Connecticut

DVD. Bennett-Watt. Brooklyn Fair - learn farming, animals & hot-rod tractors. Rich's dairy farm, family ritual milking, also gourmet ice cream. Antiques Marketplace in Putnam - from mill town to antiques mecca. Mystic Seaport, maritime historic village with authentic wooden ships and region's connection to sea. Groton - Navy's Submarine Force Museum and Library. Project Oceanology brings students to sea. Stone castle overlooking Connecticut River - home of William Gillette original actor who played Sherlock Holmes. 2000 dinosaur footprints from 200 million years ago - Dinosaur State Park. In Hartford, America's oldest public art museum, Wadsworth Atheneum. Mark Twain House and Museum where Mark Twain created "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and other tales. Bristol home to ESPN studios.

DVD. Passport to Adventure One of the most populated states in the U.S., a bedroom community of NYC, birthplace of the insurance industry, is that Connecticut? Not if you are seeing it with Passport to Adventure! Julie &Mark seek out the real Connecticut - cycling through pristine countryside and meeting locals who have roots generations deep. Wherever you go, American history comes alive in Connecticut. At the Mystic Seaport, our 19th century maritime heritage is re-created in the streets of the village, and the historic ships docked in the harbor. In Hartford, Mark &Julie step into the life of American literary icon, Mark Twain, and in the Quiet Corners they're introduced to little known aspects of the abolition movement. Kayaking in the Long Island Sound, sampling apple cider fresh from an 18th century press, and meeting the pioneers in America's newest wine growing region - that's Connecticut!