Middletown is a lively Connecticut riverfront college town anchored by Wesleyan University, with a compact, walkable downtown full of restaurants, breweries, galleries and a steady calendar of cultural events—plus outdoor options like river kayaking, parks and nearby trails, making it a comfortable, interesting base for a multi‑week travel therapy assignment.
It’s also an easy launchpad for weekends—quick drives or transit to Hartford for major hospitals and city amenities and to New Haven for a vibrant dining and arts scene—so you get small‑town calm without feeling isolated.