Activities in Connecticut

Alexandra Champalimaud opened the wellness center in a resotred lumberyard in Connecticuts Litchfield County. The idea for the property coalesced drui

The 25-year-old gallery shows works by regional artists such as printmaker Richard Ziemann.

Take a two and a half hour classic steam train and triple-decker riverboat tour to see beautiful farms, secret coves, and marshes and wetlands that ar

The 1919 hilltop mansion is open to the public.

Catch a musical at the 1876 Goodspeed Opera House, which gave the world such Broadway standards as Annie and Man of La Mancha.

Jazz music sets a retro tone for antique handbags, costume jewelry, and more in stylish Litchfield County.

Before Litchfield County became prime weekend-house territory for New Yorkers, it was farmland. Now a growing number of city folks are rolling up thei

To get a feel for the area's small producers, visit the Saturday Litchfield Hills Farmer's Market, in its second season.

Conduct an architectural scavenger hunt at the endangered Mark Twain House in Hartford, a tour de force that throws together African, Indian, and Amer

The aquarium and research center has a number of exhibits, including the “Beluga Encounter,” where guests can get in the water with the porcelain-skin

At this working maritime village of more than 60 buildings, you can watch ship builders restore the world’s last wooden whaleship.

Lambertson Truex cofounder (and weekend area-resident) Richard Lambertson's sophisticated country emporium stocks smart accessories for dog owners, pl

Suzanne Cassano (business partner to Richard Lambertson of Lamberston Truex) runs this eclectic shop with spare, urban-gallery sensibility. The first