River Valley Connecticut Tourism - thing to see and do in River Valley CT

In the River Valley region of Connecticut, there are lots of thing to see and do. Visit a Dinosaur Park in Rocky Hill. Walk through beautiful gardens. Bird watch. See wildlife or farm animals. Eat a sandwich on a picnic. Visit historic landmarks, museum or art gallery. Go hiking and biking. See the New England Air Museum at Windsor Locks. Watch a football game. Attend a play or musical. Listen to a concert. Skate on a world class skating rink. Go on a hay ride. Antique shop or just relax.

The Region is bounded on the north by the state of Massachusetts, to the west by Litchfield Hills, to the south by Greater New Haven and to the west by Mystic Country region.

Hartford tourism

Cities / towns and attractions

Avon
- Farmington Valley Arts Center
  - art galleries
  - events
  - arts and crafts
  - artists studios
- First Company Governor's Horse Guard
  - oldest active Calvary unit of US
  - Drills on horseback daily
- The Living Museum of Avon
  - Restored 19th century schoolhouse
  - diorama of the Farmington Canal
  - photographs
- Pickin' Patch
  - vegetables and fruits
  - hay wagon rides
- Pine Grove Schoolhouse
  - restored 1865 school house
Berlin
- Connecticut Cabaret Theatre
  - musicals
  - comedies
- New Britain Youth Museum At Hungerford Park
  - trails
  - farm and exotic animals
  - wildlife
  - pond
  - gardens
  - science exhibits
  - natural history
  - picnic areas
Cromwell
East Hartford
- Rentchler Field
  - sports stadium
  - football
  - concerts
  - conferences
East Windsor
- Connecticut Fire Museum
- Connecticut Trolley museum
Enfield
- Martha A. Parsons House
  - built 1782
- Smyth's Trinity Farm
  - working dairy farm
  - tours
Farmington
- Day Lewis Museum
  - archaeology museum
  - dig site
  - artifacts
- Hill Stead Museum
  - National Historic Landmark
  - sunken garden
  - French Impressionist paintings
- Stanley Whitman House
  - living history center
  - National historic landmark
  - house built 1720
  - tours
  - gardens
  - programs
  - research library
Granby
- Salmon Brook Settlement
  - museum
  - genealogy library
  - 1732 house
  - 1870 school
  - 1914 tobacco barn
Hartford
- tourism
Manchester
- Fire Museum
  - 1860 fire engine
  - antique fire fighting equipment
  - reference library
- Little Theatre of Manchester
  - plays
  - musicals
  - concerts
  - cultural events
- Lutz Children's Museum
  - hands on exhibits
  - arts and science museum
  - live animals
  - concerts
  - classes
- Manchester historical society
- Oak Grove Nature center
  - educational center
  - nature trails
- Old Manchester museum
  - 1859
  - artifacts
  - Pitkin Glass Works
  - Cheney Brothers Silk Mills
  - Bon Ami soap Co.
  - Military memorial
  - Genealogy library
- Wickham park
  - ornamental gardens
  - wetlands preserve
  - woodlands
  - trails
  - aviary
  - nature center
  - golf
  - picnic areas
  - playgrounds
Meriden
- Augusta curtis Cultural Center
  - arts
  - sciences
  - history
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial
- Gallery 53
  - paintings
  - sculpture
  - crafts
- Solomon Goffe House
  - c. 1711
  - living history museum
  - costumed guides
  - national historic landmark
Middletown
- The Buttonwood Tree
  - theater
  - poetry readings
  - musical performances
- Center for the arts
- General Mansfield House
  - built 1810
  - arts
  - Civil war artifacts
- Kidcity Children's Museum
- Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theatre
- The Sculpture Mile
- Wadsworth Falls State Park
  - waterfalls
  - hiking
  - biking
  - trails
  - picnic areas
  - swimming
  - fishing
  - Wadsworth mansion
- Wesleyan Potters
New Britain
- Connecticut Crush Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Copernican Observatory and Planetarium
  - largest public telescopes in US
  - special programs
- Hole in the wall theatre
- National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument
- New Britain Industrial Museum
- New Britain Museum of American Art
  - artwork By:
    - Wyeth
    - Whistler
    - Sargent
    - Cole
    - Benton
    - Cassatt
    - Church
- New Britain Rock Cats
  - stadium
  - AA Professional Baseball
- New Britain Youth Museum
- repertory Theater of New Britain
- Stanley Quarter Park
  - fishing pond
  - playground
  - jogging track
  - skateboard park
  - ice skating
- Summer Music Festival
Old Saybrook
- Fort Saybrook Monument park
  - views of Connecticut river
  - boardwalk
  - bird watching
- General William Hart House
  - built 1767
  - garden
  - national register of historic places
- James Gallery and Soda Fountain
- Saybrook Point Park
  - views of Connecticut river
  - picnic areas
  - mini-golf
- Summer concerts on the green
Rocky Hill
- Academy Hall Museum
  - artifacts
  - photographs
  - changing exhibits
  - state and local history
  - genealogical library
- Dinosaur State Park
  - dinosaur tracks
  - dioramas
  - nature trails
  - auditorium
  - museum
  - shop
  - national historic landmark
Simsbury
- Hiking and Biking trails
- Bridge of Flowers
- historic homes
- Tariffville Gorge
- Working Farms
- International Skating center of Connecticut
  - World class twin rink skating
  - Olympic level ice skating shows
  - pro shop
  - cafe
  - public skating
- Phelps Tavern Museum
  - built 1700's
  - exhibition galleries
  - gardens
  - research archives
  - museum store
- Talcott Mountain state park
  - Tower
  - museum of local history
  - hiking trail
  - picnic area
Southington
- Barnes Museum
  - built 1836
  - genealogical library
- Golf Quest Family Sports Center
  - Golf
  - miniature golf
  - Batting cages
  - bumper boats
Vernon
West Hartford
- Connecticut Theatre Festival
- the Hartt School Concert Series
- Lincoln Theatre
- the National Theatre of the Deaf
- Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society
  - restored Colonial home
  - garden
  - exhibits on local history
- Roberts Theatre
- Sarah Whitman Hooker Homestead
  - 1720 mansion
  - antique furnishings
  - porcelains
- Science Center of Connecticut
Wethersfield
- Buttolph Williams house
  - c. 1710
  - Authentic period furnishings
- Comstock Ferre & co.
  - national historical landmark
  - oldest garden center in Connecticut
  - heirloom seeds
- Eleanor buck Wolf Nature Center
  - live animals
  - library
  - hiking trails
  - picnic areas
- Webb Deane Stevens Museum
  - 3 - 18th century houses
  - national historic landmarks
  - murals
- Wethersfield historical society
Windsor
- ADVO Summerwinds performing arts center
- Luddy Taylor Connecticut Valley Tobacco museum
- Northwest Park and Nature Center
  - nature trails
  - nature center
  - animal barn
  - gardens
  - archives
  - picnic areas
  - maple sugar house
- Oliver Ellsworth homestead
  - built 1780
- Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
- Windsor Historical Society
  - 2 galleries on history
  - research library
  - historic house tours
Windsor Locks
- Bradley Teletheatre
  - simulcast theatre
    - greyhound racing
    - harness racing
    - thoroughbred racing
    - jai alai
  - casual dining
- Connecticut Firefighter Memorial
- New England Air museum
- Noden Reed Park Museum
  - 1840 house
  - 1826 barn
  - 22 acres
  - artifacts


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