Things to do in Mystic & the Connecticut Shore

A Gilded Age mansion on Narragansett Bay surrounded by 33 acres of gardens and a century-old arboretum.

Year-round ferry service across Narragansett Bay from Point Judith to Block Island, plus a faster seasonal high-speed option.

Sail Newport Harbor aboard classic schooners and a vintage 1929 motor yacht.

Historic Providence zoo with elephants, giraffes, and Victorian park grounds.

Newport Harbor sailing charters and sunset cruises from Bowen's Wharf.

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

A low-key Rhode Island island getaway known for bluffs, beaches, and a lighthouse-dotted coast.

A maritime history museum on the Essex, CT waterfront with a working replica of the first combat submarine.

A nature preserve near Mystic with miles of trails and live-animal exhibits.

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

Narrated harbor and sunset cruises out of Newport, Rhode Island.

A Newport mansion turned museum honoring tennis's greatest champions with interactive and immersive exhibits.

A sprawling Connecticut casino resort with 1,600 rooms, a 10,000-seat arena, and dozens of restaurants and shops.

A postcard New England seaport village known for its drawbridge, waterfront shops, and maritime history.

America's oldest knot shop, handcrafting nautical rope bracelets, decor, and gifts in a 180-year-old Mystic building.

A Connecticut family attraction pairing a life-size dinosaur sculpture park with a rock, mineral, and fossil shop.

A volunteer-run museum of working steam engines and vintage radio equipment in four historic buildings.

Home of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, on the Thames River in Groton, CT.

Historic art museum on the Connecticut River celebrating American Impressionism and the Lyme Art Colony.

Treetop zipline and aerial ropes course with nine trails through the forest canopy near UConn.

Home of the annual Guilford Fair, a Connecticut agricultural fair with livestock, exhibits, rides and food each September.

Hop-on hop-off water taxi tour linking historic sites along the Thames River in New London and Groton.

A restored 1892 mill in Stonington Borough now filled with artist studios, shops and eateries.

Mobility scooter rental and delivery service serving Mystic-area attractions like the aquarium and Seaport.

Treetop zipline and aerial adventure park on 50 wooded acres near Mystic, Connecticut.

A Smithsonian-affiliated tribal museum with life-size dioramas covering Pequot history and southeastern Connecticut's natural history.

A small craft brewery and wood-fired pizza cafe near Mystic with weekend live music.