In just a few days my Traveling Companion and I will be starting our ambitious road trip around New England: 6 states in 12 days, with major stops in Providence/Newport, coastal Maine, and the Berkshires. (We’ve already done a Boston-area trip, so didn’t include it this time….)

We’ve amassed info on quite a few places (this website/forum, “Roadfood” and “500 Places,” various guide books, etc.), and previous trips to Maine (the TC went many years ago) and Rhode Island (I went a couple of years ago) have made some of the planning easier.

However, we’re open to more ideas, particularly with respect to the Berkshires and Litchfield Hills (info/recs seems to be rather few and far between). Are there any regional specialties to look out for there?

Our general itinerary is below; clearly we’re passing through some places quite quickly, and will linger at others. Too many clam shacks, so little time.

Thanks for any leads….

Quijote

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Day 1: Leave Norwalk, CT and drive along coastal Connecticut to Mystic area. Drive up Rte 169 to Woodstock, then cut over to Providence area.

Days 2 and 3: Providence and Newport

Day 4: The big drive to Bar Harbor, Maine

Days 5, 6, 7, 8: Coastal Maine, Portland, etc.

Day 9: The drive from Portland to Williamstown, Mass (via south NH and VT)

Day 10: The Berkshires

Day 11: The Berkshires and Litchfield Hills

Day 12: Litchfield Hills and return to Norwalk