Old Lyme, Connecticut
If you are a birdwatching artist, Old Lyme is Utopia. The town claims to be the Birthplace of American Impressionism and was in fact home to birding guru, Roger Tory Peterson. Spend a full day at the Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. (860) 434-5542, perusing art and nature and learning to paint... Sign in to see full entry.