I skip the Hamptons and head to a coastal town in Connecticut instead. It's less crowded and wonderful year-round.

Source: Business Insider

I traded my weekends in the Hamptons for some great times in Madison, Connecticut. Allison TibaldiFor years, I spent hours stuck in traffic driving to the Hamptons from my home in New York City. Eventually, I got fed up and started spending weekends in Madison, a coastal town in Connecticut.