PeoplesBank Arena and more: what to see in Hartford
Around Hartford, the places to visit include 46 museums, 10 city parks and 8 stadiums & arenas. There are 12 places to visit inside Hartford, and 69 more within 40 miles. Roughly 14K visitors a year make it to Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Make a day of it at Lake Chaubunagungamaug, 47 mi away.
Lake Chaubunagungamaug
Lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
The outermost point is Connecticut College Arboretum, at 40 mi.
Orange: Hartford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place to visit
The 12 inside Hartford come first, then 152 more within 60 miles.
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7Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
8Connecticut Science Center
Science museum in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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10Hartford Botanical Garden
Botanical garden planned for Hartford, Connecticut.
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12Connecticut Historical Society
Non-profit museum and research library in the USA.
Lake Chaubunagungamaug
Lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States.
14Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Center for the manufacture of U.S. military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968.
Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Football stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Yale Center for British Art
Largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom in New Haven, Connecticut.
Burnside Fountain
Drinking fountain with statue in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Yale Peabody Museum
Natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Calverton National Cemetery
Cemetery in eastern Long Island, New York, United States.
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
American museum devoted to national and international picture book art.
Submarine Force Library and Museum
Military museum in Connecticut, United States.
Post-Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley
Decommissioned nuclear bunker in Massachusetts, now used as a library.
New Britain Museum of American Art
Art museum in New Britain, Connecticut.
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Mansion and historic house museum in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Historic Deerfield
Outdoor museum of historic buildings in Deerfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A..
Weir Farm National Historical Park
National Historical Park in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
Aquarium in Riverhead, New York, United States.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
Museum of Native American culture in Connecticut.
Innisfree Garden
Historic Chinese-style garden near Millbrook, New York, USA.
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Smith College Museum of Art
Art museum at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Daniel Benton Homestead
Historic house museum in Connecticut , United States.
Hubbard Park
Which extends into adjacent town Southington, and is listed on the NRHP in Connecticut.
American Clock & Watch Museum
Horology museum in Connecticut, United States.
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Theater in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Cedar Point County Park
Park in East Hampton, Middlesex County, United States of America.
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
Art museum at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States.
Paul Mellon Arts Center
Arts building on the campus of Choate Rosemary Hall school, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
Transport museum in Massachusetts, United States.
Stonington Harbor Light
Lighthouse in Stonington, Connecticut, United States.
The Botanic Garden of Smith College
Botanic garden of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Worcester Historical Museum
History museum and historical society in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Babb's Beach
Historic former amusement park in Suffield, Connecticut, USA.
Connecticut College Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical gardens in Connecticut, US.
E. N. Jenckes Store
Historic store on Main Street in Douglas, Massachusetts.
Fairfield University Art Museum
Museum at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Art museum, history museum in Connecticut, United States.
Joseph Allen Skinner Museum
Cabinet of curiosities collected by silk magnate Joseph Skinner.
Marsh Botanical Garden
Botanical garden and arboretum in Connecticut, U.S..
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The Children's Museum, Connecticut
Children's museum, natural history museum in Connecticut, USA.
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Connecticut's State Natural History Museum at the University of Connecticut.
Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden
Gardens in Massachusetts, United States.
Windham Textile and History Museum
Textile museum in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Audubon Center at Bent of the River
Nature preserve in Southbury, Connecticut, U.S..
Veterans Park (Holyoke, Massachusetts)
Park in Holyoke originally known as Hampden Park.
The places inside Hartford lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hartford → · Hartford’s history →
Photo credits
PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain House: Makemake at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trinity Health Stadium: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Harriet Beecher Stowe House: Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut Science Center: Josephtbrophy, Public domain · Colt Park: I took this photograph., Public domain · Hartford Botanical Garden: I took this photograph., Public domain · Pope Park: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Connecticut Historical Society: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · DCU Center: Terageorge, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain · Wonder Lake State Park: Anthony22 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sturbridge Village: Wgmleslie at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain · Holy Land USA: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Burnside Fountain: Daderot, CC0 · Yale Peabody Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Ragesoss assumed (based on copyright claims, Public domain · Volleyball Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MassMutual Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Emily Dickinson Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Total Mortgage Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Submarine Force Library and Museum: Flickr user : https://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000, CC BY 2.0 · Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hancock Shaker Village: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ingalls Rink: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Purgatory Chasm State Reservation: Dale E. Martin (Martinde), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Griswold: Staxringold at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arrowhead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · New England Air Museum: Ironass, Public domain · Worcester Art Museum: Roman mosaics dating between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, excavated at Antioch, Tur, Public domain · Florence Griswold Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Trumbull: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Post-Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Barnum Museum: User GK tramrunner on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Higgins Armory Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Quassy Amusement Park: AskJoanne, CC BY 3.0 · Eli Whitney Museum: ROY KLOTZ M.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Britain Museum of American Art: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of New England: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lockwood-Mathews Mansion: Noroton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Splish Splash: Railroadwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Westport Country Playhouse: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: Noroton at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Berkshire Museum: Berkshiremuseum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · EcoTarium: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hill-Stead Museum: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Deerfield: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Weir Farm National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · East Rock Park: Rebecca Turcio, Public domain · Forest Park: Detroit Publishing Company, Public domain · Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center: Elliot Schwartz for StudioEIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nathan Hale Homestead: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Innisfree Garden: Peter Dutton, CC BY 2.0 · White City: Photographer not credited, Public domain · Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mead Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Railroad Museum of Long Island: Don Fisher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Smith College Museum of Art: WindingRoad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Cullen Bryant Homestead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: Robacols, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College: Steve Sauter, Public domain · Daniel Benton Homestead: Topshelver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hubbard Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · American Clock & Watch Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut River Museum: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Keeler Tavern: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lyman Allyn Art Museum: Original uploader was RalphThayer at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Slater Memorial Museum: Cervin Robinson, Photographer, Public domain · Berkshire Botanical Garden: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colonel John Ashley House: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Danbury Museum and Historical Society: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garbage Museum: Estieak Uddin Ahamad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Leffingwell Inn: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lupa Zoo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mattatuck Museum: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Mellon Arts Center: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prudence Crandall House: Jerry Dougherty, CC BY 2.5 · Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Springfield Science Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Stanley Park: Daderot, Public domain · Stonington Harbor Light: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Botanic Garden of Smith College: Daderot, CC0 · Topsmead: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Veterans Stadium: Michael Lawlor, Jr (Wolfp10 at en.wikipedia), Public domain · Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: SveaA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wilcox Park: KelliButler1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Worcester Historical Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Babb's Beach: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton Homestead: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary: Jllm06, Public domain · Connecticut College Arboretum: GK tramrunner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · E. N. Jenckes Store: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Ebenezer Avery House: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0 · Fairfield Museum and History Center: Jllm06, Public domain · Fairfield University Art Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Rogers Studio: Robert Fulton III, Photographer,, Public domain · Joseph Allen Skinner Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Marsh Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts: Daderot, CC0 · New Canaan Nature Center: Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New London Customhouse: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Stanton House: Danacana, CC BY 3.0 · Sag Harbor Whaling Museum: CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University Museum of Contemporary Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Benton Museum of Art: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Academy Hall: –Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut State Museum of Natural History: Topshelver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hadwen Arboretum: Clark has trees, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highstead Arboretum: Vlmastra, CC BY 3.0 · Hill's Academy: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mill Hill Historic Park: Gregbard, Public domain · Mittineague Park: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porter-Phelps-Huntington House: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · SoNo Switch Tower: Noroton at English Wikipedia, Public domain · The Octagon at Amherst College: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Tuckerman Hall: Tuckerman Hall management, Public domain · Van Horn Park: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Westerly Armory: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Windham Textile and History Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Noden-Reed Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Park (Holyoke, Massachusetts): User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
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