ggreen

Thanks for the update, jrjc! Will you be going to Sturbridge from Newport (or from NYC)? Sounds like a fun trip!

jrjcolllins

Yes, ggrren, this is part of a larger trip: 10 days in Washington DC, 1 week in NYC, 2 nights in Newport, 2 nights in Hartford, Conn., then up to Sturbridge.

ggreen

Really nice! When you're heading out of Newport, you might want to take time to detour to Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton, RI. It's been developed as an arts area, with a number of local artisans showing and selling their wares. There's also The Provender for sandwiches and yummy baked goods, and the famous Grays Ice Cream, delicious any time of year.

Tiverton is just over the bridge from Portsmouth, RI, and right on the way to the highway, depending on your route to Hartford. An internet search will bring up a website for the area, as well as individual sites for a lot of the shops.

jrjcolllins

Thanks, ggreen. That's a great idea!

RLFox184

Since you mentioned the Monadnock area (Peterborough/Keene), it's less touristy or crowded than many of the other areas mentioned in the fall (which is a plus in my book) but depending on when in October you come to the area it is beautiful country with a lot to do.

There's Miller State Park, the oldest NH state park (which has an autoroad to the top) and is one of the best spots in the state for viewing the hawk migration. Covered bridges tour around Swanzey, Peterborough was named one of the Top Ten Coolest Small Towns in the U.S. and it seems like every building in picturesque Harrisville is on the National Historic Register. There's fabulous hiking, dining, and independent shopping all over the region including Main Street Keene where the downtown scenes in Jumanji were filmed.

Check out www.southwestnh.com for an overview of things to do and see and you could check www.nhlodging.org which is the website for the Monadnock B&B Association.

jrjcolllins

Thank you for the links, RL.

roadtripgal

I suggest Westminster, Vermont