Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
$25–$50A Smithsonian-affiliated tribal museum with life-size dioramas covering Pequot history and southeastern Connecticut's natural history.

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Foxwoods Resort Casino is an attraction in Mashantucket, CT, part of the Mystic & the Connecticut Shore guide. Cost: free.
350 Trolley Line Blvd · Mashantucket, CT
Foxwoods is a resort casino owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on its reservation in Connecticut; it began as a bingo hall in 1986 and added table games in 1992. Beyond slots, table games, poker and bingo, you'll find dozens of restaurants, Tanger Outlets, live shows, bowling, indoor karting at Monza and the HighFlyer Zipline. Several hotels and two spas fill out the complex, and the Lake of Isles golf course is part of the resort.
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