Editing Branford, Connecticut (section)

==Landmarks and attractions==
[[File:Private Beach in Branford.jpg|thumb|A beach in Branford, Connecticut, near Shore Drive.]]

Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP).{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}  These include buildings in [[Federal style architecture|Federal]], [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]], and [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] styles of architecture.  Five NRHP-listed districts are [[Branford Center Historic District]], [[Branford Point Historic District]], [[Canoe Brook Historic District]], [[Route 146 Historic District]], and [[Stony Creek-Thimble Islands Historic District]].

More than 20 historic homes and other properties are separately listed on the National Register.  In total, 30 properties or districts in Branford appear in [[National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County's NRHP listings]].  One example is [[Harrison House and Museum]], a 1724 structure, which has period furnishings, local historical items, archives, a barn and an [[herb garden]].<ref name=aaa07>"AAA Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tour Book", 2007, published by the American Automobile Association, page 38</ref>

Cruises of the Thimble Islands depart from the Stony Creek dock, and seal-watch cruises take place in March.<ref name=aaa07/>

Branford's recreational facilities include several town-maintained parks and beaches owned by private foundations, hiking trails along Lake Saltonstall and a stretch of the Shoreline Greenway Trail, and {{convert|20|mi}} of coastline with more than 12 [[marina]]s.

Branford is home to two breweries named after local landmarks, Thimble Island Brewing Company and [[Stony Creek Brewery]].