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Maine
As big as the other five New England states combined, Maine barely has the population of tiny Rhode Island. In theory, therefore, there's plenty of room for its massive summer influx of visitors; in reality, the majority of these make for the southern stretches of the extravagantly corrugated coast.
New Hampshire
Long after sailors, fishermen and agricultural colonists had domesticated the entire coastline of New England, the interior of New Hampshire, with its dense forests and forbidding mountains, remained the exclusive preserve of the Algonquin Indians. Only the few miles of seashore held sizeable seventeenth-century communities of European settlers, such as Strawbery Banke at Portsmouth.
Massachusetts
Cape Cod alone has over 43,000 acres of shoreline and upland landscape, lighthouses, historic structures, swimming beaches, nature trails and picnic areas.
Rhode Island
The smallest state of the Union, at a mere 48 miles long by 37 miles wide, and tends to be overlooked as a destination, even if it is home to more than twenty percent of the nation's historical landmarks. With more than 400 miles of coastline, Rhode Island, has more than 100 fresh water and salt water beaches. Known as the "sailing capital" of the world, Rhode Island was home to the America's Cup for more than 50 years.
Connecticut
Connecticut was named by the Native Americans for the great tidal river that splits it in two before spilling out into the Long Island Sound and washing the old whaling ports of the coast. However, in Connecticut, as with the other New England states, it's a shame to miss out on the quiet countryside scenery along the side roads, so it's worth getting off the interstates.
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