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THINGS
TO DO IN THE AREA
MYSTIC AQUARIUM - 55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT
https://www.mysticaquarium.org/
Veterans get in free (proof of veteran status required).
$10.00 off for accompanying household family members. As a side note, they have
kiosks to purchase tickets and John did not have to prove he was a veteran.
MYSTIC SEAPORT - 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT
https://mysticseaport.org/
Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum.
Open daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
OLDE MYSTIC VILLAGE - 75 Coogan Boulevard,
Mystic, CT
https://oldemistickvillage.com/
An open-air village with unique shops
MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT MUSEUM - 110
Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT
https://www.pequotmuseum.org/
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO - 350 Trolley Lane
Boulevard, Ledyard, CT
https://www.foxwoods.com/
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO - 1 Mohegan Sun
Boulevard, Uncasville, CT
https://mohegansun.com/
The hotel provides a free shuttle to and from Mohegan Sun
Casino.
FORT TRUMBULL STATE PARK AND MUSEUM - 90
Walbach Street, New London, CT
https://ctparks.com/parks/fort-trumbull-state-park
Fort Trumbull has a legacy of service spanning
two and a half centuries, from the American Revolution to World War II to the
Cold War. Along with serving as a federal military facility, the fort played a
pivotal role in the country’s coastal defense system. Originally built in 1777
to protect the New London Harbor from British attack, the first masonry
structure was destroyed after Benedict Arnold successfully raided the fort and
the British burned New London to the ground.
FORT GRISWOLD BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK - Park
Avenue and Monument Street, Groton, CT
https://ctparks.com/parks/fort-griswold-battlefield-state-park
The historical park is the site of the largest
Revolutionary War battle in Connecticut, the 1781 British massacre of colonial
militia. On September 6, 1781, British Forces, commanded by infamous traitor,
Benedict Arnold, captured the Fort and massacred 88 of the 165 American
patriots stationed there, including commander Colonel Ledyard.
GENIUS MUSEUM - 1650 Hartford-New London
Turnpike, Montville, CT
https://naturesartvillage.com/attraction/genius-museum/
Take
a historic walk and discover a timeless town displaying the rapid
transformation of American technology over two centuries, along with the
geniuses who created it all! The Genius Museum is a great place for families to
share memories, older adults to feel nostalgic, and the young to learn how
everyday life has developed with technology’s advances.
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