Explore Revolutionary War history and beautiful formal garden, learn about flowers and gardening, take photographs, celebrate weddings in Stamford. The Stamford Garden Club looks after the beautiful garden enclosed within white Italianate balustrades with support from the City of Stamford. Take a walk under the shady stone-pillared pergola. Surround yourself with the sweet fragrance of peonies. Admire the beautiful urn in the sunken garden. Relax on a bench under falling magnolia blossoms. Watch the bees and butterflies flit from one purple-piked flower to the next. Join lots of photographers

Take a break from the hustle and bustle and visit our picturesque little farm tucked away in the charming town of Chester! We are a small but mighty alpaca farm that focuses on making your farm visit the best stop of the day. Our handsome boys and beautiful girls are eager to meet you. Your farm tour will start with an introduction to our herd. They all have names and personalities. Some have stories to be told. Learn the fun facts about alpacas, their origin, history, and alpaca farming here in the USA. Farmer Bill will answer all of your questions. Safely interact with the animals, up close

Hartford's Premier Dessert Shop...also known as "The Happy Place in Hartford" serves premium ice cream and desserts in a warm welcoming environment. The shop also features signature sundaes, milk shakes and non-diary options. Desserts can be customized according to customer preference using cold plate technology and an array of mix-ins/toppings. We also offer delicious ice cream cakes! The fun doesn’t stop there...join us this upcoming season on Friday nights...Karaoke, Date Nights, Open Mic Nights and more...featuring dessert specials! Capital Ice Cream is the little shop with a big heart in

Modern and cozy, refined yet familiar, The Blake is a boutique hospitality space where you’re meant to live your best life. This New Haven hotel embodies the concept of local luxury, a philosophy rooted in community, aesthetics and comfort. Whether you’re rediscovering the way a good night of sleep feels in the guest rooms, prepping for a keynote speech in the lobby, or wetting your whistle with Connecticut microbrews at one of the bars, The Blake is your casually elegant home-away-from-home near Yale University. Inspired by New Haven’s forward-looking spirit, The Blake sits at the

Located upstairs the Loft Gallery is where rotating exhibition shows of local artists and provide a space for the community to gather and connect. Situated in a meticulously rebuilt former blacksmith shop, The Smithy showcases exclusively local food, focusing on products made using sustainable, organic practices whenever possible.

The People's Court is an hour-long, five-days-a-week court show that launched the entire court show genre.

A theme-oriented contemporary art gallery, open to all ideas and techniques especially painting and printmaking.

With culinary creations by chef Vincent Rennie and restauranteur Paul Dillane. Hudson Social is where tapas meets the brick oven. Styled like the parlors of yore, here you can sip craft cocktails and enjoy the robust tastes of contemporary small plates, fresh seafood with the perfect amount of understated style.

The smoker is working daily! The diverse menu includes family recipes, specialty items created by Chris Conlon and his team and home-style sides.Happy hour is available Tuesday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.. Join us in the bar or on our seasonal patio. Pulled Pork Sliders, Brisket Grilled Cheese, Martini Specials and more.

Italian food is comfort food; it's rich and flavorful, warm and hearty, and its best enjoyed with friends and family. Pasta is food for the body and the soul. At Villa Italia Ristorante, we've been serving up homemade Italian cuisine to the Stamford community for over three decades. Every single dish over the years has been not only authentic, scratch-made pasta, seafood, pizzas and more crafted from our family recipes, it's been cooked and served with love, too. From our family to yours, we look forward to welcoming you soon.