Bradley International Airport (BDL), Hartford-CT/Springfield- MA: Things to Do in the Area

Traveling into Bradley International Airport (BDL) and looking for things to do?

Get the Lay of the land:

Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT) could be considered the epicenter of the Northeast. You can easily travel from there to almost anywhere in New England, from New York to Boston, within a maximum of four hours driving time.

According to the Connecticut City Guide by 10Best, Hartford is the insurance capitol of the United States as well as the capitol of the State of Connecticut. For more info about the history of CT< go to http://www.10best.com.Hartford.CT/locationDetails.html

Traveling Distances from Bradley International Airport (Hartford): Northeast to Boston is 177 kilometers or about 110 miles; South to New York City, 193 kilometers or about 120 miles; Southwest to Mystic and the Casino’s by the shore, roughly 90 minutes; North West to Albany, 177 kilometers or about 110 miles; North to Portland , Maine, 322 kilometers or about 200 miles.

Going North: Along I-91: within 15 minutes, you will find the Massachusetts state line: Longmeadow, Feeding Hills, West Springfield, Springfield, Agawam, Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield, Amherst, Holyoke. Along I-84E: Worcester is about an hour away, Boston is about one and a half hours. Providence and (the)Cape Cod, between three and four hours depending upon the seasonal traffic.

Going South: Along I-91: Meriden, Bridgeport, Stamford, Greenwich and New York City, travelers will find all less than two hours travel distance. Going Southeast, towards Willimantic, Norwich, and Mystic; and the distance is roughly 90 minutes by car.

Local

Local towns within a half hour drive of the airport: Windsor Locks, Suffield, East Granby, Enfield, Somers, Granby, Hartford, Farmington, Bloomfield, Windsor, Longmeadow, Springfield, W. Springfield, Avon, Simsbury, Hartland

Easy Dining:

In Windsor Locks: Try the Maine Fish Market for Lobster and other seafood fare (860) 523-2281. In East Granby: Gio’s, (American Dining), (860) 413-9474 or J&G;’s, (American dining with a Greek Influence) (860) 653-2040. In
Granby, check out Dave’s Sunrise Restaurant, where the customer’s order is only a suggestion, 569 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT, (860) 653-3323. In East Windsor: Mei Tzu Asian Cuisine. In Hartford, Chowder Pot has great seafood and for fine dining in downtown Hartford, try the MaxDowntown, http://www.maxrestaurantgroup.com

A-Z List of things to do near Bradley

So here is a list of things to do, from A-Z. Please note that some activities are seasonal:

a. Lutz Children’s Museum, 247 S. Main St, Manchester, CT 06040, (860) 643-0949
b. Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge, MA 01566, (508) 3437-0285
c. The Hartt School, (camps, classes and shows), www.hcd.hartford.edu or harttcomm@hartford.edu, (860) 768-4451
d. The Children’s Museum, 950 Trout Brook Dr., W. Hartford, CT, 06119, (860) 231-2824 www.TheChildrensMuseumCT.org
e. Florence Griswold Museum, Home of the American Impressionism, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371, (860) 434-5542, www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org
f. Mark Twain House & Museum, 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT 06105, (860) 247-0998, www.marktwainhouse.org
g. Hartford Children’s Theatre, 360 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT 06105, (860) 249-7970 x12, www.hartfordchildrenstheatre.org
h. Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St. East Haven, CT, (203) 467-6927, www.bera.org
i. Connecticut Trolley Museum 58 North Rd. East Windsor, CT, (860) 627-6540, www.ceraonline.org
j. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, 1000 W. Columbus Ave., Springfield MA, (413) 781-6500, www.hoophall.com
k. Dr. Seuss National Memorial and Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards St. Springfield, MA, (413) 263-6800, www.springfieldmuseums.org
l. Reptiles, Dinosaurs & Birds, Springfield Science Museum, www.springfieldmuseums.org
m. The New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, (860) 623-3305, www.neam.org
n. Riverboat Ride in Essex, (800) 793-4480, www.visitctriver.com
o. Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casino, (800) 863-6569, www.mohegansun.com
p. The Wadsworth Antheneum, www.wadsworthantheneum.org
q. Mystic Seaport, www.mysticaquarium.org
r. L.L Bean, Freeport, Maine, Shopping, www.llbean.com
s. The Freedom Trail & Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA, , Food, History, Shopping, www.freedomtrail.org
t. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 465 Huntington Ave, (617) 267-9300 www.mfa.org
u. Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA, www.ptownchamber.org
v.Whale-Watching, Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown, www.whalewatch.com
w. Witches and Halloween, Salem, MA, www.salem.org
x. Tanglewood Summer Concert Festivals, Lenox, MA, www.tanglewood.org
y. Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, New York, New York, www.nps.gov/stli
z. Bronx Zoo & New York Botanical Gardens, www.bronxzoo.com

Housing:
a. www.CTHousingSearch.org, (877) 428-8844

Resources and references:
Trip advisor, http://www.tripadvisor.com
http://Ctnow.gov

Reference:

• www.associatedcontent.com/article/1682776/mohegan_sun_html?cat=16
• www.hellohartford.com
• ctnow.com