Journey Through Connecticut

For a journey through Connecticut, sampling some of the best attractions the state has to offer, give Charter Bus Connecticut a call to find out how they can help you plan your trip with a selection from their fleet of charter buses and friendly, personalized service.Connecticut Compendium

Connecticut is packed with great things to on a family or adult charter bus vacation. There are scenic shoreline and country drives, antique shopping, world-class museums, historic sites, pretty walks, and plenty of activities for your charter bus adventure, and a great way to do it is with a bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Charter Bus Connecticut.  Travel through Connecticut in style and comfort as you and your charter bus group visit some of the best attractions this state has to offer.

Charter bus visitors can celebrate America’s rich heritage and cultural traditions through the medium of expression commonly known as visual art with a visit to the New Britain Museum of American Art.  Hosting over 5,000 American works of art in its walls, ranging from pre-revolutionary times to the present, the museum’s collection includes works of art as old as the year 1740 by influential American painters and artists that will give charter bus visitors a unique perspective on the development and nature of our country as we know it today. 

The oldest natural history museum in the world is located in Yale University, and easily reached by a charter bus visit. The functionality of Yale University ensures that the attractions located inside will be both academically and intriguingly satisfying, and the Peabody Museum of Natural History fits this to a ‘T’.  Head over there in your charter bus and gaze at the Brontosaurus and Stegosaurus which haunt the Great Hall of Dinosaurs.  Charter bus visitors can also see famous murals of lesser-known reptiles, and enjoy live animal exhibits and displays on the Native American culture, Ancient Egypt, and more.

The charter bus visitor with a love for aircraft has come to the right state, as Connecticut has what is not only the state’s only Air Museum but also that of New England, a region which has been instrumental in the development of American aircraft technology and facilities.  The museum houses a collection of 80 aircraft, some of which have immense historical value, in 3 huge hangers.  Exhibits include the history of Sikorsky Aircraft, early war aircraft of WWI, civil aircraft from the 1930's through the 80's, numerous computer-based flight simulators, and the 58th Bombardment Wing Memorial and B-29.  Additionally, there are exhibits on early French aviation, the Tuskegee Airmen, and a new exhibit geared toward children, KidsPort

Charter bus visitors to Connecticut will delight in the opportunity to visit Beardsley Zoo and see a multifaceted collection of species from around the world, focusing primarily on North and South American species.  The zoo contains several endangered species whose last remaining members this conservation facility is committed to preserving, and charter bus visitors are invited to find out more about conservation efforts.  Charter bus visitors can browse through the lush and exotic foliage of a tropical rainforest with free-flight aviary, as well as take a ride on the carousel and have a meal at the café or in a gorgeous picnic grove featuring a Victorian Greenhouse.

Odd times in Connecticut

With a history of human settlement predating the formation of the United States, or even early European settlement for that matter, charter bus travelers to Connecticut will not be surprised to learn that Connecticut has its share of oddities and quirky sights. Taking a charter bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coaches or school bus chartered from Charter Bus Connecticut, come with us a a charter bus ride for a view of the odd, the strange and the bizarre to be found in Connecticut.
Take a charter bus ride to East Haddam to visit Gillette Castle. This medieval style castle was built from fieldstone over a period of 5 years by actor and playwright William H. Gillette. Renowned for being the actor who played Sherlock Holmes on stage, Gillette was also a somewhat ingenious designer, who let his personality run free in the construction of his castle. Some of the quirks of this place include the castle’s 47 doors that each incorporate a different wooden puzzle lock, a set of hidden mirrors which allowed Gillette to view his guests in the living room from his bedroom upstairs and a 3 mile long miniature scale railroad.
Reputed for causing the death and financial ruin of anyone who owned this mansion, Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich is a short charter bus ride away from Hartford, Connecticut. Originally built by magnate Daniel Reid, this 28 room Jacobean mansion sits on 26 acres of land, and has 21,000 feet of living space. Gifted to Reid’s daughter and her family who lived there without incident till the 1950s, Dunnellen Hall was bought by Loring Washburn. Right after Washburn moved in, his financial empire quickly slid into ruin, and the property was bought by showgirl Dodge Moran in 1966, who then quickly sold it to financier Jack R. Dick. 3 years later Dick was indicted before a Grand Jury and died in 1974 before charges could be filed. The next owner was Ravi Tikkoo, who before the purchase had made his fortune in oil supertankers. Less than a decade later, he had also gone bust, forcing him to sell the property to the current owners, a couple you may have even heard of, Harry and Leona Helmsley. The Helmsleys were indicted for tax evasion, and Leona Helmsley served an 18 month jail term.
If you need proof that people have always loved the weird and bizarre, take a charter bus to Joseph Steward’s Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities in Hartford. Opened in 1797, making this one of the oldest museums in the United States, Joseph Steward’s museum is proof that even over 200 years ago, people loved to see the strange and the odd. Steward collected oddities after he realized that he needed something more to draw people into his art gallery and collected a number of “natural and artificial curiosities,” including an 18-foot Egyptian crocodile, the horn of a unicorn and a calf with two complete heads.
For a fun filled charter bus trip of Connecticut, give Charter Bus Connecticut a call to find out how they can help you plan your trip with their fleet of charter buses and friendly, personalized service.