 Connecticut
is situated on the east coast of the USA and is the
gateway to New England, with its charming towns, quaint
coastal villages, antique stores and placid country
landscapes. Hartford, the capital boasts the oldest
public art museum in the country as well as the Nook
Farm Literary heritage, this is where Mark Twain wrote
his greatest work in 1884.
Connecticut is the third smallest state in the USA, with
a rich literary and cultural past. New Haven boasts the
renowned Yale University, the Peabody Museum of Natural
History and the Center for British Art.
Mystic Seaport is a coastal town where one can visit the
maritime museum with wooden ship exhibits and art and
crafts collections. At the Mystic Aquarium one can
marvel at the dolphins, sharks and seals, while in the
Olde Mistick Village one can enjoy shopping and dining
as well as a pleasant stroll through the old time
atmosphere.
Stonington Borough is a charming old fishing village,
with a great number of antique shops and a Lighthouse
museum.
The climate in Connecticut offers hot summers and cold
winters, when temperatures can fall under the zero mark.
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