Day Trips: 10 Connecticut Marvels That Must Be Seen to Be Believed

Summertime in Connecticut is ripe with possibilities for day trips, and the recreation-based website OnlyInYourState.com has published a list of 10 "marvels that must be seen to be believed."

In compiling the list, author Taylor Ellis wrote, "Whether they’re nature produced or man made, some places are just so unique that you have to stop and stare."

Given the small geographic size of Connecticut, any of these places may be reached in less than two hours from anywhere else in the state.

1. Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument, North Canaan
2. Iwo Jima Survivors Memorial Park, New Britain
3. Wadsworth Falls, Middletown
4. Saville Dam, Barkhamsted
5. Castle Craig, Meriden
6. The Charles W. Morgan, Mystic
7. Hanging Hills, Meriden
8. First Presbyterian Church, Stamford
9. Charles Island, Milford
10. Gungywamp, Groton

Read the full story at www.onlyinyourstate.com.

Photo credits: 1) Doug Kerr/flickr; 2) Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation, Inc./Facebook; 3) Alec/flickr; 4) Jon Schiller/flickr; 5) Tim Jensen/Patch; 6) Ken Mist/flickr; 7) John Cudworth/flickr; 8) eveninct./flickr; 9) J J/flickr; 10) Cong Huang/flickr.