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Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mohegan Sun is a gaming and entertainment complex featuring two casinos with nearly 300 table games and over 6,200 slot machines. Highlights include the Shops at Mohegan Sun, Wolf Den, world-class entertainment in the cabaret or the arena and a first-class hotel and spa. Foxwoods Resort Casino is the world’s largest casino featuring over 7,400 slots, hundreds of table games, keno, high-stakes bingo and poker. Foxwoods also features three hotels, a variety of restaurants, the award-winning Lake of Isles golf facility, specialty shops and showroom hosting top entertainment and live boxing. Check out apartment in lviv

Connecticut Wine Trail
From the magnificent Litchfield Hills to the “Last Green Valley” to vineyards washed by salt breezes of the ocean, Connecticut’s vineyards are among New England’s most charming and beautiful places. The Connecticut Wine Trail is a group of 15 vineyards divided into two sections and marked throughout the state with blue Wine Trail signs. Connecticut produced wines have won thousands of awards and medals at international competitions and include varieties such Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and others.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Mystic Aquarium is the place to discover whales, penguins, sea lions and other marine animals. It’s the only aquarium in the world with exhibits based on work done by Dr. Robert Ballard, an oceanographer most famous for his discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985.

Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme
Old Lyme was the home of American Impressionism at the turn of the 20th century, largely thanks to Florence Griswold, “keeper of the artist colony.” Florence opened her home to a group of artists in the early 1900’s and the grounds and gardens served as a major inspiration for her guests. Famous Impressionist artists, including Childe Hassam and Willard Metcalf, created some of the most memorable paintings in American art at the Florence Griswold House.
Goodspeed Opera House
Located in East Haddam, Goodspeed has achieved international acclaim as the home of the American Musical and is famous for the original productions of “Man of La Mancha,” “Shenandoah” and “Annie.” Nationally acclaimed musicals are performed in an historic Victorian theater built in 1876.
Mark Twain House & Museum
The 1874 Mark Twain House in Hartford was the author’s residence for 17 years and within these walls, he penned some of his most famous works including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Prince and the Pauper” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Twain’s Gilded Age mansion is a must see for its exotic designed interiors.
Mystic Seaport
Also known as the Museum of America and the Sea, Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Guests can climb aboard historic tall ships, visit the planetarium, stroll through a re-created 19th century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in action.

Lake Compounce
Lake Compounce in Bristol is one of the top family theme parks in New England. The park features more than 50 rides and attractions including the Splash Harbor Water Park, Zoomer’s Gas n’Go antique car ride and Boulder Dash, voted the number one wooden roller coaster in the world.

Philip Johnson’s Glass House
The Glass House in New Canaan is one of the most significant structures of the 20th century from famous American architect Philip Johnson. An object of fascination for decades, the rectangular house was built in 1949 out of quarter-inch-thick glass and without interior walls. Absent of curtains or blinds, the property’s trees and landscaping are the house’s only source of privacy.
Yale University Art Gallery
Visitors to this world-renowned University in New Haven will be enthralled by the outstanding architecture. While touring the Gallery, visitors can see paintings by Manet, Picasso, Monet and van Gogh as well as one of the finest collections of American paintings and decorative arts. One of the oldest college art museums in the world, the Gallery was founded in 1832.