Connecticut Day Trips

Things to Do in Stonington, CT

Things to Do in Stonington, CT


Stonington is a town in New London County that includes borough of Stonington, the villages of Lords Point, Pawcatuck, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.

Connecticut Day Trips

Day Trips from Connecticut

Day Trips from Connecticut

Connecticut Day Trips

Beaches in Fairfield, CT

Beaches in Fairfield, CT

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Connecticut Day Trips

Things to Do in Middletown, CT

Things to Do in Middletown, CT

Connecticut Day Trips

Things to Do in Old Saybrook

Things to Do in Old Saybrook



Things to Do in Colchester, CT

Things to Do in Colchester, CT

The history of Colchester, Connecticut goes long before it was settled into in the 1600s, back to when it was the land of the Mohegan tribe.



Connecticut Day Trips

Litchfield, Connecticut

Litchfield, Connecticut

Connecticut Day Trips

Madison, CT

Madison, CT



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Connecticut Day Trips

Old Lyme

Old Lyme

Connecticut Day Trips

Attractions in New Hartford, Connecticut

Attractions in New Hartford, Connecticut

Connecticut day trips felt like stepping into something slower and sweeter. Country roads wrapped in stone walls, harbor towns where boats swayed softly in the breeze, cafés tucked into buildings older than memory. I remember wandering into a village green just before sunset and thinking, “This is the kind of quiet that stays with you.”


What stayed with me were the soft details: antique shops with creaky floors, a scoop of ice cream on a shaded bench, trails where golden leaves fluttered down like old letters. I moved through coastal corners and hillside towns, past farms, bookshops, and gardens—and every time, it felt like the day had been designed to remind me how much beauty fits into just a few hours.


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Whether you’re dreaming of shoreline strolls, foliage drives, vineyard tastings, or quiet towns that ask you to linger, these guides gather the Connecticut day trips that stayed with me—gentle, timeless, and full of grace you don’t have to go far to find.


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Old Lyme

Attractions in New Hartford, Connecticut

The Inn at Stonington

Yale University Art Gallery




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