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Heading toward New Haven, slow down in Westbrook and glass at the single, tiny white cabins of the appropriately named Cabins Motel. Reminiscent of an age before the emergence of I-shaped and L-shaped motels, the Cabins offer tiny fantasies of private ownership: a room of your own for a few dollars. But if you’re planning to stay for a week on the Connecticut shore, there’s really only one choice: A Victorian Village Inn on Route 1 near Clinton. There, Patrice LePera and her husband Al Lynch have refitted a bunch of formerly dilapidated cabins into a Gingerbread fantasy of roses, birdhouses, and fancy latticework. Lit by gas lamps and filled with antiques, the Village offers unique time travel experience for lovers of nineteenth century art and design.

All text copyright Andrew Wood. Photos copyright Jenny Wood and Andy Wood.