BEST DRIVE-IN DOUBLE FEATURES
MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN,
Mansfield
Take the kids to first-run movies on Wednesday nights. Double features on three screens. Wednesday Carload Nite: $18.
228 Stafford Road. 860-423-4441; mansfielddrivein.com
BEST BASEBALL NIGHT
NEW BRITAIN ROCK CATS,
New Britain
With weekly fireworks, kids-eat-free days, and family packages, this baseball park is a home run–not to mention home to one of Double A’s best teams. On Sundays young fans get a post-game chance to run bases. Tickets: from $6.
230 John Karbonic Way. 860-224-8383; rockcats.com
BEST RECYCLING MUSEUM
CRRA TRASH MUSEUM,
Hartford
Wonderful waste! Colorful displays offer excellent explanations of single-stream recycling. See today’s collection funneled through the plant. Admission: $4.
211 Murphy Road. 860-757-7765; crra.org/pages/Trash_Museum.htm
BEST FREE SHIPS & MUSIC
MYSTIC SEAPORT,
Mystic
Sunday nights in July and August are free to visitors roaming the 19th-century streets. Listen to local musicians; then dine outdoors waterside at Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern. Sandwiches: from $12.
75 Greenmanville Ave. 888-973-2767, 860-572-0711; mysticseaport.org
BEST BARGAIN BURGERS
KLAMAY’S STEAMED CHEESEBURGERS,
Meriden & Middletown
Pile on the lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles, no extra charge. Steamed burgers: from $3.95.
690 East Main St., Meriden; 203-237-8326. klamayssteamedcheeseburgers.com
