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In addition to being located a 2-hour drive away from both Boston and New York City, the Farmington Valley, Connecticut, area offers plenty of local attractions: Hill-stead Museum National Historic Landmark. Colonial Revival style house (1901) set on 150 acres with sunken garden. Hill-Stead is noted for its 1901, 33,000-square-foot house filled with art and antiques. Pioneering female architect Theodate Pope Riddle designed the Colonial Revival-style house, set on 152 hilltop acres, to showcase the Impressionist masterpieces amassed by her father, Cleveland. Wadsworth 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); gift shop. Member of the Connecticut Art Trail. Mclean Game Refuge Containing over 4,200 acres of land, the Mclean Game Refuge borders the Tablante Family Home. This trail of the park uses the post road from Albany to Boston as its trail and on either side of the trail there are the remains of old houses where you could find artifacts from the past. Park at the very end of Westledge to walk through the refuge. The Mark Twain House & Museum Elaborate Victorian (1874) mansion with rare interiors by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1881) was the author's home for 17 years (1874-1891). 19 furnished rooms including many of Twain's possessions. National Historic Landmark. The Museum Center features fine gift shop, café, Ken Burns’ documentary, orientation and changing exhibition galleries, lectures and special programs. Talcott Mountain State Park Extensive vista in all directions from 165-foot Heublein Tower, former summer home of prominent Hartford family. Museum of local history. 1.5 mile hike to tower and picnic area Six Flags New England Popular amusement and water park located 45-minutes away, near Springfield, Massachusetts. Further Information Official Simsbury Website |