Exploring Coastal New England

Discover historic coastal America by visiting harbors in Maine, dining out in Connecticut, walking New Hampshire's shore, sailing in Rhode Island, and exploring the insider’s Nantucket.

Connecticut’s Urban Gem

South Norwalk promises nightlife, shopping, and waterfront dining―plus a little taste of heaven.

Writer Susan Cullen Anderson

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Get to Know SoNo

Where to Eat: Chocopologie, 12 South Main St.; 203/838-3131 or chocopologie.com. Match, 98 Washington St.; 203/852-1088. SoNo Baking Company & Café, 101 South Water St.; 203/847-7666 or sonobaking.com. SoNo Seaport Seafood, 100 Water St.; 203/854-9483 or sonoseaportseafood.com.

Where to Shop: Galerie SoNo, 135 Washington St.; 203/831-8332 or sonogalerie.com. Il Trittico, 119 Washington St.; 203/831-8748.

What to See: The Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St.; 203/852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org. The Norwalk Museum (41 North Main St.) displays an eclectic mix of items, from 18th- and 19th-century art and furnishings of the prominent Lockwood family to silk top hats and bowlers from the Hat Corporation of America, once based here; 203/866-0202. If the Lockwood collection piques your interest, visit the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (295 West Ave., 203/838-9799 or lockwoodmathewsmansion.org), where the Stepford Wives movies were filmed.

Where to Stay: Rates at the Roger Sherman Inn (195 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan) start at $110; 203/966-4541 or rogershermaninn.com.

From the May 2007 issue