Hartford is the heart of Connecticut; no matter what time of the day, Hartford is alive with a rhythmic beat of culture, class and cuisine.
The city is full of such a variety of entertainment, art, history, social hangouts, restaurants and festivities.
There are several museums including the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the Museum of Connecticut History, Mark Twain House, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Old State House, Ancient Burying Ground, Butler-McCook House and Garden, Hartford History Center, the Connecticut Science Center, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, and even the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority’s Trash Museum.
If you’re looking for something to eat, Hartford just might be the place to accomplish that feat. There are many places to dine at in the capital city, there are the well known chain restaurants, Center Stage Café, Cornerstone Deli, Church and Main Deli, Rose Gourmet Deli, Papa’s Pizza, Pietro’s Pizza II, The Hartford Club, Vivo at the Hartford Marriott, and Mozzicato’s Bakery and Pastry Shop.
Hartford nightlife is dynamically energetic with dozens of places have a drink, or twenty; Koji, Arch Street Tavern, Pig’s Eye Pub, Black-eyed Sally’s BBQ and Blues, One Eleven Lounge, Palace, PourHouse, Asylum Café, Bin 228 Panini and Wine Bar, City Steam Brewery Café & Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club, Agave Grill, and the Black Bear Saloon.
Hartford has events to look forward to all year round. There are exhibitions like the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Hooker parade, and CT Veterans parade; festivities such as the Hartford Festival of Light, Black-eyed and Blues Festival, Dragon Boat Races and Asian Festival, Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, Riverfest Fireworks, Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival, Pipes in the Valley Celtic Festival, Monday Night Jazz in the Park, Guitar Under the Stars, Grand Band Slam and Open Studio Weekend.
Hartford is also home to a few music theaters like the Webster Theater, the Webster Underground, the XL Center (formally the Hartford Civic Center), the Warehouse, the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, and the Comcast Theatre (formally the Dodge Theatre and the Meadows Music Center).
