As soon as you are properly hydrated and fortified at the mill, head west to the town of Essex where Connecticut River Expeditions runs a Fall Foliage Cruise aboard the RiverQuest.

BBC: A Fall foliage tour of New England

The town is one of only a few to remain within its fortified walls, built to keep out the Huns and other barbarian invaders who rolled across the valleys below, undoubtedly looking for the latest terracotta potters and farmhouse antiques.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Culture on Demand: Letter from Cortona