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CONNECTICUT TRAVEL
GUIDE - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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CONNECTICUT HOTEL
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HARTFORD AND
SURROUNDING AREAS, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Hartford is the capital city
of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on
the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, 24 miles (39
km) south of Springfield, Massachusetts. Hartford ranks as the state's
third-largest city, after Bridgeport and New Haven, 40 miles (64 km) to
the south. Greater Hartford is also the largest metro area in
Connecticut, the sixth largest city in New England, and 45th largest in
the country (2006 census estimate) with a metropolitan population of
1,188,841.
Nicknamed
the "Insurance Capital of the World", Hartford houses many of
the world's insurance company headquarters, and insurance remains the
region's major industry. Almost 400 years old, Hartford is among the
oldest cities in the United States, and following the American Civil
War, Hartford took the mantle of the country's wealthiest city from New
Orleans.
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In
1868, Mark Twain exclaimed: "Of all the beautiful towns it has been
my fortune to see, Hartford is the chief".
Hartford
has begun to attract new development, especially downtown, after years of
relative stagnation. The Connecticut Convention Center was opened in
2005, and the Connecticut Science Center followed in 2009. In the 1960s,
the construction of Interstate 91 effectively separated the city from the
Connecticut River; ambitious landscaping projects are attempting to
rejoin the riverfront to downtown.
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Hartford is home to the
nation's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest
public park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published
newspaper (The Hartford Courant), the second-oldest secondary school
(Hartford Public), and until its closure in 2009, the sixth-oldest
opera company in the nation (Connecticut Opera).
In
2004, the Hartford metropolitan area ranked second per capita for
economic activity, behind San Francisco, California.
Hartford
is ranked 32nd of 318 metropolitan areas in total economic production
and generates more economic activity than sixteen U.S. states.
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Berlin is a town in Hartford
County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 18,215 at the 2000
census. It was incorporated in 1785. The geographic center of
Connecticut is located in the town. Berlin is residential and
industrial, and served by the Amtrak station of the same name. Berlin
includes the hamlets of Kensington, South Kensington, Worthington,and
East Berlin. There are 3 elementary schools, Mary E. Griswold School,
Emma Hart Willard School, and Richard D. Hubbard School, as well as
Catherine M. McGee Middle School, and Berlin High School.
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- BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Bristol is a city located in
Hartford County, Connecticut, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hartford.
According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is
61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose
central studios are in the city. Bristol was also known as a clock-making
city in the 1800s, and is home to the American Clock and Watch Museum.
Bristol's nicknames include the Bell City, because of a history
manufacturing innovative spring-driven doorbells, and the Mum City
because it was once a leader in chrysanthemum production and still
holds an annual "Mum Festival".
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- CROMWELL,
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Cromwell is a town in
Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the
state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.
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- EAST HARTFORD,
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East Hartford is a town in
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 49,575 at
the 2000 census.
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- FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Farmington is a town located
in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central
Connecticut in the United States. It is home to the world
headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation,
Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel. As an affluent suburb of Hartford,
Farmington is often regarded as one of the most posh and desirable
communities in the area. The town was listed among the "preppiest"
suburbs in the United States in the tongue-in-cheek 1980s best-seller The
Official Preppy Handbook.
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- NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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New Britain is a city in
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately
9 miles (14 km) southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau
estimates, the population of the city is 71,254. The city's official
nickname is the "Hardware City" because of its history as a
manufacturing center and as the headquarters of Stanley Works. Because of
its large Polish population, the city is playfully referred to as "New
Britski".
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PLAINVILLE,
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Plainville is a town in
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,328 at
the 2000 census. The town name can be confused with Plainfield,
Connecticut.
Plainville
holds an annual Hot Air Balloon Festival at the end of August at Norton
Park, gathering many of the townspeople together for fun-filled nights of
games, music, and fireworks. The event is sponsored by Plainville Fire
Company. However, wanting to improve the soccer fields with an irrigation
system at Norton Park, the Plainville Town Council was planning to
discontinue the Balloon Festival due to the fire trucks usually parking
on the soccer fields. However it did not pass, and the festival went on
without a hitch.
Plainville
has also been something of a minor transportation hub. In the nineteenth
century, Plainville was served by the Farmington Canal. It also sits on
the intersection of two rail lines, one running north from New Haven and
the other running east-west between Waterbury and Berlin. Finally,
Plainville is the home of Robertson Airport, the oldest private airport
in Connecticut.
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- ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Rocky Hill is a town in
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Rocky Hill was part of
Wethersfield, the neighboring town to the north, until it was
independently incorporated in 1849.
 Rocky Hill is a
typical bedroom community as many residents commute to work in the larger
urban centers of Hartford to the north and New Haven to the south.
In
2003, Rocky Hill was voted the #1 Sportstown in Connecticut by Sports
Illustrated for demonstrating high quality involvement in facilitating
and enhancing community sports. In 2007, Rocky Hill was named #35
in Money Magazine's 'Best Places to Live Top 100', citing easy commuting
to Hartford, local job availability, strong schools, and a central location
between New York City and Boston.
Rocky
Hill is the home of is one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North
America, Dinosaur State Park. Rocky Hill also was once the former
headquarters of Ames Department Stores, which ceased business operations
in 2002.
WFSB-TV,
Channel 3, is currently stationed in Rocky Hill. The Hartford broadcast
station takes up residence in a $23 million, 65,000-square-foot (6,000
m2) broadcasting facility in the Corporate Ridge office park.
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- SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Southington is a town in Hartford
County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of Connecticut's 1st
congressional district. It is situated about 20 miles southwest of
Hartford, about 80 miles northeast of New York City, 105 miles southwest
of Boston and 77 miles west of Providence. Southington includes the areas
of Plantsville, Marion and Milldale, each of which has its own post
office and distinct architecture. The town rests in a valley of two
mountains on its east and west sides. The town is located along exits 28
through 32 of Interstate 84, exit 4 of Interstate 691, and bisected by
Route 10. Southington has the nick name of The Apple Valley, due to the
many orchards that still dot its landscape. The Quinnipiac River flows
through the town. It is home to Mount Southington Ski Area and ESPN,
which straddles the Bristol/Southington town lines. Southington was named
for best quality of life for a town its size in Hartford County.
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- WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT - FEATURED HOTELS
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Wallingford is a town in New
Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town of Wallingford sits
astride the Quinnipiac River in northern New Haven County. It is five
miles (8 km) south of Meriden and about thirteen miles (19 km) north of
New Haven. Situated in the Hartford-New Haven-Springfield corridor,
Wallingford is traversed by U.S. Route 5, Interstate 91, State Highways
Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway), Route 68, Route 71 and Route 150.
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