Hartford Travel Guide

 atufft Says:  Adjacent to the Capitol grounds on Lafeyette Circle is an impressive bronze equestrian statue on a granite base dedicated to The Marquis de LaFayette, and important French ally during the American Revolutionary war. Originally dedicated in 1932, the bronze is from the work... 

 atufft Says:  There are numerous memorials to veterans of wars as well as a tribute to a revolutionary figure, Thomas Knowlton, who at age 36 died in the midst of the war. Mortars from the Civil War battle of St. Petersburg grace one driveway entrance. 

 atufft Says:  Look closely at the building and you will find symbolic figures of various chapters in Connecticut history, as well as the many famous Connecticut founding fathers and revolutionary war figures. New figures are still being added on the south and west sides, including a... 

 atufft Says:  High on a knoll above Bushnell Park is the very impressive gold domed Connecticut State Capitol. The building houses the legislative and executive branches of the state government. The architecture of the domed building is from the combined efforts of James G. Batterson and... 

 atufft Says:  The tall buildings downtown are hemmed in on the south and west by Bushnell Park, an extensive inner city park of lawn, trees, fountains, and statues. In winter, much of the lawn areas are covered by snow, and an ice rink is created near the indoor carousel. 

 atufft Says:  The original state house has been converted into a museum of oddities (see link), but the location downtown and the grounds that surround it are very impressive. The Old State House was built in 1972 and designed by Charles Bulfinch, so it is a post-American Revolution... 

 Ewingjr98 Says:  The USS Chowder Pot is a great Connecticut seafood restaurant with locations in Hartford and along I-95 in Branford (about 10 miles east of New Haven). We stopped in the Branford location while driving from New Jersey to Rhode Island, as we had been driving for hours in bad... 

 northcountrygirl Says:  It's this tiny bar that has live music every night of the week. Sully's has a lot of good energy and an ecclectic mix of styles with an acoustic night every Monday and a hip-hop jam every Tuesday. There is a great pizza place next door so you won't have to go hungry or... 

 BillNJ Says:  In downtown Hartford, a visitor can easily get around on the free Star Shuttle. In its brochure, it says that it operates approximately every 12 minutes. The first time that I tried to catch it, though, I waited for 45 minutes at one of the stops with no luck! Later, though,... 

 german_eagle Says:  Well, we simply called it "applefest", the pronounciation the same in English and German (Saxon Dialect, LOL).The best opportunity to get in contact with locals is always on local festivals IMO. Ok, we stayed with our friends, so that was even closer contact. However, since... 

 Migonz08 Says:  Ok, I know you guys are just sharing opinions,but you're making my hometown (City) look bad.If you don't like it here don't come.We don't need you anyways,our community is perfectly FINE.Considering you guys are all from rich and better town's (communities) because of what... 

 german_eagle Says:  Marquis de Lafayette was born at the castle of Chavagnac, in Auvergne, 6 Sept 1757 died in Paris 20 May 1834. He heard of the Declaration of Independence and right away was eager to go to America. It took him a while, but on 14 June 1777 he landed in the U.S. Lafayette was...