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Arizona also known as 'The Grand Canyon State' is located towards the eastern side of California and northern side of Mexican Border in southwestern USA. Spread over an area of about 113, 000 square miles, Arizona has a population of more than 5, 939, 000 people. Housing one of the existing Seven Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon that lies near the northern border of Arizona, Arizona is traveler's delight.
Arizona Tourism lets you know about the great history of Arizona, which was explored by Marcos de Niza in 1539 and established by the Spanish Conquistadors.
The "Constitution State", Connecticut, the southernmost of the six New England states is the wealthiest state in United States of America. Its capital, Hartford, is about 100 miles from either New York City or Boston. The state is home to numerous museums, legendary Yale University, the US Coast Guard Academy, world-class golf courses, quaint shoreline villages and hundreds of historic attractions. The gem of New England, Connecticut is truly a dream destination as it offers the pleasure of unspoiled beauty of the Litchfield to upscale mansions of Fairfield County that can be experienced through the tours to Connecticut.
Northwestern
The Northwestern part of the state has numerous attractions for tourists from the state's biggest water park and boulder dash at Lake Compounce Theme Park, Bristol to Timexpo Museum, where Timex history is explored minute by minute.
The Theme park has been voted the world's best wooden coaster. The Glebe House Museum is the site of America's only Gertrude Jekyll garden. The Carousel Museum of New
England has one of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces in America. The Brookfield Craft Centre, another major attraction of the region is popular for producing and selling top-notch contemporary crafts, and is set in a restored red Colonial mill. The Woodbury is known as the state's antique capital. The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art is famous colonial manse with cutting-edge art inside and a sculpture garden outsidein the region. The Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, Golden Age of Trucking Museum In Middlebury, Institute of American Indian Studies in Washington, The Lime Rock Park in Lakeville and Mattituck Museum in Waterbury are some interesting place in the region that can be seen on the Tours to Connecticut. The Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury and the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston are other places worth visiting.
Central & Eastern
These both regions of the state have also a lot to offer to the tourists. The New Britain Museum of American Art houses the 300 years of American art in 5000 choice pieces. Likewise the New England Air Museum contains more than 80 aircraft displayed in two massive hangars in Windsor Locks. One can also see the rare French wallpapers and early neoclassical architecture of the 18th century at the Hatheway House in Suffield. In Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford there are more than 50, 000 works spanning 5, 000 years, on display. The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in Mystic offers the tourists to view over 3, 500 aquatic creatures. In the eastern region is also the world's first nuclear-powered sub at the USS Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum in Groton. The world's largest gaming facility, Foxwoods Resort Casino, is too situated here. Connecticut's first Colonial prison, Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, was also established here in 1707 in East Granby. The Stafford Motor Speedway here also organizes weekly auto racing. The Dinosaur State Park, Mark Twain House & Museum, Harrier Beecher Stowe Center, Old State House, Essex Stream Train & Riverboat, Mystic Seaport and Nathan Hale Homestead are some interesting places of these two regions. The Florence Griswold Museum and Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center are places of historical importance in these regions. The tourists can also go on a relaxing drive on Route 169, one of America's National Scenic Byways.
South Western
This part of the state is known for the New England Farm Yard at Beardsley Zoo and the carousel in Bridgeport. The Bruce Museum is another major attraction of the region, which focuses on the arts and natural sciences. It is said to be a Connecticut gem. The Weir Farm National Historic Site here is America's only National Park devoted to the fine arts. Tourists can take enjoyment by seeing the harbor seals, river otters, sea turtles and as Imax Theater at the Maritime Aquarium. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Sheffield Island, the historic lighthouse and nature preserve, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Greenwich Avenue are the places worth visiting here on the tour to Connecticut.
South Central
Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire is one of the main attractions of this region of the state. It has a collection of 60, 000 pieces of fun as well as a cartoon theater. The state's longest shoreline beach, Hammonasset Beach State Park, also attracts many tourists, who enjoy taking a splash in the ocean. The Connecticut Audubon Coaster Center is popular for housing birds-herons, ospreys, egrets and piping plovers.
One of the great seats of learning since 1701, the famous Yale University is also situated in this region. One can see the works of Gogh, Manet and Picasso at the Yale University Art Gallery and also the country's largest collection of British art at the Yale Center for British Art. The Peabody Museum of Natural History, known for 67-foot brontosaurus and Thimble Islands, a beautiful and storied archipelago off the southern Connecticut coast are other attractions of the region.
Connecticut
LOCATION
Connecticut, the wealthiest state in the US, is the southernmost state of the New England region. Popularly known as the "The Nutmeg State," the state capital is at Hartford.
TOURST ATTRACTIONS IN CONNECTICUT:
The state is divided into five regions. Each has its own distinct character and places of interest.
RIVER VALLEY: This region offers a variety of choices for visitors. While the natural beauty of the area would charm you, its museums would enthrall you with its will kept exhibits. Enjoy 300 years of American art at the New Britain Museum, or the rare French wallpapers and neoclassical architecture of the 18th century at the Hatheway House in Suffield.
For those interested in military history, the Air Museum at New England will prove to be godsend. It is home to more than 80 aircraft displayed in two massive hangars.
For a slice of American history, visit the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center at Hartford, which is home to the personal and professional memorabilia of the Uncle Tom's Cabin author. Visit the 19 richly furnished rooms at the celebrated Mark Twain House & Museum at Hartford for a look into the celebrated authors lifestyle.
For the culturally inclined, musicals and Broadway shows at Goodspeed Opera House would be a day well spent.
MYSTIC COUNTRY: The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration at Mystic has nearly 3,500 creatures. Visit the Submarine Force Museum at Groton for the world's first nuclear-powered sub at the USS Nautilus.
For techo freaks, the world's largest gaming facility at Foxwoods Resort Casino, is a must-see. After you finish looking at all these, take the time for a relaxing drive on Route 169 ???? one of America's National Scenic Byways.
LITCHFIELD HILLS: Spend a whole day at Connecticut's biggest water park and Boulder Dash, which have been voted the world's best wooden coaster at Lake Compounce Theme Park in Bristol.
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Ridgefield offers a wide range of cutting-edge art for both traditionalists and modernists. The Brookfield Craft Center, which produces, displays and sells top-notch contemporary crafts, and is set in a restored red Colonial mill at Brookfield.
For one of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces visit the Carousel Museum of New England at Bristol. Visit some unique collections at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, the American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, and the Golden Age of Trucking Museum in Middlebury.
GREATER NEW HAVEN: Have a laugh at the Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum in Cheshire watching their collection of 60,000 pieces of fun as well as a cartoon theater. Visit the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center for the birds-herons, ospreys, egrets and piping plovers at Milford.
Don't miss the legendary Shubert Performing Arts Center at New Haven, where South Pacific and My Fair Lady had their premieres. Visit the Yale University campus, one of the great seats of learning since 1701. And, at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven get mesmerized by the works of Van Gogh, Manet and Picasso.
FARIFIELD COUNTY: At Greenwich Avenue, stroll the "Rodeo Drive of the Northeast" and enjoy the small town hospitality. Enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Stamford The Bruce Museum, a Connecticut gem focused on the arts and natural sciences.
THINGS TO DO IN CONNECTICUT
Other than what have been mentioned above, the state also offers a wide range of nature and history trails. Choose from the following:
Weir Farm National Historic Site: The 60-acre site has American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir Weir's home, studio, barns and outbuildings, a visitor center, and a second studio built by sculptor, Mahonri Young. Weir (1852-1919) summered at this country retreat for nearly 40 years. The Historic Painting Sites Trail allows visitors to actually stand where the artists did and compare paintings with the scene that inspired them.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail: The Trail is a 2,167-mile walk along the ridge crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in north Georgia.
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers - Valley National Heritage Corridor: The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley in northeastern part of the state is called "the last green valley" in the Boston-to-Washington megalopolis. This 850 square mile region is predominately rural with roadways winding through rolling hills linking small towns, villages, farmlands and forests.
Arizona also known as 'The Grand Canyon State' is located towards the eastern side of California and northern side of Mexican Border in southwestern USA. Spread over an area of about 113, 000 square miles, Arizona has a population of more than 5, 939, 000 people. Housing one of the existing Seven Wonders of the World, The Grand Canyon that lies near the northern border of Arizona, Arizona is traveler's delight.
Arizona Tourism lets you know about the great history of Arizona, which was explored by Marcos de Niza in 1539 and established by the Spanish Conquistadors.
The "Constitution State", Connecticut, the southernmost of the six New England states is the wealthiest state in United States of America. Its capital, Hartford, is about 100 miles from either New York City or Boston. The state is home to numerous museums, legendary Yale University, the US Coast Guard Academy, world-class golf courses, quaint shoreline villages and hundreds of historic attractions. The gem of New England, Connecticut is truly a dream destination as it offers the pleasure of unspoiled beauty of the Litchfield to upscale mansions of Fairfield County that can be experienced through the tours to Connecticut.
Northwestern
The Northwestern part of the state has numerous attractions for tourists from the state's biggest water park and boulder dash at Lake Compounce Theme Park, Bristol to Timexpo Museum, where Timex history is explored minute by minute.
The Theme park has been voted the world's best wooden coaster. The Glebe House Museum is the site of America's only Gertrude Jekyll garden. The Carousel Museum of New
England has one of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces in America. The Brookfield Craft Centre, another major attraction of the region is popular for producing and selling top-notch contemporary crafts, and is set in a restored red Colonial mill. The Woodbury is known as the state's antique capital. The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art is famous colonial manse with cutting-edge art inside and a sculpture garden outsidein the region. The Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, Golden Age of Trucking Museum In Middlebury, Institute of American Indian Studies in Washington, The Lime Rock Park in Lakeville and Mattituck Museum in Waterbury are some interesting place in the region that can be seen on the Tours to Connecticut. The Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury and the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston are other places worth visiting.
Central & Eastern
These both regions of the state have also a lot to offer to the tourists. The New Britain Museum of American Art houses the 300 years of American art in 5000 choice pieces. Likewise the New England Air Museum contains more than 80 aircraft displayed in two massive hangars in Windsor Locks. One can also see the rare French wallpapers and early neoclassical architecture of the 18th century at the Hatheway House in Suffield. In Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford there are more than 50, 000 works spanning 5, 000 years, on display. The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in Mystic offers the tourists to view over 3, 500 aquatic creatures. In the eastern region is also the world's first nuclear-powered sub at the USS Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum in Groton. The world's largest gaming facility, Foxwoods Resort Casino, is too situated here. Connecticut's first Colonial prison, Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, was also established here in 1707 in East Granby. The Stafford Motor Speedway here also organizes weekly auto racing. The Dinosaur State Park, Mark Twain House & Museum, Harrier Beecher Stowe Center, Old State House, Essex Stream Train & Riverboat, Mystic Seaport and Nathan Hale Homestead are some interesting places of these two regions. The Florence Griswold Museum and Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center are places of historical importance in these regions. The tourists can also go on a relaxing drive on Route 169, one of America's National Scenic Byways.
South Western
This part of the state is known for the New England Farm Yard at Beardsley Zoo and the carousel in Bridgeport. The Bruce Museum is another major attraction of the region, which focuses on the arts and natural sciences. It is said to be a Connecticut gem. The Weir Farm National Historic Site here is America's only National Park devoted to the fine arts. Tourists can take enjoyment by seeing the harbor seals, river otters, sea turtles and as Imax Theater at the Maritime Aquarium. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Sheffield Island, the historic lighthouse and nature preserve, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Greenwich Avenue are the places worth visiting here on the tour to Connecticut.
South Central
Barker Character, Comic & Cartoon Museum in Cheshire is one of the main attractions of this region of the state. It has a collection of 60, 000 pieces of fun as well as a cartoon theater. The state's longest shoreline beach, Hammonasset Beach State Park, also attracts many tourists, who enjoy taking a splash in the ocean. The Connecticut Audubon Coaster Center is popular for housing birds-herons, ospreys, egrets and piping plovers.
One of the great seats of learning since 1701, the famous Yale University is also situated in this region. One can see the works of Gogh, Manet and Picasso at the Yale University Art Gallery and also the country's largest collection of British art at the Yale Center for British Art. The Peabody Museum of Natural History, known for 67-foot brontosaurus and Thimble Islands, a beautiful and storied archipelago off the southern Connecticut coast are other attractions of the region.
Connecticut
LOCATION
Connecticut, the wealthiest state in the US, is the southernmost state of the New England region. Popularly known as the "The Nutmeg State," the state capital is at Hartford.
TOURST ATTRACTIONS IN CONNECTICUT:
The state is divided into five regions. Each has its own distinct character and places of interest.
RIVER VALLEY: This region offers a variety of choices for visitors. While the natural beauty of the area would charm you, its museums would enthrall you with its will kept exhibits. Enjoy 300 years of American art at the New Britain Museum, or the rare French wallpapers and neoclassical architecture of the 18th century at the Hatheway House in Suffield.
For those interested in military history, the Air Museum at New England will prove to be godsend. It is home to more than 80 aircraft displayed in two massive hangars.
For a slice of American history, visit the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center at Hartford, which is home to the personal and professional memorabilia of the Uncle Tom's Cabin author. Visit the 19 richly furnished rooms at the celebrated Mark Twain House & Museum at Hartford for a look into the celebrated authors lifestyle.
For the culturally inclined, musicals and Broadway shows at Goodspeed Opera House would be a day well spent.
MYSTIC COUNTRY: The Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration at Mystic has nearly 3,500 creatures. Visit the Submarine Force Museum at Groton for the world's first nuclear-powered sub at the USS Nautilus.
For techo freaks, the world's largest gaming facility at Foxwoods Resort Casino, is a must-see. After you finish looking at all these, take the time for a relaxing drive on Route 169 ???? one of America's National Scenic Byways.
LITCHFIELD HILLS: Spend a whole day at Connecticut's biggest water park and Boulder Dash, which have been voted the world's best wooden coaster at Lake Compounce Theme Park in Bristol.
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Ridgefield offers a wide range of cutting-edge art for both traditionalists and modernists. The Brookfield Craft Center, which produces, displays and sells top-notch contemporary crafts, and is set in a restored red Colonial mill at Brookfield.
For one of the largest collections of antique carousel pieces visit the Carousel Museum of New England at Bristol. Visit some unique collections at the Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury, the American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, and the Golden Age of Trucking Museum in Middlebury.
GREATER NEW HAVEN: Have a laugh at the Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum in Cheshire watching their collection of 60,000 pieces of fun as well as a cartoon theater. Visit the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center for the birds-herons, ospreys, egrets and piping plovers at Milford.
Don't miss the legendary Shubert Performing Arts Center at New Haven, where South Pacific and My Fair Lady had their premieres. Visit the Yale University campus, one of the great seats of learning since 1701. And, at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven get mesmerized by the works of Van Gogh, Manet and Picasso.
FARIFIELD COUNTY: At Greenwich Avenue, stroll the "Rodeo Drive of the Northeast" and enjoy the small town hospitality. Enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Stamford The Bruce Museum, a Connecticut gem focused on the arts and natural sciences.
THINGS TO DO IN CONNECTICUT
Other than what have been mentioned above, the state also offers a wide range of nature and history trails. Choose from the following:
Weir Farm National Historic Site: The 60-acre site has American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir Weir's home, studio, barns and outbuildings, a visitor center, and a second studio built by sculptor, Mahonri Young. Weir (1852-1919) summered at this country retreat for nearly 40 years. The Historic Painting Sites Trail allows visitors to actually stand where the artists did and compare paintings with the scene that inspired them.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail: The Trail is a 2,167-mile walk along the ridge crests and across the major valleys of the Appalachian Mountains from Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in north Georgia.
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers - Valley National Heritage Corridor: The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley in northeastern part of the state is called "the last green valley" in the Boston-to-Washington megalopolis. This 850 square mile region is predominately rural with roadways winding through rolling hills linking small towns, villages, farmlands and forests.
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