Mount Riga State Park is an undeveloped 276-acre public recreation area located in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut, within the rugged landscapes of the Taconic Mountains.
Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, preserves one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America, featuring over 750 fossilized footprints embedded in sandstone from about 200 million years ago, during the early Jurassic period.
George C. Waldo State Park is a 150-acre undeveloped public recreation area situated on the eastern shore of Lake Lillinonah in Southbury, Connecticut.
Mount Tom State Park is a 231-acre public recreation area located in the towns of Washington, Litchfield, and Morris, Connecticut, and stands as one of the oldest parks in the state's system.
Sheffield Island Lighthouse, located at the southern end of the Norwalk Islands in Norwalk, Connecticut, was first established in 1828 and sits on a 52-acre island historically known by several names including White Island and Smith Island.
Quinnipiac River State Park covers over 300 acres of forested floodplain along nearly six miles of the Quinnipiac River's western shoreline in North Haven, Connecticut.
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, opened in 1992 on their federally recognized reservation after the tribe reclaimed control in 1983.
Mount Carmel is a historic neighborhood in northeastern Hamden, Connecticut, named for biblical hills due to its resemblance to Mount Carmel in the Bible, featuring the prominent Sleeping Giant ridge now home to a popular state park with extensive hiking trails.
