I live downtown and love it. I find the public transit is super convenient (you definitely need a car but I take public transit whenever possible). There are lots of good restaurants, bars, museums, etc. It's definitely a quiet area compared to any other city I've lived in, but I feel very safe.

Flight Adventure Park in Manchester is a trampoline park, but can sometimes get crowded with kids

Duckpin bowling is super fun - ducks on the Ave is in hartford under a CVS. They don't have food but they do serve drinks.

The Wadsworth and CT Science center are both cool spots to check out.

Vernon's a little further but I love Ron-a-Roll dates

Bushnell Park has some cool spots, although it looks nicer when the trees actually have leaves in my opinion. The Gold Building causes reflections on the nearby buildings that can look super cool

I'll do that!