Handy Links

What web site is complete without the obligatory laundry list of links? Here is a sampling of “attractions” and other points of interest near Butternut Farm.

These are all within a 20 minute drive:

  • Connecticut Audubon Center – Glastonbury (right down Main St., directions)
  • The Connecticut River Raft Race – Portland, CT (20 minutes, directions)
  • Dinosaur State Park – Rocky Hill, CT (15 minutes, directions)
  • Elizabeth Park – Hartford, CT (15 minutes, directions)
  • Footprints Shoes – Newington, CT (20 minutes, directions)
  • The Mark Twain House – Hartford, CT (15 minutes, directions)
  • The Old Cider Mill – Glastonbury (1 mile down Main St., directions)
  • Pegmatite Mines and Trails – South Glastonbury (about 4 miles, directions)
  • Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry – nations oldest ferry (5 minutes, directions)
  • Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art – Hartford, CT (15 minutes, directions)
  • Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum – Wethersfield, CT (10 minutes, directions)
  • Wethersfield Nature Center – Wethersfield (15 minutes, directions)

These are a little more of a hike:

  • Connecticut River Museum – Essex, CT (40 minutes, directions)
  • Connecticut Wine Trail – visit vineyards throughout CT
  • Gillette Castle State Park – East Haddam, CT (40 minutes, directions)
  • Lake Compounce Family Theme Park – Bristol, CT (30 minutes, directions)
  • Mystic Aquarium – Mystic, CT (about an hour, directions, see also Mystic Seaport)
  • Old Sturbridge Village – Sturbridge, MA (about 45 minutes, directions)

Here are some local “Tourism Portal” sites:

  • Connecticut Magazine – Dining out and more things to do
  • Connecticut Tourism Home Page – Free Connecticut vacation kit available
  • CT River Valley & Shoreline Visitors Council – Many attractions listed
  • Greater Hartford Convention and Visitors Bureau and Tourism District – Upcoming events and more