Madison, Connecticut

Hammonasset Beach State Park

William F. Miller Campground. 558 open sites. Concession, dumping station, bathrooms and showers most sites. Salt water swimming and fishing. Individual fireplaces not provided. No pets. $15/night/

Deacon John Grave House (c.1685)

Inhabited for over 300 years by the descendants of Deacon John Grave I. Evolved from a primitive two-room dwelling to a classic New England saltbox. 18th-century family used the house as a private residence;

Allis-Bushnell House and Museum (c.1785)

Period rooms with exhibits of china, dolls and toys, costumes and kitchenware, working looms and spinning wheels;

Hammonasset Beach

558 open sites, concession, dumping station, bathrooms and showers (most sites)

The Sculpture Mile