterpieces and contemporary works.
City Steam Brewery & Comedy Club
Located in downtown Hartford, City Steam is a brewpub housed in a building from 1877. City Steam offers its own beers, food, plus comedy shows in the adjacent "Brew Haha Comedy Club."
Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor
A landscaped mini-golf course next to a cute old-fashioned sweets shop serving icecream, shakes, sundaes, and frozen yogurt.
Bushnell Park
The first public park in America that was financed with public funds, Bushnell Park draws visitors to its 1914 carousel, and also features memorials honoring Civil War and Spanish-American War soldiers and some 150 varieties of trees.
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail & River Trail
For much of its length, the trail nestles against the banks of the Farmington River tracing the route of the old “Canal Line” railroad. While the trail passes by some of the area’s loveliest landscapes, it also contains the longest stretches of on-road riding.