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Let's see, Long Island has some very nice areas and so does Connecticut. The ferry is a nice way to get from Long Island to Connecticut, I used to take it all the time. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut called Madison which is nice but Mystic is always a nice place to visit. The movie Mystic Pizza was filmed in a pizza place there and there is a shipyard which is interesting as well as the Aquarium. If you are in New Haven there are some really good restaurants there but the city is not very pretty. Newport, Rhode Island is a nice getaway spot as well.

Personally I wouldn't avoid New York City all together since it is kinda an interesting place but since you are driving you will definately sit in traffic, upstate New York is nice as is Vermont. Vermont is a very nice honeymoon type place.

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