Kontokosta Winery (1 hr 54)
Winery chardonnay wine vineyard and wine tasting
Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge (4 min.)
This 70-mile coastal preserve includes salt marshes & islands protecting endangered birds & plants. Hammonasset Beach State Park (16 min.)
Popular destination features a 2-mile-long beach with a boardwalk boat launch & 550 campsites. Chatfield Hollow State Park (17 min.)
Natural area with pine woods streams caves & rocky ledges offering hiking swimming & fishing. Lyme Art Association (11 min.)
Art art exhibition and art museum Gillette Castle State Park (30 min.)
This stone mansion with unique decor & a medieval-style facade belonged to actor William Gillette. Rocky Neck State Park (14 min.)
Recreation area with bird-watching fishing & camping as well as a beach suitable for swimming. Harveys Beach (10 min.)
This strip of beach for swimming features changing rooms showers & parking for a fee. Connecticut River Museum (15 min.)
Art & artifacts relating to the areas shipbuilding history (from 1733) plus model ships. Meigs Point Nature Center (18 min)
Long-running family-friendly environmental learning center at Hammonasset Beach State Park. Saybrook Point (12 min.)
Lighthouse and marina Lynde Point Light (18 min.)
Lighthouse Essex Steam Train U0026 Riverboat (14 min.) | 
