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Patch Picks: Staycation, anyone?
If you can't take more than a day or two away, here's a few local spots to keep the entire family entertained
Not everyone is able to take the entire week of April Vacation and sun on the beaches of Jamaica. For the rest of us, there’s still plenty to do right here, and Connecticut is loaded with stay-cation opportunities, some just minutes away, and others no more than an hour’s drive. Here are some of our tried-and-true favorites . . .
- Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
You can fill at least two days with everything there is to do in Mystic, and if you add the aquarium, even better! Check the websites for special events.
2. The Mark Twain House and Museum
351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford
860-247-0998
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A piece of Connecticut history that every resident should know about.
3. Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street, Norwalk
203-852-0700
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Bring your budding marine biologist to learn about Long Island Sound and much more. And don’t forget to check out what’s playing at the IMAX theater!
4. Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
203-432-5050
From dinosaur skeletons to black holes in outer space, this museum has it all, and all right in your own back yard!
5. The Discovery Museum and Planetarium
4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport
203-372-3521
One of our all-time favorite hands-on museum experiences ever!
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