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Old Lyme, home to the Nut Museum. Bridgeport, home to Barnum Circus museum. Orange is the corporate headquarters
to Pez Candies. New Haven home to Frisbie Pie Co., yes, that's where the name comes from.

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Some of Connecticut's Top Tourist Attractions:

 Frank Pepe's Pizzeria
Peabody Museum of Natural History
New Haven Historical Society
Center Church
Trinity Church
Mystic Seaport
State Capitol & Legislative Office building
Old State House, The
Galaxy Roller Rink
Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine of Our Lady of Lourde

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State Facts:

Connecticut Tourism:
800-282-6723
http://www.ctbound.org

Capital: Hartford

Population: 3,405,565

Governor: John G. Rowland (R, to January 2007)

Entered the Union: January 9, 1788

As the: 5th state

Motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)

Nicknames: The Constitution State, the Nutmeg State

Flower: Mountain Laurel

Bird: American Robin

Song: "Yankee Doodle"

Origin of Name: From the Native American word "quinnehtukqut," meaning "beside the long tidal river"

Points of Interest: The Long Island Sound shoreline, the P.T. Barnum Museum, Mark Twain's home in Hartford

Bordering States: New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.