"What do Meryl Streep, Manolo Blahnik, and Oliver Platt all have in common (besides bank accounts that dwarf yours)? They’ve all bought homes in CT’s Northwest Corner, one of those undiscovered retreats that underscores just how many secrets our region still contains. And NWCT is indeed pretty spectacular: you have the Appalachian Trail and live theater and farm-to-table dining and local breweries and three bona fide vineyards." Read more on Thrillist.
"It’s called apizza, actually, and it is indeed fabulous. Defining characteristics include a thin, charred crust; an oblong rather than circular shape; and a relative lack of melted cheese." Read more on Thrillist.
"What if we told you there was a lovely white-sand beach that neighbored an Olympic-sized freshwater pool, a boardwalk, a mini-golf course, an arcade, and a waterside watering hole?" Read more on Thrillist.
Todd Tracy / Hearst Connecticut Media GroupShow MoreShow Less5of26Lobster rolls
"The counterpart to the mayo-filled varietal is the lobster roll Connecticut-style, which might just be the superior of the two. Served hot instead of cold, with warm butter dribbled on top, this version really lets the flavor of the meat shine through, and also serves to placate those who really just eat lobster for the melted butter." Read more on Thrillist.
"A little boating, a little antiquing, a little aquarium-ing, and a little caz dining (yes, there really is a Mystic Pizza) make for a quintessential New England afternoon." Read more on Thrillist.
Southwestern Connecticut is a bit of an oddity. One of the ways you might be able to spot someone from
around here is by the way they talk. Here's a crash course in
southwestern Connecticut "slang."
15of2616of26Other parts of Connecticut refer to a liquor store as a "package store"
or the "packie." Around here we keep it simple. It's a liquor store.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less17of26
If you want to change the channel on the TV, you use the remote not the "clicker" or the "controller."
The rest of the country may lump all New England states together, but people who live here know each state is unique.
Connecticut is certainly no exception as it may be on of the most un-New England states in the area. Half of the state's sports fans root for New York, we don't subscribe to New England slang like "wicked" and even our lobster rolls are different.
But what are the best things that set Connecticut apart? Lifestyle site, Thrillist, took a look at each New England state and picked the five best parts of each. Click through the slideshow above to check out the site's picks for Connecticut.
