Top choice in Connecticut
A Texas road trip inspired this unlikely Connecticut cult classic, where brisket falls off your fork and leaves you speechless (because maybe your mouth is crammed full of it). Gunslinger photos and steer horns linger above the picnic-style tables, but the real star is the smoked meat, with sandwiches like Battle of Ridgefield (brisket, crispy pork, coleslaw) winning the day.
Located where Route 7 meets Route 35.
28.39 MILES
Reopened in 2016 after extensive restoration, this fabulous gallery was architect Louis Kahn’s last commission and is the setting for the largest…
28.36 MILES
This outstanding museum was architect Louis Kahn's first commission and houses the oldest university art collection in the country; it includes Vincent…
12.1 MILES
Inspired by Mies van der Rohe, this icon of mid-century modern architecture was the home of late Pritzker Prize–winner Philip Johnson and his art…
29.09 MILES
The 300,000-sq-ft former Nabisco box-printing factory beside the Hudson River is now a storehouse for a series of stunning monumental works by the likes…
28.65 MILES
Each year, thousands of high-school students make pilgrimages to Yale, nursing dreams of attending the country's third-oldest university, which boasts…
13.81 MILES
The Westport Arts Center is right on the river and has a busy schedule of changing exhibits, kids' classes and performances.
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
28.55 MILES
Built in 1963, this extraordinary piece of architecture is the largest building in the world designed for the preservation of rare manuscripts. The…
8.71 MILES
This 80-acre parcel was purchased in the 1990s by a consortium of well-intentioned and well-heeled New Cannanites to save the property from development…
1. Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
3.22 MILES
Swing into the parking lot of this spotless white clapboard mansion, which was once the town store and is now a brilliant contemporary gallery…
8.71 MILES
This 80-acre parcel was purchased in the 1990s by a consortium of well-intentioned and well-heeled New Cannanites to save the property from development…
12.1 MILES
Inspired by Mies van der Rohe, this icon of mid-century modern architecture was the home of late Pritzker Prize–winner Philip Johnson and his art…
13 MILES
On the western shore of Candlewood Lake, Squantz Pond State Park is popular with leaf-peepers, who come to amble the pretty shoreline (for free, from…
5. Westport Historical Society
13.58 MILES
The Westport Historical Society organizes local walks and guided tours based on a historical theme. The once-a-year Hidden Garden tour is a green-thumber…
13.81 MILES
The Westport Arts Center is right on the river and has a busy schedule of changing exhibits, kids' classes and performances.
7. Stepping Stones Museum for Children
14.92 MILES
This museum is bursting with interactive, instructive fun, from the weather cycle to gravity to the principles of conservation. The Toddler Terrain is a…
8. Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
14.95 MILES
This is one of the best surviving Second Empire–style country houses in the nation, so it's no wonder the 62-room mansion was chosen as the set for the…