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Mark Twain is not the only famous author to come from Hartford. Harriet Beecher Stowe saw fame for her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin — amongst other titles. Her work played a role in the energising of anti-slave movements in the American north. Visit the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford for a true understanding of the author’s life.

Temperatures in Hartford usually hang above freezing during the winter months. However, the fickle nature of weather means snow is always a possibility — particularly in the months of January and February.

You’d have to travel back in time to see Carbone’s doors open for the very first time — all the way to 1938, in fact. There’s a reason this ristorante is considered to be a Hartford landmark. For decades this family-run establishment has been filling bellies with Italian cuisine.