Fun Things To Do In Connecticut

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Vacationing in Connecticut means an endless supply of fun things to do, interesting places to visit and fascinating events to attend-all of which can be accomplished easily from our centrally-located hotel. Enjoy meandering through quaint coastal towns, tempting Lady Luck at the Mohegan Sun Casino or catching the painting and photo exhibits at the Yale University Art Gallery. Below you’ll find several other equally interesting tourist attractions to consider.

Mohegan Sun. A great vacation spot with great gaming selections, Mohegan Sun-created in 1996 by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut-features some of New England’s finest dining, retail shopping, live entertainment and sporting events, such as the home games of the WNBAs Connecticut Sun. It’s also host to the fabulous Kids Quest/Cyber Quest family entertainment facility. For more information, visit www.mohegansun.com

  Yale University Art Gallery. Discover extraordinary exhibitions of both ancient and modern original works of art-paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings and photographs-that span a wide range of cultures from Africa and Asia to America and Europe. For more information, visit artgallery.yale.edu  [Top]

Long Wharf Theatre. Recognized as a leader in American theatre, the Long Wharf produces fresh and imaginative revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of world and U.S. premieres. Broadway and film stars that have appeared in this venue named for the Long Wharf port along New Haven Harbor include Al Pacino, Julie Harris and Lynn Redgrave. For more information, visit www.longwharf.org

  Mystic Seaport. A quintessential New England experience offering visitors of all ages a unique, interactive link to our seafaring past, Mystic Seaport is a triple threat. For starters, it’s a fun, family destination, featuring tall ships, a re-created 19th-century seafaring village and endless activities. Next, it’s America’s leading maritime museum. And finally, it’s an incredibly valuable research center. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.  [Top]

Yale Center for British Art. Presented to the university by Paul Mellon (Class of 1929)‚ the Yale Center for British Art houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. The collection of paintings‚ sculpture‚ drawings‚ prints‚ rare books‚ and manuscripts reflects the development of British art‚ life‚ and thought from the Elizabethan period onward. For more information, visit ycba.yale.edu/index.asp

  Lighthouse Point Park. Enjoy the beauty of Long Island Sound at Lighthouse Point Park, which features a fishing pier and a public boat launch. Picnic tables dot the grounds along with a playground and the famous lighthouse, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The park is also one of the most popular spots for bird watching along the East Coast. For more information, visit www.cityofnewhaven.com/Parks/ParksInformation/lighthousepoint.asp  [Top]

Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets. Neatly packaged in an attractive outdoor village setting, Clinton Crossing offers an incredible selection of shopping opportunities. Discover 70 name-brand outlet stores-everything from Barneys New York and Calvin Klein to Ellen Tracy and Polo Ralph Lauren. For more information, visit www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=12

  Mystic Aquarium. In addition to offering a beautiful setting for an amazing amalgam of underwater creatures, Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration boasts some of the finest talent in oceanographic and deep-sea archeological research. In fact, they’re the only aquarium in the world with exhibits based on work done by Robert Ballard and his deep-ocean exploration team. For more information, visit www.mysticaquarium.org.  [Top]

Peabody Museum of Natural History. The exceptional collections of the Peabody Museum feature more than 11 million specimens and objects in anthropology, zoology, paleontology, entomology, ornithology, geology and mineralogy. Also included are meteorites and historical scientific instruments. For more information, visit www.yale.edu/peabody.

Foxwoods Casino. The largest casino in the world, Foxwoods is comprised of six casinos that collectively offer more than 7,000 slot machines and a staggering 400 tables for 17 different types of games. There are 100 tables for poker alone. For more information, visit www.foxwoods.com  [Top]