[pulpfiction]

Glastonbury is rural? Really? It's pretty much THE epitome of suburban.

Marlborough is quite suburban, as well.

Nothing in CT really can be considered rural. Even the backwards confederate-flag waving towns in Windham County and much of the I-395 corridor are within 10-15 minutes of a mall.

To add to this thread:

Manchester:
-Corey's
-Shady Glen
-Buckland Hills retail megalopolis.

Originally Posted by Danny K

I love these threads, I can name as much as I can:

Use this as a template

Salisbury:
Chaiwalla restaurant: delicious homemade food

Sharon:

Kent:

Sherman:

New Milford:

New Fairfield:

Brookfield:

Danbury:

Ridgefield:

Wilton:

New Canaan:

Stamford:

Greenwich:

Darien:

Norwalk:

Westport:

Weston:

Redding:

Bethel:

Bridgewater:

Roxbury:

Washington :

Warren:

Cornwall:

Canaan:

North Canaan:

Norfolk:

Goshen:

Litchfield:

Morris:

Bethlehem:

Woodbury:

Southbury:

Newtown:

Monroe:

Easton:

Fairfield: my hometown, great downtown, kind of like divided into 2 places, we usually call them the 95 side and the 15 side (pretty obvious why) they basically look like 2 different places. 95 side is based on the coast with downtown. 15 side is a very little rural, quieter, and feels far from the coast but its actually like 1-3 miles. 2 different worlds in one town.

Bridgeport:

Stratford:

Trumbull:

Oxford:

Middlebury:

Watertown:

Thomaston:

Harwinton:

Torrington:

Winchester:

Colbrook:

Hartland:

Barkhamsted:

New Hartford:

Burlington:

Bristol:

Wolcott:

Waterbury:

Naugatuck:

Beacon Falls:

Seymour:

Ansonia:

Derby:

Shelton:

Milford:

Orange:

Woodbridge:

Bethany:

Prospect:

Cheshire:

Southington:

Plainville:

Farmington:

Avon:

Canton:

Granby:

East Granby:

Simsbury:

West Simsbury:

Tariffville:

Collinsville:

Unionville:

Bloomfield:

West Hartford:

New Britain:

Berlin:

Meriden:

Wallingford:

Hamden:

North Haven:

New Haven: My favorite major city in CT. Best nightlife. Near Yale University. Great Districts especially: East Rock, Yale, Fair Haven Heights, and Quinnipiac Meadows. New Haven is also kind of like 2 different parts. The main part west of the Quinnipiac River which is like downtown. Then the little part east of the river: Fair Haven Heights, Quinnipiac Meadows, and East Shore. If I ever lived here I would live on the east side and then go to the west side for shops, etc. East side is a little quieter.

West Haven:

East Haven:

Branford:

North Branford:

Guilford:

Durham:

Middlefield:

Middletown:

Cromwell:

Rocky Hill:

Weathersfield:

Windsor:

Windsor Locks:

Suffield:

Enfield:

East Windsor:

South Windsor:

Hartford:

East Hartford:

Glastonbury: One of my favorite towns in CT. Place for small family reunions. Good rural and quiet area. Feels far from everything even though it isn't. Very scenic though with trees and woods. Some restaurants, shops, etc, but not a whole lot. Great Schools. Close to Hartford if any need for shops, and downtown.

Portland:

East Hampton:

Haddam:

Killingsworth:

Madison:

Clinton:

Westbrook:

Deep River:

Chester:

East Haddam:

Colchester:

Marlborough: Most rural area in CT. Very quiet. Maybe a little shops, cafe's, etc. But this town is truly one of my favorite towns in CT as well. Mostly woods. Love walking in the woods here.

Hebron:

Bolton:

Vernon:

Manchester:

Ellington:

Somers:

Stafford:

Tolland:

Coventry:

Mansfield:

Stoors:

Andover:

Columbia:

Lebanon:

Salem:

Lyme:

Old Lyme:

East Lyme: Best Coastal town in all of New England with the exception of Cape Cod, MA maybe. Really nice beaches. Smarty's Restaurant & Pub (my favorite restaurant in the whole world). Dairy Queen there. Town is the best coastal feeling in CT and its based on the coast. I love walking on the streets there in the dark.

Old Saybrook:

Essex:

Waterford:

Montville:

Bozrah:

Franklin:

Norwich:

Sprague:

Windham:

Scotland:

Chaplin:

Hampton:

Willington

Ashford:

Union:

Woodstock:

Eastford:

Pomfret:

Brooklyn:

Canterbury:

Lisbon:

Preston:

Ledyard:

Groton:

New London:

Mystic:

Stonington:

North Stonington:

Griswold:

Voluntown:

Plainfield:

Sterling:

Killingly:

Putnam:

Thompson:


I can continue with more towns later. I must go now.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by clutchrider

I'm not going to quote the whole thing because that will just make this thread insanely long. OP should just update with suggestions.

East Haven: Anthony's Ocean View. Got married there, love it, family knows Anthony.

Southington: Aqua Turf, also owners of the Farmington Club. Both good places, it is a wedding factory as I call it but they do a very nice job.

FYI - Anthony's is located in New Haven, not East Haven. Jay

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by pulpfiction

Glastonbury is rural? Really? It's pretty much THE epitome of suburban.

Marlborough is quite suburban, as well.

Nothing in CT really can be considered rural. Even the backwards confederate-flag waving towns in Windham County and much of the I-395 corridor are within 10-15 minutes of a mall.

To add to this thread:

Manchester:
-Corey's
-Shady Glen
-Buckland Hills retail megalopolis.

Yes, parts of Glastonbury are semi-rural. There are a number of nice farms in town. Sort of a balance between suburban and rural. Jay

[Tubeworm]

Originally Posted by pulpfiction

Glastonbury is rural? Really? It's pretty much THE epitome of suburban.

Marlborough is quite suburban, as well.

Nothing in CT really can be considered rural. Even the backwards confederate-flag waving towns in Windham County and much of the I-395 corridor are within 10-15 minutes of a mall.

To add to this thread:

Manchester:
-Corey's
-Shady Glen
-Buckland Hills retail megalopolis.

Northwestern CT is rural. There's mountains and miles of forest with only small towns in between.

[DrPizza]

Danbury: Railway Museum

[lukasage]

An amazing town with one of the nicest Greens, a town which also has many wonderful trail systems for hiking and biking, a beach on the Long Island Sound, lakes, and rivers. Sweet little shops around the Green and many fine restaurants. It's been a wonderful place to raise my children. Thank you, beautiful Town of Guilford!

[mlassoff]

Westport: Westport Country Playhouse, Sherwood Island State Park, Downtown Westport Shopping District

[hunterseat]

Branford: Branford Land Trust (the best BLT in the world ) The Trolley Trail, Thimble Islands, Rose Orchard

I was only in CT for 8 months. Lived in Branford and commuted to Groton daily. Easy commute and I fell in love with CT via Branford.

[Henry10]

Hartford: Elizabeth Park and West End.