- TripBuzz found 300 things to do with kids in or near Wethersfield, Connecticut, including 288 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hartford, West Hartford, Bristol and South Windsor.
- From Wethersfield Cove to Mikey's Place, the Wethersfield area offers 112 different types of family activities, including: History Museums, Playgrounds, Specialty Museums and Beaches.
- Located on the Connecticut River, Wethersfield is believed to be the oldest town in Connecticut. Consequently, it has an historic downtown area with several homes built before the Civil War era, and a few even before the American Revolutionary War. The city is also equipped with numerous nature trails and public parks. Wethersfield is just minutes from Hartford.
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Hosting the University of Connecticut's football games, Rentschler Field serves as a multipurpose arena for sports, concerts, and community events. The locals often tailgate in the parking lot before the football games.
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Newington Arena features two indoor ice rinks and hosts hockey leagues, figure skating competitions and offers public skating. The arena also offers skating classes and is available for special events and birthday parties.
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Opened in 1964, Kennedy Memorial Park is named for former President John F. Kennedy. The park features facilities for basketball, softball, tennis and baseball as well as a playground, splash pad, picnic tables and a pool with a slide.
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Also known as the Newington Arena, the Connecticut Skating Center is a competition scale ice rink that hosts hockey leagues and games, ice skating, figure skating, and ice shows. The facility also offers skating lessons.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
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77 Forest St., Hartford, CT 06105
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Located in Hartford, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is devoted to eliminating racism following the inspirational example of novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe's seminal novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' played an influential role in the abolition of American slavery. The Center seeks to continue this tradition.
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351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06105
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Hartford's Mark Twain House is the birthplace of famed American author Mark Twain, otherwise known as Samuel Clemens. The restored house is now a museum furnished with many of the Clemens family's original belongings.
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748 Silver Ln, East Hartford, CT 6118
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With over 50 lanes available, HOF Silver Lanes offers recreational bowling and leagues for visitors to participate in. During the weekends, the bowling alley has glow-in-the-dark lanes and pins.
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Playhouse on Park offers a variety of shows for attendees to enjoy, including those geared towards children. The business, which seeks to develop original material through its Playwrights on Park initiative, hosts musical, comedy, and theatrical performances.
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An equestrian facility located on 30 acres of land, GMC Farm offers a variety of horse-related services. The facility cares for boarded horses, particularly older and retired ones, and offers riding lessons and guided trail rides.
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Hartford's Elizabeth Park is a free park with luxurious formal gardens maintained by volunteers. Parking is also free. Elizabeth Park is open to leashed dogs, and owners must clean up after pets.