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Essex, Connecticut

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Griswold Inn

1776 inn with an outstanding art collection, riverboat decor, furnished with antiques. 31 rooms with private bath (14 suites, eight with fireplace)

Essex, CT Lodging

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat Ride

Ride in 1920's coaches pulled by an authentic steam locomotive. Then, board the river boat Becky Thatcher and cruise along the Connecticut River. Gift shop, snack shop, special events. Dinner train (May-Oct.)

Essex, CT Excursions

RiverQuest

Experience the Connecticut River aboard RiverQuest. 90

Essex, CT Cruises

Pratt House (c.1732)

Historic house built in sections throughout the 18

Essex, CT Historic Homes

Things to do near Essex, CT

Ancient Burying Ground of Hartford

Final resting place of Revolutionary War soldiers and 17th-century settlers including African-Americans and Hartford's founde...

Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center

Live animals, hands-on activities, exhibits, library, gift shop, hiking trails, and picnic area....

Chester Airport

Open cockpit biplane over the lower Connecticut River Valley, weather permitting. Flight school, charters available....

TheaterWorks

Unique Off-Broadway-style theater....

Mansfield Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace

Connecticut's only three-screen drive-in theater with first-run current double features, always a film for the entire family,...