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Tourism generates over $4 billion annually for
Connecticut businesses. Much of this occurs
because of the state’s 250-mile Long Island
Sound shoreline, its rolling Litchfield Hills,
and its unspoiled Connecticut River Valley.
With its wealth of open land, Connecticut’s
scenery is some of New England’s most
beautiful. Its scores of Colonial villages are
filled with historic homes and landmarks. Dozens
of golf courses are open to the public; boating,
fishing and swimming opportunities are
everywhere.
Among the most popular individual attractions
are Mystic Seaport and nearby Mystic Marinelife
Aquarium; Lake Compounce, Bristol; Nautilus
Memorial, Groton; Gillette Castle, Hadlyme;
Valley Railroad, Essex; New-Gate Prison, East
Granby; Branford Trolley Museum, East Haven;
Connecticut river cruise ships; and the homes of
Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hartford.
Connecticut also offers a wealth of cultural
attractions-theater, opera, ballet, concerts,
and a number of nationally ranked museums and
art galleries.
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SAMUEL CLEMENS
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Under the pen
name "Mark Twain," Samuel Clemens
created a uniquely American form of
fiction. Only a handful of "Twain"
scholars are aware of the influence on his later
writing by his association and friendship with
Henry George, author of Progress and Poverty
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