Hartford
East Hartford Connecticut CT
- Country Code
- USA
- State Code
- CT
- Day Trips
- Get out and enjoy those glorious New England fall colors! For a nearby country-mouse excursion, tour the Farmington Valley just west of Greater Hartford.
- In warm weather, you may enjoy a jaunt to the shore. Try Hammonasset Beach, in Madison, the state's largest public beach. Two miles of white-sand beach!
- Aids Group
- Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective 860/278-4163, www.hglhc.org.
- Gay Pride
- June, www.connecticutpride.org.
- Annual Events
- June - Conneticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, www.outfilmct.org.
- Airport
- Hartford Bradley Airport. To get to State Capitol, take 91 North toward Hartford and exit on Capitol Ave. Head west on Capitol Ave.
- Taxi
- Yellow Cab 860/666-6666.
- Super Shuttle
- Primetime CT Airport Shuttle 866/284-3247, www.2theairport.com.
- Public Transport
- Connecticut Transit 860/525-9181, www.cttransit.com.
- Tourist Attraction
- Bushnell Park Carousel & Museum 860/232-6710, www.bushnellpark.org.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 860/522-9258, www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org.
- Mark Twain House 860/247-0998, www.marktwainhouse.org.
- Real Art Ways 860/232-1006, www.realartways.org.
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 860/278-2670, www.wadsworthatheneum.org.
- Visitors Bureau
- Greater Hartford Tourism District 800/446-7811, www.enjoyhartford.com.
- Weather
- Summer highs are in the low 80°s. But that 50%+ humidity will make it feel like more. Humidity all year round. Winter drops into the low 20°s. January is the coldest and snowiest month. The full four seasons are in effect.