I'm planning a possible itinerary for our family vacation this summer (2 adults, 1 kid). We plan to spend about 5 days in NYC after renting a car and driving to Mystic, CT, where we will spend one night. I'll use the mapquest driving directions for easy navigation.

Can anyone recommend any other places we should consider visiting that are less than two hours away from New York City?
I enjoy visiting seaside village towns and seeing sights that we don't see in Southern California.

Open Map: https://mapdrivingdirections.io/