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Mar 7, 2024, 4:00 AM

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We're heading to a water park you can enjoy year-round and then stopping by to meet a Connecticut family who distills local crops in craft spirits. Then we hit a purrfect little cat cafe in New Jersey! There's a wide range of fun to be had this week on a Road Trip Close to Home.

Island Waterpark

• 801 Boardwalk | Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401

• Website

Litchfield Distillery

• 569 Bantam Road | Litchfield, Connecticut 06759

• Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday. Tours offered on the hour beginning at 11 a.m. Last tour begins at 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

• Website

LeFrak Center at Lakeside

• 171 East Drive | Brooklyn, New York 11225

• Open through April 7. Skating hours are 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

• Website

Lakota Wolf Preserve

• 89 Mt Pleasant Road | Columbia, New Jersey 07832

• Visit website to schedule a tour.

Bristol Bazaar

• 67 Race St. | Bristol, Connecticut 06010

• Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

• Website

Rahway Kitty Hall

• 209 W Main St. | Rahway, New Jersey 07065

• Open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

• Website

'Absolute Adele'

• Bay Street Theater

• 1 Bay St. | Sag Harbor, New York 11963

• April 20

• Website
  

Solar eclipse

• April 8
  

Interested in more adventures? Check out last week's destinations close to home.