Hartford, Connecticut

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

The nation's oldest public art museum (1842). World-renowned collections include Hudson River School landscapes, Old Master paintings, modernist masterpieces, Impressionist paintings, American furniture, decorative arts, cutting-edge contemporary art. Restaurant (860-728-5989);

Butler-McCook House & Garden & Main Street History

Hartford's oldest house, was home to four generations of Butlers and McCooks. Tours highlight the late 19th- and 20

The Artists Collective

Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford

Final resting place of Revolutionary War soldiers and 17th-century settlers including African-Americans and Hartford's founder Thomas Hooker. Were orginally 6,000 graves, 435 markers still stand. (No grave rubbing)

The Trash Museum

Educational facility, tours and hands-on exhibits on solid waste management and recycling, including the "Temple of Trash;"