Behind the Rocks Travel Guide
Hartford
Visit Behind the Rocks
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 acclaimed theatre scene and great live music.
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 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.
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.
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 great live music and acclaimed theatre scene.
Top hotels in Behind the Rocks
The Capitol Hotel
Clean room, decent breakfast
Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026
Holiday Inn Express Southington by IHG
Clean rooms / easy check in and out / close to food-Gas-Walmart -Target
Reviewed on 15 Mar 2026
Candlewood Suites Windsor Locks Bradley Arpt by IHG
Was clean location was excellent close to airport and all food options close 👍
Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026
Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/East Hartford
Everything was okay
Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026
The Farmington Inn & Suites
My dogs and i had a great 3 night stay! Great staff! Very comfortable bed.
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Best Western Hartford Hotel & Suites
Check in took forever at 3am even though we reached out at 7pm to pre-key and inform of late check in, maintenance was poor, yellow stains, rotten wood, smelled like sewage and must. Awful.
Reviewed on 15 Mar 2026
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Other neighbourhoods around Behind the Rocks
Parkville
When in Parkville, you can plan a visit to Mark Twain House & Museum and Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
South West
While South West isn't home to many top sights, Goodwin Park and Webster Theater are some notable places to visit nearby.
Barry Square
While visiting Barry Square, you might make a stop by sights like Webster Theater and Assaiante Tennis Center.
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.
South End
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in South End and surrounding area, you can visit Webster Theater and Goodwin Park.
South Green
While there might not be top attractions in South Green, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and Hartford City Hall.
