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STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Connecticut State Board of Tourism, 865 Brook Street, Rocky Hill, 06067-3405, (203) 258-4300
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Hartford--State Capitol, Connecticut State Museum, Samuel Clemens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Noah Webster homes, Children's Museum (hands-on), Wethersfield historic area, historic Hitchcock chair factory; New Haven--Shubert Theatre; Stratford--Shakespeare Festival; Litchfield--state historic district; Mystic--Seaport Museum, Aquarium; Bristol--American Clock and Watch Museum; New London--U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Naval Submarine Base and Museum.
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AREA IN STATE PARKS: 181,000 acres
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VISITORS TO STATE PARKS: 6,361,000
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DOMESTIC TRAVEL SPENDING: $3,108,000,000