Asylum Hill Travel Guide
Hartford
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Popular places to visit
Mark Twain House & Museum
Walk in Mark Twain’s footsteps at the author’s beloved Hartford home. The museum next door will complete your Twain education.
Trinity College
Take a campus tour or just explore the area of Trinity College during your travels in Hartford. Experience the area's entertainment choices and acclaimed theatre scene.
Connecticut Science Center
Leave your textbooks at home and learn about science by playing, exploring and inventing your way through this interactive science center in Hartford.
Bushnell Park
Relax near the pond or take a ride on the antique carousel at one of America’s oldest publicly funded parks, located in the heart of Hartford.
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
While seeing a play or concert in Hartford’s historic venue, look up to admire one of the largest ceiling murals in the United States.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
You can browse the exhibits at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, a museum with a story of its own, during your travels to Hartford. Experience the area's entertainment choices and acclaimed theatre scene.
Things to do
Connecticut Coloured Regiment Parade Route: An Audio Tour
Top hotels in Asylum Hill
The Capitol Hotel
"It’s next to station and convenient, breakfast is very basic though rooms have fridge and microwave and coffee makers too ! It has parking and a basic gym ! No weight machines! It opposite bushnell park and capital building! There is nothing wrong with it but it still seems to lack that comfortable ..."
Reviewed on 18 Jun 2026
Motel 6 Wethersfield, CT - Hartford
"It was the conscience the location was great as well but the bed size was just a little smaller than I expected"
Reviewed on 18 Jun 2026
Days Inn by Wyndham Windsor Locks / Bradley Intl Airport
"Just a basic hotel requiring a major update. Mold in the bathroom. Absolutely just a one nighter if needed in a pinch."
Reviewed on 18 Jun 2026
Motel 6 Enfield, CT - Hartford
"Shops nearby, the staff was not helpful, don't ask for towels, pillows, quiet, police everywhere looking for people with warrents. It's endless. Wifi sucks, doesn't work for crap. TV was awful. It's cheap but not worth it. Specially when we got a king size bed with 3 flat pillows, it was my mother ..."
Reviewed on 18 Jun 2026
Economy Inn
"Skip. Already done."
Reviewed on 17 Jun 2026
Holiday Inn Express Southington by IHG
"El espacio limpio, todo funcionando correctamente"
Reviewed on 18 Jun 2026
Where to stay in Asylum Hill
Downtown Hartford
Unique features of Downtown Hartford include the theatres and live music. Make a stop by Dunkin' Donuts Park or Hartford Downtown Farmers Market while you're exploring the area.
West End
While visiting West End, you might make a stop by sights like Elizabeth Park and Connecticut Historical Society Museum.
Frog Hollow
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Frog Hollow and surrounding area, you can visit Connecticut State Capital and Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts.
Sheldon-Charter Oak
While visiting Sheldon-Charter Oak, you might make a stop by sights like Connecticut River and Charter Oak Tree Memorial.
Northeast
While visiting Northeast, you might make a stop by sights like Circus Fire Memorial and Keney Park.
