Explore Hartford County
Bicycling Through Historic Bloomfield
Eight mile and easy-level self-guided bicycle ride. The ride takes you by an historic church and cemeteries, past Oliver Ellsworth?s house and William Gillette?s parents? homestead, site of a sawmill, and other historical places. Booklets available at the Town Hall and 20
Bloomfield, CT RecreationRepertory Theatre of New Britain
Community theater presenting comedy, drama, musicals, cultural performances, and children'
New Britain, CT TheatresNoden-Reed Park Museum
A 22-acre park with 1840 house and 1826 brick barn contain period artifacts. Site of Connecticut'
, CT MuseumsThe Trash Museum
Educational facility, tours and hands-on exhibits on solid waste management and recycling, including the "Temple of Trash;"
Hartford, CT MuseumsMark Twain Hostel
Comfortable sleeping arrangements with fully equipped kitchen, common rooms, laundry facilities. 24-hours access. $48
Hartford, CT LodgingWadsworth 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);
Hartford, CT Museums