• The East Coast has some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world.new england coast line image by Roberto of Tanglewood from Fotolia.com
  
  The East Coast is home to New England, an area of the United States that offers visitors traveling as a couple a host of picturesque destinations. These destinations often have several elements in common: striking landscapes, cozy accommodations, and plenty of quiet. In many of these places, you can take advantage of the activities or just soak up the solitude together.
  
  

Nantucket

• Nantucket is a small island off the east coast of Massachusetts, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. Nantucket offers couples solitude and privacy in a cozy coastal setting. There you can choose from a myriad of quaint bed and breakfasts, many of which have views of the ocean. Nantucket is a quiet island that provides different types of recreation, such as bicycling around the many bike paths on the island, sailing, golf, spacious beaches, several maritime museums, as well as a few theaters. The island hosts various dining options, from casual to elegant, many offering a variety of fresh seafood dishes.
  
  nantucket.net/beaches/index.php
  
  

Onteora Mountain House

• The Onteora Mountain House is located in the Catskill Mountains, eight miles outside Woodstock, New York. It is an enormous country house formerly owned by Richard Hellman, a millionaire of the 1930s. A three- to four-hour drive from New York City, the house overlooks the Esopus Valley in the middle of a forest preserve. The house offers guests a professional-sized pool table, a koi pond, a sauna, and various walking trails around the property. Each spacious guest room features unique decorations, wood paneling, some with cathedral ceilings and mountain views.
  
  Onteora Mountain House
  96 Piney Point Rd.
  Boiceville NY 12412
  845-657-6233
  www.onteora.com
  
  

The Isle au Haut Light

• The Isle au Haut Light is a small secluded island off the coast of Maine and is the perfect getaway for the couple in search of serious seclusion. The island encompasses a lighthouse that was built in 1907; currently the lighthouse interior is closed to the public, though the grounds surrounding the lighthouse are open to the public, and the lighthouse keeper's house is open for rental. Visitors have to take a 40-minute ferry ride from Robinson Point to reach the island. Once there, visitors can hike around the forest area, ride bicycles on the various trails, or ride their bikes down the road to the town where a swimming pod is situated.
  
  Isle au Haut Light
  (Robinson Point Light)
  P.O. Box 26
  Isle au Haut, ME 04645
  207-460-0257
  www.keepershouse.com