Movie Set Travel: College Road Trip
This week's pick might be the perfect one to drag your parents to--for payback purposes. "College Road Trip" will bring you way back to the days of piling into the family car and carting everyone around to various colleges, while they rated the classes and you rated the party scene.
Raven-Symone (aka little Olivia from The Cosby Show!) makes it to the big screen as an overachiever with Martin Lawrence as her overprotective cop father, policing her pre-college visits.
Think of winding, bucolic roads in New England, and think Connecticut. Avoid the autumn crowds and head there now to check out these spots:
Where To Stay: Mayflower Inn, Washington Don't think you have to rough it in the wilderness if you check in to the Mayflower. Calling every room the "antidote to urban stress" guests can indulge in lavish spa treatments, sink into feather topped mattresses and stroll the perfect 58-acre English garden grounds. It still feels intimate with just 21 rooms and 9 suites.
Where To Eat: River House Tavern, Wesport Perched on the edge of the Saugatuck River, this tavern's all about the views. Floor-to-ceiling windows and mahogany and walnut floors lend a hearty feel. Live music every Thursday night keeps things casual. Try the halibut with Meyer lemon compote, truffled sweet pea puree and fava beans.
What to See: Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven Head to the grounds of Yale and stop at the Peabody. Get lost in the Great Hall amongst the fully recreated skeleton of a juvenile Apatosaurus or nearby next to the reconstructed skeletons of Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus and Camptosaurus. Another perk? Admission's just $7, and it's free on Thursdays from 2-5 pm.
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