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So much of the setting of the 2000s dramedy series rings true to residents of small-town Connecticut. Now, experience the state that inspired the show with your own road trip!

“Gilmore Girls” is arguably the most popular television series set in Connecticut. Our new three-part narrative podcast explains how the state shaped the show – and how the show shaped our state.

Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.