The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden embodies the dramatically different passions of two extraordinary individuals. Bethlehem pastor Reverend Joseph Bellamy, a renowned leader of the Great Awakening, the emotional religious revival of the 1740s, built the house around 1754. In 1912, New Yorkers Henry and Eliza Ferriday acquired it as a summer residence. Mrs. Ferriday and her daughter, Caroline, designed a formal garden which today features historic-style roses, peonies, and lilacs. The Ferridays' other landscape improvements make the site a destination for gardeners. Caroline, an actress

Explore vintage locomotives and other rolling stock in a railroad yard and a restored 1903 Station with model railroads, displays, a gift shop and more. The Danbury Railway Museum is a non-profit organization staffed solely by volunteers. The Museum, located in the historic station and rail yard in downtown Danbury, offers railroad history, tours, train rides, a collection of original and restored rolling stock, and opportunities for hands-on railroad work at "12 inches to the foot" scale. Tour time: 1 hour Other amenities: gift shop

Go swimming and have a picnic at the park, then hike the trails in search for the bronze tablet marking Connecticut's role in the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution.

Located on Bantam Lake, Sandy Beach offers lifeguard protected swimming, swim instruction, changing rooms, volleyball, basketball, lakeside access to boaters, shady picnic areas, a canoe launch, a snack shack, fishing areas, and a float with slide.

The forest remains a precious piece of a past era with fine craftsmanship and understated wealth evident throughout the former summer estate of Miss Edith Morton Chase. Free guided tours of the residence are offered from June through October on the second and fourth weekends of each month. Reservations are not required. Other activities include birding, cross country skiing, hunting, hiking, picnicking. Free guided tours of the residence are offered from June through October on the 2nd and 4th weekends of each month. Reservations are not required. On open weekends, tours are available from 12

Connecticut’s first synagogue (1876), offers tours, exhibitions, concerts and performances representing the city’s diverse cultures. Tour time: 30 minutes Other amenities: Dining Nearby, Parking, Printed Guides

38 units (20 efficiencies), TV, pets; exercise equipment, O pool. Other amenities: Parking, Parking

Don’t miss one of the coolest sports in Connecticut – tubing down the wild and scenic Farmington River! Three miles of splashing fun with three sets of wild rapids. Excursions start at Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area, Rte. 44 and spend a few hours tubing on the Farmington River. Rentals include tube, personal flotation device and a ride back. Farmington River Tubing rents specially designed river tubes, life jackets, and a bus ride back to the starting point. Call ahead for daily conditions and hours. Age and height restrictions apply. Tour time: 1.5 to 2 hours

Whitewater open canoe instruction trips. Two-day weekend camping trips, equipment and food provided.

Capt. Sal Tardella, proprietor of My Bonnie Charters fishing guide, is well known for family-friendly fishing fun on Long Island Sound. Every May through early November for the past 25 years the skipper been taking anglers out into L.I. Sound, where they can catch many species of fish aboard his customized C-Hawk Sportsfisherman, a 25-foot center console boat that is berthed in historic South Norwalk, only 45 minutes from New York City. L.I. Sound is filled with bluefish, striped bass, porgies, sea bass and fluke–as well as the elusive and tasty blackfish(tautog), which feast among Norwalk’s