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The Hartford area provides an opportunity to conveniently live in an urban, suburban, or country setting. Many housestaff live in the city and enjoy the proximity to hospitals, as well as to the many opportunities often found in urban settings. Theater, film, music, sports, and restaurants are all within easy reach. Around the city are towns that retain their New England heritage with town centers and many recreational areas. Many small and charming rural communities are close enough to allow for living in those areas as well.

Most settings have easy access to the full range of opportunities in the region. The Hartford Stage is a Tony Award-winning regional theater. Hartford hosts Broadway road shows at the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, which is also a venue for the symphony, ballet, and other cultural activities. The Wadsworth Atheneum is the city's art museum, with a large permanent collection and varied temporary exhibits. For concerts, Hartford has the Civic Center and the outdoor amphitheater, The Meadows. Music in more intimate settings can be found ranging from classical and experimental at the Hartt School of Music to jazz at several regional coffee houses.

A short drive east from Hartford is the "Mystic-places" section of Connecticut. This area boasts aquariums, seaports, beaches and two casinos (one of which is the largest casino in the world) that offer exquisite dining, boutique shopping, and fabulous entertainment.

Hartford provides many choices for sports fans. The Hartford Wolf Pack bring professional hockey to the city, while the UConn Huskies provide excitement for basketball enthusiasts. The women's team won the NCAA championship in 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2003 while the men's team won the 1999 NCAA Championships. Both teams won in 2004! The New Britain Rock Cats, our own AA team, bring baseball fun to the region. Each summer, Connecticut is home to major professional tennis and PGA golf events, the Pilot Pen Invitational and the Buick Championship. Sports fans can schedule a tour of the ESPN studios. For outdoor enthusiasts, there are opportunities for canoeing or tubing on the local rivers, hiking, ballooning, cross-country skiing, and fishing. Thrill seekers can visit Lake Compounce, America's oldest amusement park in continuous operation and Connecticut's largest water park, and ride "Boulder-Dash", voted the best wooden roller coaster in the United States. For gourmets there is a wide range of cuisines and markets available. From standard American, French, Italian, or Chinese fare to Laotian, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Jamaican, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and New York Deli, Hartford allows you to help yourself.

Getting here is easy. With major highway, rail and airline access, Hartford is only 2 hours from Boston and New York City.

Please contact the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce for more information about the Hartford area or access: www.hartford.com, www.metrohartford.com, www.CTnow.com, www.farmingtonvalleyvisit.com