You'll find the Connecticut River Loop in the lower half of the state roughly midway across, between New Haven and New London on the Atlantic coast to the south, and state capital Hartford to the north. If you're coming east from New York on I-95, you'd exit at Old Lyme, a charming town, with among other treasures the Griswold House, an 11-acre estate including a museum, gardens, and 1817 manse that became a famous artists' colony. Other lovely towns on the loop include Centerbrook, Deep River, Chester, Haddam, East Haddam, and Essex, all with their own charming shops and eateries, and the last also home to the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat (pictured here), which takes charming to another level. Then as long as you're in the area, you can pop over to Mystic, with its wonderful aquarium and historic seaport; the submarine museum in Groton; and check out New Haven, home to Yale University and its Peabody Museum of Natural History.
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