A New England Getaway

No matter what the season, New England is a beautiful vacation destination. States in New England include Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine. If you are looking for a weekend getaway close to New York you can’t go wrong with Connecticut, especially if you are a bargain hunter and an antique shopper.

By the Sea

There is something for everyone when you travel to the Connecticut shore. If stamps are your passion, Millers Stamp Shop is the place to go. Book lovers will find themselves lost in Broder’s Rare and Used Books for hours. Antique clocks can be found at Kirkland H. Crump. If you get tired of browsing the antique shops Mystic Seaport Museum is just as fun and interesting to adults as it is to children. For comfortable accommodations the Swan Cove B&B Antiques & Breakfast located in Oyster Point that specialize in displaying the treasures they have collected from their world travels.

Litchfield Area

Litchfield is home to a plethora of antique shops such as Charles Haver Antiques and Victorian Grace which carries American illustrated antique art prints. When you want to get to browse as many shops as possible then head over to Ridgefield Antique Center where there are more than 24 dealers. For the child in all of us, in Coventry, Connecticut you can explore the treasures found at the Special Joys Antique Doll & Toy Shop. Merchandise featured are unique furniture for dolls, French Fashion dolls and animals and dolls by Steiff.

Litchfield and the surrounding area have so many antique shops specializing in a variety of merchandise that it is impossible to list them all. If you like things that are old and once cherished belongings, then Connecticut is the New England state that has it all. And there are some wonderful bed & breakfasts where you can find lodging.