Litchfield Hills - The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips - page 941

town,remains largelyunnoticed bytheartandantiques loverswhocrowdMainStreet. For
a change of pace, head down to the river, where the serenity is broken only by the subdued
oar strokes of the Kent School crew team.
7. Kent Falls State Park
In spring the dogwoods gleam like pale moon drops along Rte. 7 as it gently rises and falls
on its journey north from Kent. History lovers should stop at the Sloane-Stanley Museum
just outside of town to view its collection of early American tools. A few miles farther on,
at popular Kent Falls State Park, you can stroll across a grassy meadow to view the foam-
ing cascades of a gorgeous multitiered waterfall.
The strut techniques used to build the Cornwall Bridge in 1841 were later copied by bridge builders throughout the Un-
ited States.
8. West Cornwall
As Rte. 7 continues north, it passes through Housatonic Meadows State Park, where the
rushing river is often dotted with canoes, kayaks, and fly fishermen. A few miles to the
north, a turn onto Rte. 128 leads—by means of passing over a weathered red covered
bridge—to the picturesque and diminutive hamlet of West Cornwall.