40 days in Connecticut Itinerary

Take a break from the city and head to Hammonasset Beach State Park and Boat Tours & Water Sports. Mystic Seaport Museum and Fort Trumbull State Park are good opportunities to explore the local culture. Venture out of the city with trips to Meigs Point Nature Center (in Madison), East Haddam (Gillette Castle State Park & Allegra Farm And The Horsedrawn Carriage And Sleigh Museum Of New England) and Harvey's Beach (in Old Saybrook). There's lots more to do: take a tour of Charles W. Morgan, take in the history at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, browse the exhibits of Stonington Lighthouse Museum, and admire the majestic nature at Harkness Memorial State Park.

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Newark to Mystic is an approximately 3-hour car ride. You can also take a train; or do a combination of train and bus. Prepare for slightly colder weather when traveling from Newark in May: high temperatures in Mystic hover around 65°F and lows are around 48°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 5th (Sat) so you can go by car to Hartford.

You'll discover tucked-away gems like Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and New Britain Museum of American Art. Visiting White Memorial Conservation Center and Talcott Mountain State Park will get you outdoors. Explore Hartford's surroundings by going to Litchfield (Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, Litchfield History Museum, &more), Paradise Hills Vineyard (in Wallingford) and Goshen (Sunset Meadow Vineyards & Miranda Vineyard).

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Getting from Mystic to Hartford by car takes about an hour. Other options: take a train; or do a combination of train and bus. When traveling from Mystic in June, plan for a bit warmer days in Hartford, with highs around 80°F, while nights are about the same with lows around 60°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 18th (Fri) so you can go by car to Norwalk.

You'll explore the less-touristy side of things at Tarrywile Park & Mansion and Yale Center for British Art. We've included these beaches for you: Compo Beach and Sasco Beach. Change things up with these side-trips from Norwalk: White Silo Farm & Winery (in Sherman), Milford (Walnut Beach, Gulf Beach, &more) and Mine Hill Preserve (in Roxbury).

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You can drive from Hartford to Norwalk in 1.5 hours. Other options are to take a train; or take a bus. Expect a daytime high around 78°F in June, and nighttime lows around 62°F. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 30th (Wed) so you can go by car back home.