Funny, I only recently started visiting Connecticut to visit some friends who moved there! Rhode Island, the first to declare independence from England, and the last to ratify the Constitution. Not bad.
- the Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the U.S.
- Naval Undersea Warfare Centers, Newport, whose predecessor (IIUC) built the world's crappiest torpedoes until a few years into WW2.
Drop me a line if you're ever in the area! "${my_hn_username}HN@gmail.com".