West Hartford, Connecticut was formerly a parish of Hartford but is now its own town known for its residential and commercial areas as well as being home to several universities. The top 5 things to do in West Hartford are to shop and dine at its boutique shops and gourmet restaurants, visit Elizabeth Park and its rose gardens which feature concerts in the summer, play golf at the championship Rockledge Golf Club, go ice skating at the Veterans Memorial Ice Skating Rink which hosts public sessions and private events, and see folk and acoustic concerts at The Sounding Board music venue.