Guidebook for Mystic
Food Scene
Amazing atmosphere and Tree House outdoor dining up top in season. Check out happy hour, 4-6 everyday for $1 oysters and 1/2 price wine & beer. Also very close to the house 3/4 mi walk maybe.
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Oyster Club
13 Water StAmazing atmosphere and Tree House outdoor dining up top in season. Check out happy hour, 4-6 everyday for $1 oysters and 1/2 price wine & beer. Also very close to the house 3/4 mi walk maybe.
Incredible food upstairs or in the amazingly cozy pub which has a fire in winter and live music some nights. Happy hour 4-6 on weekdays only. A short walk from the house!
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Captain Daniel Packer Inne
32 Water StIncredible food upstairs or in the amazingly cozy pub which has a fire in winter and live music some nights. Happy hour 4-6 on weekdays only. A short walk from the house!
Wander over to charming Noank Village for your lobster fix at Abbots or Ford's Lobster. Seasonal.
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Abbott's Lobster In the Rough
117 Pearl StWander over to charming Noank Village for your lobster fix at Abbots or Ford's Lobster. Seasonal.
Cute down-home breakfast place on Mason's Island in a marina, just across the way from Willow Point. Check out Ender's Island while you're over that way!
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Kitchen Little
36 Quarry RdCute down-home breakfast place on Mason's Island in a marina, just across the way from Willow Point. Check out Ender's Island while you're over that way!
Best little deli around. Mystic Market has great sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, and snacks. Super close to the house!
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Mystic Market West
375 Noank RdBest little deli around. Mystic Market has great sandwiches, baked goods, coffee, and snacks. Super close to the house!
Outdoor seating on the deck with river views. Need I say more?
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Red 36
2 Washington StOutdoor seating on the deck with river views. Need I say more?
Best happy hour for food, 4-6 everyday. Half-price drinks and bar menu. Delicious burger, calamari, caprice salad
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The Mariner
21 W Main StBest happy hour for food, 4-6 everyday. Half-price drinks and bar menu. Delicious burger, calamari, caprice salad
Same owners as Oyster House. Excellent food and eclectic decor.
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Engine Room
14 Holmes StSame owners as Oyster House. Excellent food and eclectic decor.
Arts & Culture
Mystic Museum of Art
9 Water StMystic Seaport is a wonderful living history museum, set up like a whaling village in the 1800's. Go for a tour up and down the river or Sunday nights in summer for an outdoor concert series at the pub (free! 5-8PM). Lots of other events throughout the year. Check their calendar to see whats happening during your visit- https://www.mysticseaport.org/
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I-Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville AveMystic Seaport is a wonderful living history museum, set up like a whaling village in the 1800's. Go for a tour up and down the river or Sunday nights in summer for an outdoor concert series at the pub (free! 5-8PM). Lots of other events throughout the year. Check their calendar to see whats happening during your visit- https://www.mysticseaport.org/
Getting Around
Amtrak stops right in downtown Mystic, a beautiful 1.5 mi walk or 5 minute Uber ride to the house.
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Mystic station
U.S. 1Amtrak stops right in downtown Mystic, a beautiful 1.5 mi walk or 5 minute Uber ride to the house.
Essentials
Very close to the Aquarium and Mystic Village but best to drive if possible as it is up a long winding driveway.
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McQuade's Marketplace
14 Clara DrVery close to the Aquarium and Mystic Village but best to drive if possible as it is up a long winding driveway.
CVS is open late and great for any little things you may have forgotten. They are downtown and have a big parking lot. There is a good liquor store in the same lot.
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CVS Pharmacy
11 Main StCVS is open late and great for any little things you may have forgotten. They are downtown and have a big parking lot. There is a good liquor store in the same lot.
Parks & Nature
Wonderful nature programs for families. Lots of good hiking trails and X-country skiing in the winter. Also, owls!
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Coogan Farm Nature and Heritage Center
162 Greenmanville AveWonderful nature programs for families. Lots of good hiking trails and X-country skiing in the winter. Also, owls!
This is our favorite secret picnic spot. Ender's Island is a private community but Saint Edmund's retreat center is open to the public and has its own mini-island to explore with amazing views and gardens. We usually stop at Mystic Market east for sandwiches.
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Enders Island
This is our favorite secret picnic spot. Ender's Island is a private community but Saint Edmund's retreat center is open to the public and has its own mini-island to explore with amazing views and gardens. We usually stop at Mystic Market east for sandwiches.
A small beach behind the Mystic YMCA. Free Admission and plenty of parking. No life guard on duty but has playground, pavilion, grills, sport fields. Great for families!
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Williams Beach Park
1 Harry Austin DrA small beach behind the Mystic YMCA. Free Admission and plenty of parking. No life guard on duty but has playground, pavilion, grills, sport fields. Great for families!
A great salt-water sandy beach with lots of picnic tables under trees. Try to catch their Thursday night summer concert series. $10 parking across the street.
http://www.groton-ct.gov/depts/parksrec/soundwaves/default.asp
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Esker Point Beach
Groton Long Point RdA great salt-water sandy beach with lots of picnic tables under trees. Try to catch their Thursday night summer concert series. $10 parking across the street.
http://www.groton-ct.gov/depts/parksrec/soundwaves/default.asp
Entertainment & Activities
A fantastic aquarium! Right next to Olde Mistick Village, a very cute shopping area.
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Mystic Aquarium
A fantastic aquarium! Right next to Olde Mistick Village, a very cute shopping area.
Drinks & Nightlife
Check the show listings for big name performers or a free show in the Wolf Den. We prefer Mohegan Sun to Foxwoods for its creative decor. Lots of things to do besides gamble. Open 24h!
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Mohegan Sun Arena
1 Mohegan Sun BlvdCheck the show listings for big name performers or a free show in the Wolf Den. We prefer Mohegan Sun to Foxwoods for its creative decor. Lots of things to do besides gamble. Open 24h!
Lots of vineyards in the area. http://ctwine.com/
Check out Stonington and Maugle Sierra Vineyards for their concert series too!
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Connecticut Wine Trail
433 S Main StLots of vineyards in the area. http://ctwine.com/
Check out Stonington and Maugle Sierra Vineyards for their concert series too!