Mystic
Activities |
| Mystic
Seaport
Mystic-
20 minutes - The Museum of America and the Sea with
dramatic tall ships, the 1841 whaler Charles W.
Morgan, the schooner Amistad and a 19th century
ship-building village. |
| Mystic
Aquarium
Mystic
- 20 minutes - Outdoor Alaska coast beluga whale
exhibit and the Challenge of the Deep, a replica
of Robert Ballard's (discoverer of the Titanic)
scientific support ship deep-sea exploration exhibit.
Numerous exhibits and 3,500 specimens representing
the world's oceans permanently on display |
| Nautilus
& Submarine Force Museum Groton
- 15 minutes - Board the world's first nuclear-powered
submarine. |
| Mashantucket
Pequot Museum & Research Center
Ledyard - 30 minutes - The largest
Native American museum in the U.S. Walk through
a re-creation of a 16th-century Pequot village with
life-cast figures. Experience interactive computer
programs throughout the exhibits. |
| Children's
Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Niantic - 35 minutes- Hands-on interactive
museum for children ages 1 - 12. |
| Millstone
Information & Science Center
Niantic - 30 minutes - Exhibits on
Millstone Nuclear Power Station, nuclear energy
and other energy sources. |
| Florence
Griswold Museum
Old Lyme - 40 minutes - Home of one
of America'smost famous art colonies, the Lyme Art
Colony, America's best-known group of Impressionist
painters located in 1817 mansion. |
Wineries |
| Stonington
Vineyards
Stonington - 15 minutes - Wine tastings,
retail wine and gift shop. |
| Chamard
Vineyards
Clinton - 40 minutes - Classic New
England design winery and cellar with wine tastings. |
| Jonathan
Edwards Winery
North
Stonington - 15 minutes -Wine tastings, retail wine
and gift shop. |
Casinos |
| Foxwoods
Resort Casino
Ledyard - 10 minutes - World's largest
Casino. World class entertainment. |
| Mohegan
Sun Casino
Uncasville - 25 minutes - Gaming
and entertainment casino. |
The
Arts |
| Garde
Arts Center
New London - 20 minutes - National
and International touring companies, Broadway, music,
dance, and theater. |
| Eugene O'Neill Theater
Center Waterford
- 30 minutes - Dedicated to the development of new
works for the theater and training in the theater
arts. |
| Summer
Music at Harkness
Waterford - 30 - minutes - Summer
evening concerts on the shores of Long Island Sound
with the Connecticut Orchestra and classical artists
performing on the grounds of Harkness Memorial State
Park.Reserved seating and gourmet picnics available. |
| Goodspeed
Opera House
East Haddam - 50 minutes -Nationally
acclaimed musicals performed in a historic Victorian
theater overlooking the Connecticut River. |
Hiking |
| Denison
Pequotsepos Nature Center Mystic
- 20 minutes - 200 -acre sanctuary with 7 miles
of hiking trails in woodland, wetland, and meadow
habitats. |
| Rocky Neck State
Park East
Lyme - 40
min - Beach, camping, hiking, fishing and picnicking. |
| Gillette
Castle State Park
East Haddam - 50 minutes - Castle,
grounds and hiking rails open to the public on a
limited basis. |
Boating |
| Capt
John's Sport Fishing
Waterford - 25 minutes - Board the Sunbeam Express
for seasonal cruises to see Harbor Seals, Bald Eagles
and Lighthouse tours. |
| Mystic
Whaler Cruises
Mystic - 15
minutes - Recreation of a New England schooner offering
1, 2, 3 and 5 day sailing adventures. Evening dinner
cruises. Memorial Day - Oct 30. |
| Voyager Cruises.
Mystic. -
20 minutes - Board the Argia, a replica of a 19th
century schooner and cruise to Fishers Island Sound.
Sunset cruises. May - Oct. |
| Project
Oceanology.
Groton. - 25 minutes - Oceanographic cruises on
the 55ft research vessel Envirolab for a hands-on
introduction to marine life. Mid-June to Labor Day. |
| Sea
Pony New
London - 20 minutes - A 36 ft lobster boat, travels
to different Long Island ports. Mid-May - Oct. |
| Deep River Navigation
Old Saybrook - 45minutes - Narrated
Long Island Sound cruise aboard the Aunt Polly along
Connecticut's shoreline to Duck Island. Lighthouse
and Essex harbor cruises. Mid-June - Labor Day. |
Camelot
Cruises
Haddam - 60 minutes - Murder Mystery
dinner cruises, live band dance cruises, jazz cruise,
fall foliage cruises (late Sept - early Nov).
April - Dec. |
| Essex
Steam Train & Riverboat
Essex - 45 minutes - Ride in a 1920's
coaches pulled by an authentic steam locomotive
and the board a riverboat and cruise along the Connecticut
River. |