Day Trip from Boston

I%26#39;m spending a few days in Boston later in the year and would like to spend a day taking a trip to visit the Mark Twain house and museum. Also, I%26#39;d like to take a trip to Gillette castle as well. Relying on the Greyhound from Boston to Hartford, how easy would it be to get from there to Gillette Castle and is it remotely feasible to do all this in one day.

Day Trip from Boston

Not too easy. You would need a car, it%26#39;s about 35 - 45 minutes. It%26#39;s right on the river

Day Trip from Boston

You will NOT have time to both in one day and enjoy them. It will take you like an hour for a tour in the Mark Twain House and to see Gillette Castle (from Hartford) it is like a 45 minutes drive, getting in line for the tickets (you are not guaranteed entrance) due to the fact that they only do small tours and then seen the castle itself. I would STRONLY suggest checking out The Mark Twain house.It is only minutes away from the train station by cab, bus or even a walking distance. It is such a beautiful house, with a well talented tour guide and a nice tourist shop. Next door to his place, you can find Harriett Beecher Stowe%26#39;s home. You can go to www.MarkTwainHouse.org and get more info. Welcome to CT! :)

Here is more info on The Mark Twain House. Hope this helps!

Mark Twain House

351 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Connecticut 06105, United States

Tel: 860-247-0998

URL: http://www.marktwainhouse.org/

E-mail: info@marktwainhouse.org

Activities: shopping

GILLETTE CASTLE STATE PARK (67 River Road, East Haddam, Conn.; 860-526-2336; online at dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/gillettecastle.htm) is open all year free. Tours of the castle are given from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Memorial Day to Columbus Day and cost $5, and $3 for ages 6 to 17. To get there from Interstate 91, take Exit 22 and Routes 9S and 82E; from Interstate 95, take Exit 69, Routes 9N and 148, and the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry ($3 a car), which operates in spring, summer and fall.