Kent is a great town for strolling and window-shopping. It has art galleries with integrity, bookstores for serious readers, good restaurants, well-curated antique shop, several housewares and clothing boutiques, not-one-but-two chocolatiers—and not a chain store in sight.  The most bustling town in northwest Connecticut and the closest to New York City, Kent is the kind of place where you will see former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and fashion designer Oscar de la Renta eating hot dogs at the annual Volunteer Firemen’s Fair.   One of Kent’s secret gems is the Sloane-Stanley Museum, which is located about a mile north of the town center.