Connecticut Shore: Where Natural Beauty Meets Art

        

Art admirers will fall for Connecticut's central shores and the region of New Haven. Yale University features on an Ivy League scale architecture and art; the Art Gallery there displays works of Van Gogh, Picasso and Manet but the most impressive collection of such art throughout the country is found at the Yale Center for British Art. Comic and Cartoon Museum in Cheshire and the Barker Character exhibit a huge cartoon theatre collection, consisting of about 60,000 elements. New Haven's Shubert Performing Arts Center is a vigorous theatre hub.
   
Hammonasset Beach State Park is a saltwater beach in the state of Connecticut which happens to be the longest one in the state. Guests enjoy a huge array of recreation activities, such as swimming, picnicking, camping, sunbathing, biking, kite flying, saltwater fishing, and kayaking. Situated in Madison, New Haven County Park has 2 miles of beaches and more than 550 campsites.
   
The best place for bird watching in the state is in Milford- the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center, which is open during the whole year. If you are on a family vacation don't miss out on the chance to thrill your children with the wondrous dwellers of the world of the dinosaurs -  brontosaurus nearly 70-foot tall will certainly impress the little visitors of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven. The shopping center, however, is the town of Clinton where shoppers will love the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets.
   
Fairfield County is undoubtedly the most popular shopping and cultural area in New England. Another way to explore the attractive features of Fairfield County is to follow its winding, country roads where you will be inspired by incredibly beautiful views.
    
Coastal Fairfield County is a fascinating blend of small towns and the city of Bridgeport, which is the cultural and ethnic hub of the area. Barnum Museum is also placed in Bridgeport, displaying P.T. Barnum memorabilia, a miniature hand-carved circus and many other intriguing exhibits. An impressive variety of both North and South American wildlife can be seen in Beardsly Zoo, including antelope, timber wolves and exotic animals of the rainforest. The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk presents sharks, seals, otters and IMAX projections. Norwalk also boasts the Lockwook-Mathews Mansion Museum, a Victorian-style house with more than 60 rooms to visit, which gained the reputation of being the first chateau in the United States. Situated in Greenwich, the Bruce Museum emphasizes nature, science and the arts.