title: Connecticut Off the Beaten Path&reg;, 8th: A Guide to Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)
author: Tom Bross
description: <DIV>Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you&#8217;re a visitor or a local looking for something different, <I>Connecticut Off the Beaten Path</I> shows you the Nutmeg State you never knew existed. Explore the beginnings of the American Impressionist art movement with a drive along the Connecticut Art Trail, tour one of Litchfield County&#8217;s little-known wineries, or answer the siren call of the bagpipes at the Annual Scottish Festival in Goshen. Be amazed as you go back in time&#151;way back&#151;at Dinosaur State Park, where a geodesic dome protects some 2,000 authentic dinosaur tracks! So if you&#8217;ve &#147;been there, done that&#8221; one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.</DIV>
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  [_Acknowledgments_](../Text/Front03.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [_Introduction_](../Text/Front04.html)
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [**EPOCH I: BEGINNINGS**](../Text/Main01.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [1\. Becoming Third Excelsior](../Text/Main01.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [2\. Defense of Washington](../Text/Main02.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [3\. Pacifying Southern Maryland](../Text/Main03.html)
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [**EPOCH II: THE SEAT OF WAR**](../Text/Main04.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [4\. Journey to Williamsburg](../Text/Main04.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [5\. Seven Pines and on to Richmond](../Text/Main05.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [6\. Going Backwards](../Text/Main06.html)
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [**EPOCH III: AGONY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA**](../Text/Main07.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [7\. Serving Under Pope](../Text/Main07.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [8\. On to Fredericksburg](../Text/Main08.html)
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [**EPOCH IV: THE BLOODY SEASON**](../Text/Main09.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [9\. Hooker in Command](../Text/Main09.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [10\. Gettysburg](../Text/Main10.html)
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [**EPOCH V: A HARD CONCLUSION**](../Text/Main11