This park offers scenic views of the Connecticut River, funky public sculptures, picnic tables, benches and lots of grass. This is a good place for quiet contemplation (there's also fishing off the boardwalk). Just downriver are boathouses for the Wesleyan University and Middletown High School crew teams, whose slender sculls can be seen slicing the water in season. It's not all serenity, though; Harbor Park is also the scene of the annual July Fourth festivities and other events.