1. Cromwell Diner
City: Cromwell, CT
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (860) 635-7112
Address: 135 Berlin Rd.
Description: Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, the Cromwell Diner is not only a classic all-night hangout, but also a family-owned restaurant, a lot more spacious and cleanly designed than most diners. The macaroni and cheese topped with bacon is wonderful, and the meat loaf will make you revisit your feelings about meat loaf. Breakfast all day long, root beer floats . . . what more do you want out of a diner? If you’re on I-91, get off at exit 21, or take exit 19 off Route 9 and go west. This is a thousand times better than the fast-food or chain restaurant options, or even than most of the other diners you’ll run into along the highways of America.
2. Parisian Salon And Day Spa
City: Cromwell, CT
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (860) 632-2144
Address: 9 Berlin Rd.
Description: Right off exit 19 of I-91, the Parisian Day Spa in Cromwell features massages, body wraps, facials, and other services like Brazilian smoothing treatments for your hair. The Parisian takes care of your stomach, too, with espresso, cappuccino, coffee, and herbal tea, as well as spa lunches for anyone getting a day spa package. This is the sort of place to go when you want to be pampered by professionals who make it their business to do it. The Parisian is very involved in the town and sponsors many charity events as well, believing that a spa should fix up the community as well as the individual. That’s something we can all appreciate.
3. Amy’S Udder Joy Farm
City: Cromwell, CT
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (860) 635-3924
Address: 27 North Rd.
Description: Amy’s Udder Joy Farm is full of exotic animals in a humane, fully licensed setting; this is a treat for kids on a summer day. With over 50 exotic and native animals, your kids will love to see the antelope, wallabies, ostriches, coatimundi, maras, giant hissing cockroaches, and land tortoises. There are interactive areas, like the saltwater tidal pool, and kids can feed the llamas and sheep. Guided tours are available for those who want one, along with pony rides on weekends. Don’t miss the Tennessee fainting goats. Why are they called that? Go to Amy’s and find out.