Learn about antique cannons, take wine tours and tastings, and see historic houses, tall ships, a coal-fired passenger steamer, and preserved town centers.
The sights on this drive have more to do with history and culture than vistas viewed from winding roads on coastline drives or mountaintops. And if you are checking out some of the fine wines at vineyards along the route, please choose a designated driver. The Connecticut shoreline is best reached by travelling I-95 with stops at various Points of Interest. The drive begins in the town of Clinton (Exit 63 on I-95), famous for great antique stores and the Clinton Crossings outlet shopping center. The Clinton Historical Society in the Capt. Elisha White House on East Main Street is popularly known locally
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The foliage in the Hartford area is so breathtaking, the state has designated this drive the Hartford Region Foliage Loop. The name is well deserved. The route provides a nice combination of restaurants and shops in the quaint Connecticut towns along the route and the opportunity to enjoy nature’s beauty. From I-91 take Exit 26 into Old Wethersfield, Connecticut’s oldest municipality. The town has a few well-preserved 18th Century houses. One is the 1710 Buttolph-Williams House on Broad Street with its compilation of period furnishings. The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is made up of three 18th