Museums

Mystic Seaport Mystic. 860-572-5315
The Museum of America and the Sea - the nation's leading maritime museum.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration Mystic. 860-572-5955
World-class aquarium. Daily marine mammal demonstrations, gift shop, new waterfront cafe and home to Dr. Robert Ballard and his team of scientists and explorers with the Institute for Exploration. Swim with the Whales!

Florence Griswold Museum Old Lyme. 860-434-5542
Home of the Lyme Art Colony and America's best known center of American Impressionism.

Mashantucket Pequot Museum Mashantucket. 800-411-9671
Life-size dioramas, changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures create the largest tribal museum and learning center in the world. High-tech museum!

Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum Groton. 800-343-0079
Visit the Navy's official Submarine Museum and Step aboard the first nuclear-powered submarine.

Denison Homestead Museum Mystic. 860-536-9248
View five generations of Denison family history and heirlooms while touring this 1717 Homestead.

Lyman Allyn Art Museum. New London. 860-443-2545
Changing exhibits highlight Contemporary, Modern and Primitive Fine Arts, American Decorative Arts, and Connecticut Impressionist paintings

Mystic Art Association-Galleries Studios Mystic. 860-536-7601
Take an art workshop, purchase a "piece of Mystic" to take home with you or view the best artwork by the Region's finest artists.

Children's Museum of SE CT Niantic. 860-691-1111
One of Niantic's treasures, this hands-on interactive museum for children ages 1 to 12 is a delight.

Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, MA.
Experience re-enactment of New England in days long past as you stroll this 200-acre Village.

Connecticut River Museum Essex. 860-767-8269