Hotels in Milford

Bald eagles soar above the Delaware River in this tiny borough where historic buildings house art galleries and antique shops with prices that would make Manhattan collectors weep. Grey Towers National Historic Site offers tours of a magnificent stone mansion where America's conservation movement was born. Nearby Raymondskill Falls thunders down three tiers in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, while kayakers paddle past Mashipacong Island spotting wildlife. The town's handful of restaurants serve surprisingly sophisticated fare to weekenders from New York who've discovered this secret. In autumn, the surrounding forests explode with color that seems almost deliberately choreographed for Instagram, though locals will tell you it's been happening long before filters existed.

Photo by Jason Healey