Southeastern Connecticut
More than a museum, Mystic Seaport is a re-creation of an entire New England whaling village spread over 17 acres of the former George Greenman & Co…
Must-see attractions in Southeastern Connecticut
Southeastern Connecticut
Housed in a striking 1930s aluminum airport hangar, Saltwater Farm is one of the newest vineyards in Connecticut. Surrounded by tidal marshes and cooled…
Southeastern Connecticut
This community arts center hosts a weekend farmers market (10am to 1pm Saturday, October to May) and an artisan/vendor market (10am to 4pm Saturday and…
Southeastern Connecticut
Done up in a Greek Revival style replete with a sculpture garden, a mural plaza, fountains and a large performance area, this not-for-profit art space…
Southeastern Connecticut
The gleaming towers of this mammoth resort casino – the largest outside Vegas – rise above the forest canopy of Great Cedar Swamp. Built on the ancestral…
Southeastern Connecticut
Opened in September 2014, this public-access, 45-acre historic farm and nature center affords sweeping views of the Mystic River. Maintained by volunteers…
Southeastern Connecticut
Near the ferry terminal, this 1833 building is the oldest operating customhouse in the country, in addition to functioning as a museum. Its front door is…
Southeastern Connecticut
Climb the winding iron staircase of this squat, granite lighthouse for 360-degree views from the lantern room. Afterward browse the small museum, which…
Southeastern Connecticut
First-time drivers crossing the Willimantic are stunned by four 11ft frog sculptures perched atop granite spools of thread. This bridge, built in 2000,…
Southeastern Connecticut
This museum was commissioned by William Slater, an educated and well-traveled man who aspired to make the great art of the classical and Renaissance…
Southeastern Connecticut
This neoclassical building contains exhibits that span the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including impressive collections of early-American silver and…
Southeastern Connecticut
A rather jaw-dropping set of waterworks somewhat hidden from the main downtown, Yantic is a site rich in legend and local industry. In 1643 a tribe of…
Southeastern Connecticut
This cottage was the boyhood summer home of Eugene O'Neill, America's only Nobel Prize–winning playwright. Near Ocean Beach Park in the southern districts…
Prudence Crandall House Museum
Southeastern Connecticut
One of Connecticut's four state museums, the Prudence Crandall House Museum records the heroic attempt of a Baptist schoolmistress to offer the daughters…
Southeastern Connecticut
At the southern end of Ocean Ave, this popular beach and amusement area has waterslides, a picnic area, miniature golf, an arcade, a swimming pool and an…
US Coast Guard Academy & Museum
Southeastern Connecticut
Located in Waesche Hall on the grounds of the US Coast Guard Academy is this small, unattended museum. Plans are afoot for the first National Coast Guard…
Southeastern Connecticut
An international artists' collective created this series of 15 murals depicting the shared history of Pawcatuck and cross-river Westerly, from sporting…
Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum
Southeastern Connecticut
Kids love this museum, home to Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and the first sub to transit the North Pole. The brief audio tour of…
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Southeastern Connecticut
This state-of-the-art aquarium boasts more than 6000 species of sea creatures, as well as an outdoor viewing area for watching seals and sea lions below…
Southeastern Connecticut
More than 750 acres of native plants, ornamentals and trees from around the world are spread over this college campus. Free guided tours happen at 10am on…
Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Southeastern Connecticut
Canoeists, kayakers, hikers and birders enjoy over 300 acres of salt- and freshwater marshes at Barn Island. Inhabited by hundreds of species of bird (it…
Southeastern Connecticut
The best view of New London is to be had from the enormous Fort Trumbull, which has stood at the mouth of the Thames River since 1839. It was an integral…
Captain Nathaniel Palmer House
Southeastern Connecticut
The 16-room Captain Nathaniel Palmer House is one of the finest houses in town and the former home of the first American to see the continent of…
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Southeastern Connecticut
Linked by walking trails to Coogan Farm, this nature center and natural history museum has more than 10 miles of walking trails and an animal…
Southeastern Connecticut
This family of New Englanders sought to bring the vinification expertise of the Napa Valley out east. The result is this award-winning 'bi-coastal' winery…
Portuguese Holy Ghost Society Building
Southeastern Connecticut
Built in 1836, the club building of the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society is a reminder of the contributions Portuguese whalers have made to Stonington since…
Southeastern Connecticut
Susette Kelo took on pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in 2000 when they tried to exercise eminent domain and tear down her little pink house. The case went all…
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Southeastern Connecticut
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park is centered on a 134ft obelisk that marks the place where colonial troops were massacred by Benedict Arnold and the…
Southeastern Connecticut
This vineyard, the state's third-oldest, is open year-round and offers tastings and tours through the picturesque facility, which on occasion has food…
Southeastern Connecticut
Part of a well-laid-out walking tour are two Hempsted Houses. The wood-framed older one (1678) is one of the oldest 17th-century houses in New England and…
Southeastern Connecticut
Son of Connecticut's Revolutionary War Governor, Jonathan Trumbull Jr became George Washington's military secretary during the American Revolution and it…
Governor Jonathan Trumbull House
Southeastern Connecticut
This house, now a museum, was a center of military strategy during the American War of Independence, when Jonathan Trumbull was the governor of…
Southeastern Connecticut
The two-room Revolutionary War Office is said to be where Washington met with Jonathan Trumbull and the Comte de Rochambeau to coordinate military…
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Southeastern Connecticut
This tribally owned and operated museum brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation by way of an interactive reconstructed 16th…
