Forgotten Asylum Hill

Not everything is saved -- but this tour helps bring it back to life

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Meet Your Tour Guide

Born, raised, and probably never leaving Hartford, Jonathan has spent his entire life exploring every nook, cranny, and questionable sandwich shop in the Asylum Hill area. Need to know which parking meter won’t eat your quarters? Jonathan's got you. Want the full gossip on Mark Twain’s ghost roommate? Buckle up.

When he’s not giving tours, you’ll find Jonathan debating Dunkin’ vs. Starbucks at a volume that makes strangers uncomfortable or explaining why that one tree behind the insurance building is actually a historical landmark. He’s seen it all—from insurance executives feeding frogs to pandas and bamboo If it happened in Asylum Hill, Jonathan knows about it.
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