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Mystic Knotwork, Mystic, CT
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Mystic Knotwork

Mystic Knotwork is a shop in Mystic, CT, part of the Mystic & the Connecticut Shore guide. Cost: free.

25 Cottrell Street, Mystic, CT 06355 · Mystic, CT

Why you should go…

Founded in 1957, Mystic Knotwork bills itself as the first and oldest knot shop in the United States. Working from a 180-year-old downtown building, its crafters turn rope into sailor bracelets, anchor and whale décor, pet toys, and nautical wedding pieces, all made in-house.

  • #nautical crafts
  • #handmade
  • #rope decor
  • #gifts
  • #mystic ct

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mystic Knotwork, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
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    Argia

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    A traditional wooden schooner offering sailing cruises out of downtown Mystic.

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  • Museums
    History Buff

    Mystic Seaport Museum

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    Board an 1841 whaleship, walk a recreated 19th-century seaport village and watch shipwrights restore wooden boats.

    0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Mystic Country

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    The eastern Connecticut shoreline region built around the seafaring village of Mystic.

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    Mystic, Connecticut

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    0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

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    The Velvet Mill

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