Things to see and do while in

Central Connecticut

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The New England Air Museum, home to more than 80 aircraft displayed in two two massive hangars. Windsor Locks

Weekly NASCAR auto racing on the paved, half-mile oval at Stafford Motor Speedway. Stafford Springs

The 30-foot diorama of the Connecticut Valley in the late Triassic Period at Dinosaur State Park. Rocky Hill

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, home to the personal and professional memorabilia of the Uncle Tom's Cabin author. Hartford

The 19 richly furnished rooms, with Tiffany accents, at the celebrated Mark Twain House & Museum. Hartford

The more than 50,000 works, spanning 5,000 years, on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford

The Essex Steam Train & Riverboat and the splendor of the Connecticut River Valley. Essex