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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hartford

19 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hartford, Connecticut

Updated September 15, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Hartford

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Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

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The Mark Twain House & Museum

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

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Abandoned Comet Diner

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

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Cathedral of St. Joseph

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

Hartford, Connecticut

A. Everett Austin Facade House

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

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Coltsville

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

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Ancient Burying Ground

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

Hartford, Connecticut

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

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Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

Hartford, Connecticut

Statue of Jack the Pardoned Turkey

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

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