About Mystic
About Mystic
Mystic is in Connecticut’s southeast corner (on the border of Rhode Island) and is the southern most part of Connecticut’s quiet corner tourism area. Mystic Seaport offers a living history museum consisting of a village, historic ships, and exhibits depicting coastal life in New England in the 19th century. Downtown Mystic offers excellent dining and shopping (3/4 of a mile from the hotel) as does Olde Mistick Village (a collection of small shops with unusual and individualized merchandise) located right across the street from the Hilton. Also across the street is the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, the latter developed in consultation with Dr. Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who found the sunken Titanic.
Boating enthusiasts can enjoy a visit to 19th-century shipbuilding and sailing at Mystic Seaport. Those who enjoy gaming will find shuttles to Foxwood's Resort and Casino at Mashantucket, and the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville. In addition to their attraction as giant gaming centers, the casinos also offer fine and diverse dining as well as musical and stage shows by international headliners. For anyone interested in Native American culture, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center (near Foxwoods) is a fascinating, multi-media presentation of American Indian life from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Connecticut and Rhode Island beaches are about 15 minutes
away.