Mystic Aquarium makes for the perfect day trip (weekend getaways are great, too!). Enjoy the freedom of exploring both indoor and outdoor exhibits at your leisure where you’ll discover thousands of animals including beluga whales (the ONLY in New England!), African penguins, frogs, fish and more.
Climb aboard the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world and experience what it was like to go to sea in the Great Age of Sail. Meet blacksmiths, coopers, printers, and shipwrights hard at work in our recreated 19th century seafaring village. Learn about the planets and the stars in our planetarium and get out on the water in a sailboat or rowboat from our boathouse.
Must try once to say you did! Located downtown on the west end of Main Street just below Union Baptist Church.
Located in New London, this beach was recently listed as one of the best in the country by National Geographic.
Groton has a great little craft brewery in a trucking depot by the railroad tracks.