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Quiet Corner

Historic houses, local arts and mill-community stories offer three eastern bases.

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Putnam, ConnecticutWoodstock, Connecticut

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Quiet Corner, a little closer.

Historic houses, local arts and mill-community stories offer three eastern bases. Choose an actual opening or program before combining distant stops.

Capitol Planning RegionGreater Bridgeport Planning RegionLower Connecticut River Valley Planning RegionNaugatuck Valley Planning RegionNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionNorthwest Hills Planning RegionSouth Central Connecticut Planning RegionSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionWestern Connecticut Planning RegionPutnam1. Putnam →Woodstock2. Woodstock →Willimantic3. Willimantic →

Highlighted planning regions locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Planning-region outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Connecticut FIPS 09, all nine planning regions (current Census county equivalents). Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Connecticut’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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