Keenish Manchester (Google Maps location) June 9, 2012 As I always do on Connecticut Open House days, I try to get to a few rarely open museums. Earlier in the morning, I made it up to the East Granby Historical Society Museum by myself. Then I went home, collected the family, and drove out to Manchester to … [Read more...]
Imagine Nation
If I Ruled the World… Imagine That Imagine Nation Children's Museum, Bristol (Google Maps location) March 7, 2014 Post pandemic, Imagine Nation is no longer a self-guided museum. It is now an instructor-led, appointment only type of place. It still bills itself as a museum however. Everyone is certainly … [Read more...]
Thorncrest Farm and Milk House Chocolates
OMGoshen Thorncrest Farm and Milk House Chocolates, Goshen March 16, 2014 Since our initial visit, we've sort of made Thorncrest our "special" chocolate place. Valentine's Days, anniversaries, "It's Saturday and we're near Goshen So We Might As Well Go to Thorncrest Days..." It's still remote, the salesroom … [Read more...]
261. Twitchell-Rowland Homestead
Twitchy in the Twitchell Oxford (Google Maps location) March 16, 2014 I feel sort of lame writing up this museum. Why? Because they just got their museum going last year and it's super sparse and can only get better over time. But when you set out to visit every museum in a state with many hundreds of museums, … [Read more...]
Sessions Woods WMA
Hiking Sessions Session Woods WMA Multiple hikes You know what the most ridiculous thing you’ll read today is? This: I don’t think anyone else has ever used “Hiking Sessions” as a title for a description of hiking at Sessions Woods. What the heck is wrong with people? Is there really any other title for … [Read more...]
Mystic Sweets and Ice Cream Shoppe
Sweet Childs O'Mine Mystic Sweets and Ice Cream Shoppe, Groton As we continue our trek around the state eating and enjoying every home/housemade ice cream place, I think I have the experience to say that this place on Mystic's Main Street is the only one directly across the street from another one: Mystic … [Read more...]
Mystic Pizza
This Place Mystic-fies Me Mystic Pizza, Groton October 5, 2013 The things I do for you people. The sacrifices… the pain. Things like eating overpriced so-so pizza at one of Connecticut's few and true tourist traps. It just had to be done once. For the site. And for you. There's really no reason in the world … [Read more...]
253. Mystic Museum of Art
Boobs and a Homeless Guy. Mystical! Groton (Google Maps location) October 5, 2013 Mystic: Bucolic seaside town with a rich whaling and fishing past. Mystic: Regionally renowned aquarium and curio shopping. Mystic: Incredible historic seaport museum, unmatched in size and quality perhaps … [Read more...]
Gelatissimo
Yes, Generalissimo, to Gelatissimo Gelatissimo, New Canaan As is the case with so many of my CTMQ lists – almost all of them, actually – I started them with the ignorant notion that I’d easily finish them. Yeah, I’m a ding-dong. Turns out, there are a million “homemade ice cream joints.” And when I … [Read more...]
255. Gores Pavilion
All Gores, No Gore New Canaan (Google Maps location) October 13, 2013 I love my wife. Like, I love her silly. And you know what the best part is? She loves me back. So on this day, her birthday, I look Hoang to the Gores Pavilion to once again get the opportunity to pretend for a few minutes that she lives … [Read more...]
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