Fun for Kids - Mystic Country

In Mystic

Argia Mystic Cruises

15 Holmes Street
Schooner Wharf
Mystic, CT
860 536 0416
860 536 0000 fax

www.ArgiaMystic.com

Step aboard the traditional sailing ship ARGIA for a relaxing sightseeing cruise. Enjoy a leisurely cruise down the Mystic River and smooth sailing in Fishers Island Sound. USCG certified. Located in Historic Downtown Mystic.

Hands-on Fun at Mystic Aquarium

55 Coogan Blvd.
Mystic, CT
860 572 5955

www.mysticaquarium.org

Touch a shark, feed a ray, cradle a crab, come nose-to-nose with a beluga whale and listen an African penguin's heartbeat. Engaging sea lion shows, state-of-the-art technology touch displays and stimulating Nautilus Live Theater and 4-D Theater shows make your experience complete.

Fun for Kids at Mystic Seaport

75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT
888-973-2767
860-572-0711

www.mysticseaport.org

Mystic Seaport has plenty for busy kids to do – climb kid-sized wooden boats, learn the Skills of a Sailor, or visit a children’s museum. Or take a carriage ride or go out rowing with the entire family.

On the Coast

Essex Steam Train & Riverboat

1 Railroad Avenue
Essex, CT
860 767 0103

www.essexsteamtrain.com

Enjoy a 2 1/2 hour narrated journey through the scenic CT River Valley aboard the only Steam Train & Riverboat connection in the USA! Make any occasion special aboard the Essex Clipper Dinner Train, May through October.

Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum

1 Crystal Lake Road
Groton, CT
860 694 3558
860 694 4150 fax

www.ussnautilus.org

Home of the Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered vessel and the first ship to go to the North Pole, The Submarine Force Museum traces the development of the “Silent Service” from the 1700s to more recent Ohio and Virginia class submarines.

In the Country

The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village

1650 Hartford New London Tpk
Oakdale, CT
860 443 4367
860 443 0253 fax

www.naturesartvillage.com

Explore over 1.5 miles of trails in a 50-acre dinosaur-themed park, filled with 40 life-size dinosaurs. Get lost in a"MAZE"asaurus – a mammoth-sized self-standing maze; stay cool in New England’s largest Splashpad - a zero-depth water playground w/dino-themed water cannons and much more.

Mashantucket Pequot Museum

110 Pequot Trail
Mashantucket, CT
800 411 9671
860 396 6850 fax

www.pequotmuseum.org

Journey back 18,000 years to discover the native and natural history of southeastern Connecticut. Award-winning museum includes interactive exhibits, dioramas, historic artifacts,movies, observation tower, restaurant, gift shop. Open year round.