UNFRIENDLIEST CITIES: 5. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Rebounding slightly from no. 3 last year, Connecticut’s “forgettable” state capital “shuts down at night” and is considered “dreary, especially when it rains or snows.” “It definitely needs a facelift!” Unforgiving complaints and “seedy sections” of the city aside, “it appears to be trying to rejuvenate itself.” The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and the Hartford Stage “host traveling Broadway shows and critically acclaimed plays.” “Elizabeth Park’s rose garden is wonderful” and the “river walk with its cultural and food festivals” are worth a visit.
