Things to do in Mystic
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Mystic Seaport Museum
From simple beginnings in the 17th century, the village of Mystic grew to become one of the great shipbuilding ports of the East Coast. In the mid-19th century, Mystic’s shipyards launched clipper ships, many from the George Greenman & Co Shipyard, now the site of Mystic Seaport Museum. Today, the museum covers 17 acres and includes more than 60 historic buildings, four tall ships and almost 500 smaller vessels. Some buildings in the museum were originally here, but, as with Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, many were transported from other parts of New England and arranged to recreate a resemblance to the past. Interpreters staff all the buildings and are all to…
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Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough
Lobster lovers should check out Abbott’s, on the waterfront in neighboring Noank. Order your lobster (or other seafood) at the window, get a number, pick out a table by the water and, when your number is called, pay and dig in. New England doesn’t get much better than this on a warm summer night. Just down the road is Abbott’s sister business, Costello’s Clam Shack, open similar hours. To reach both from Mystic, take Water St/Rte 215 southwest. When you reach a stop sign take a left (Mosher Ave) and stay right when it divides. Turn left onto Main St and right onto Pearl. BYOB beer or wine.
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Henry B duPont Preservation Shipyard
At the Henry B duPont Preservation Shipyard you can watch large wooden boats being restored. Be sure not to miss the Wendell Building, which houses a fascinating collection of ships' figureheads and carvings. Close by is a small 'museum' for children seven and under. The Seaport also includes a small boat shop, jail, general store, chapel, school, pharmacy, sail loft, shipsmith and ship chandlery - all the sorts of places that you'd expect to find in a real shipbuilding town of 150 years ago.
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Captain Daniel Packer Inne
This friendly place occupies a 1754 historic house on the west side of the bridge, complete with low-beam ceiling and creaky floorboards. Locals rave about the ocean views as well as the restaurant’s imaginative American cuisine; favorites include the petite filet mignon with Gorgonzola sauce and walnut demi-glace and the shrimp and scallops Provençale.
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Flood Tide
Reserve a window table with a view overlooking the grounds of the inn at Mystic or grab a seat by the wood-fired oven for the upscale yet informally presented fare here. The house pâté is exquisite, the seafood fresh and steaks attentively prepared. The Sunday brunch is a sumptuous affair worth the trip even if you’re not staying at the Inn.
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Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream
Strolling through town is best done with an ice-cream cone in hand, specifically one from here. Some of the more quirky flavors like pumpkin pie and southern peach are seasonal, but on any given day there will be something innovative to try, like the gooeylicious Sticky Fractured Finger (pieces of butterfingers in caramel ice cream).
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Kitchen Little
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Join various staff of Mystic Seaport Museum for breakfast and grab a seat at one of the tables on the back patio overlooking the water to trawl through the lengthy, egg-heavy menu. Try the Mystic Melt, featuring crabmeat and cream cheese scrambled with eggs on raisin toast. No credit cards accepted.
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Olde Mistick Village
Just south of I-95, this pseudo-colonial village green is centered on a Congregational church and surrounded by over 60 shops selling sportswear, gifts, crafts, jewelry and Lladró porcelain. Visitors unimpressed by the array can find refuge in the cinema.
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Voyager Cruises
There’s no shortage of outfits ready to whisk you away on a watery adventure. Voyager Cruises offers half-day or sunset cruises (adult/child $36/26) or harbor cruises (adult/child $25/15) on the authentic 19th-century replica schooner Argia.
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Restaurant Bravo Bravo
This low-lit eatery with a lively bar scene serves up nouvelle Italian food – flavorsome and inventive pastas, seafood and beef – in a sleek, modern setting. The wine selection is wide, and the champagne risotto with lobster and asparagus is truly wonderful.
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Mystic Pizza
If the name sounds familiar, it’s because it was the title of one of Julia Roberts’ first films. The place might have inspired the movie, but sadly, the pizza, salads and grinders will inspire only the movie’s most devoted fans.
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S&P Oyster Co
On a summer day, there's nothing better than dining on the waterfront. This reliable seafood eatery, famous for oysters on the half shell and hefty portions of fish and chips, is in the town center at the east side of the drawbridge.
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Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium is home to all manner of interesting sea creatures, and we're not talking just fish. The residents include penguins, sea lions and even a beluga whale! And where else can a kid pet a cownose ray?
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Mystic River Rentals
You can rent bikes, kayaks (lessons are available) and canoes for whole or half days from Mystic River Rentals. You’ll find them right next door to Voyager Cruises.
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Harp & Hound
This pub, in a historic building on the west side of the drawbridge, is the late-night place to grab a pint of Irish ale; decent pub grub and English football on the telly too.
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Bank Square Books
This bookstore keeps a good stock of local-interest titles, plus the usual suspects. (Note the carving in the shape of a whale on the sidewalk just outside the store.)
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Jamms Restaurant
Jamms jams 'em in by offers something for everyone. The menu spans the gamut from burgers and leafy salads to pastas and steak.
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