Hartford

Top Places to Visit

Old State House

Old State House, 800 Main Street, downtown. Phone: 1-860-522-6766 The original Connecticut Capitol building is a National Historic Landmark that dates back to ... more

Wadsworth Atheneum

Wadsworth Atheneum

Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main Street, downtown. Phone: 1-860-278-2670. America's first public art museum, founded in 1842. The Wadsworth has 45,000+ works of art... more

Top Places to Eat

5 Guys Burgers And Fries

Hartford, CT, USA

5 Guys Burgers and Fries, 255 W. Main St., Avon (Rt 44), Phone: (860)409-9100, [73]. Voted one of the best Hamburger places in Connecticut. Zagat rated "mind ... more

Roma's

Roma's

Hartford, CT, USA

Roma's. A local Italian treasure serving excellent pizza and pasta.

Maxdowntown

Weston St and Car Max, Hartford, CT 06120, USA

MaxDowntown, 185 Asylum Street (Downtown),[68]. Part of one of the city's finest restaurants and is consistently ranked as one of the city's best restaurants.

Top Shopping Places

Parfums Du Jour

Hartford, CT, USA

Parfums Du Jour, 231 Asylum Street, downtown, [56]. Boutique specializing in designer fragrances, bath & body products, chocolates, collectibles and unique home...

The Shoppes At Buckland Hills

The Shoppes At Buckland Hills

Buckland Hills Drive, Manchester, CT 06042, USA , Hartford

The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Manchester,[67]. Another large regional shopping mall that is located east of Hartford, over the Connecticut River. The mall ... more

Fiona Stone Boutique

Fiona Stone Boutique, 218 Pearl Street at Goodwin Square in downtown, [55]. High end boutique that brings national and international designers to Hartford from ... more

Spiritus Wines

Spiritus Wines, 220 Asylum Avenue, downtown Hartford. [58]. Selling one of the best selections of wine in the area this shop has relocated from Main Street to ... more

Lux Bond & Green

Lux Bond & Green, 242 Trumbull Street, [57]. Top notch jewler with locations in West Hartford, Boston and Greenwich has a shop inside the downtown Stackpole ...

Top Places for Nightlife

Coach's Sports Bar & Grille

Hartford, CT, USA

Coach's Sports Bar & Grille, 187 Allyn Street. [82] 24 plasma TV's make this the perfect place to catch the game. Watch out for pre and post Civic Center events... more

Pig’s Eye Pub

Hartford, CT, USA

Pig’s Eye Pub,356 Asylum Street. [81]. Famous for never having a cover, and live bands on the roof top patio. Overall a rowdy little place with lots of fun.

Agave

Agave, 100 Allyn Street. [80] Upscale tequila bar, quieter and more mature. Features an excellent selection of tequila and also serves up great Mexican cusine.

The Federal

Federal Street, West Hartford, CT 06110, USA

The Federal, 84 Union Place. Hartford's oldest bar is a pretty laid-back place with the occasional DJ or live music. Happy hour five days a week here as well.

The Palace

The Palace

Hartford House, 54 Tavistock Crescent, London W11 1AL, UK

The Palace, 113 Allyn Street. Hip and chic downtown club that has two huge dance floors and a martini lounge. The first floor is where the VIP section is, and ... more

Top Activity Places

Webster Theatre

Webster Theatre, 31 Webster Street, Box Office Phone: 1-860-525-5553, [33]. Voted the best rock club and best place to see live music for the past five years by... more

New England Dodge Music Center

New England Dodge Music Center

Center, Manchester, CT, USA , Hartford

New England Dodge Music Center, 66 Savity Way, Hartford (North Meadows - just north of Downtown), [32]. This is a huge amphitheater that has 6,100 seats in a ... more

Cinestudio

Cinestudio

Hartford, CT, USA

Cinestudio - 300 Summit Street (at Trinity College), [35]. An independent theater on the campus of Trinity College that shows classic, art house and second run ... more

Rentschler Field

Rentschler Field, 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, [34]. An awesome stadium completed in 2003 that is the home of University of Connecticut Football. The stadium... more

Theatre Works

Theatre Works, 233 Pearl Street, (Downtown), [30]. The place to go for off-Broadway shows in the Capital City. Small 200 seat theater so your guaranteed a great... more