Guidebook for Mystic

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Guidebook for Mystic

Food Scene

Amazing lobster rolls with a spectacular view and down-home setting.
41 locals recommend
Ford's Lobsters
15 Riverview Ave
41 locals recommend
Amazing lobster rolls with a spectacular view and down-home setting.
Carson's Store is straight out of the thirties. Penny candy. A counter with stools. Booths. And great BLTs and egg salad sandwiches, among other offerings.
22 locals recommend
Carson's Store
43 Main St
22 locals recommend
Carson's Store is straight out of the thirties. Penny candy. A counter with stools. Booths. And great BLTs and egg salad sandwiches, among other offerings.
The best fried clams around.
17 locals recommend
Sea Swirl
30 Williams Ave
17 locals recommend
The best fried clams around.
The best seafood around in a simple community restaurant. Great desserts, too.
103 locals recommend
Noah's
136 Front St
103 locals recommend
The best seafood around in a simple community restaurant. Great desserts, too.
The movie was great. The pizza is OK, but we go for the grinders.
63 locals recommend
Mystic Pizza
56 W Main St
63 locals recommend
The movie was great. The pizza is OK, but we go for the grinders.
An upscale (but unpretentious) place with an Italian bent.
67 locals recommend
Bravo Bravo
19 E Main St
67 locals recommend
An upscale (but unpretentious) place with an Italian bent.
Lots of yummy homemade pasta and nice view of the Thames River from the deck. Busy at times, but worth the wait for huge portions at reasonable prices. The Fettucine Alfredo can’t be beat.
32 locals recommend
Paul's Pasta Shop
223 Thames St
32 locals recommend
Lots of yummy homemade pasta and nice view of the Thames River from the deck. Busy at times, but worth the wait for huge portions at reasonable prices. The Fettucine Alfredo can’t be beat.

Everything Else

A tiny beach, perfect for toddlers or getting your feet wet and a lovely spot to watch the full moon rise.
Main Street Dock and Beach
Main Street
A tiny beach, perfect for toddlers or getting your feet wet and a lovely spot to watch the full moon rise.
A good sun or volleyball beach. No waves to speak of and a bit muddy at low tide.
35 locals recommend
Esker Point Beach
Groton Long Point Rd
35 locals recommend
A good sun or volleyball beach. No waves to speak of and a bit muddy at low tide.
A great place to walk with beautiful views.
26 locals recommend
Haley Farm State Park
24 Haley Farm Ln
26 locals recommend
A great place to walk with beautiful views.
A nature preserve in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, just over the border. Napatree has almost two miles of gorgeous sand. This is a beautiful protected beach that is also a bird sanctuary.
34 locals recommend
Napatree Point Conservation Area
Fort Road
34 locals recommend
A nature preserve in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, just over the border. Napatree has almost two miles of gorgeous sand. This is a beautiful protected beach that is also a bird sanctuary.
Mystic Aquarium is wonderful. The beluga whales are especially amazing. It can be mobbed on a rainy day.
341 locals recommend
Mystic Aquarium
341 locals recommend
Mystic Aquarium is wonderful. The beluga whales are especially amazing. It can be mobbed on a rainy day.

Arts & Culture

Days worth of fascinating seafaring history.
21 locals recommend
Bank Square Books
53 W Main St
21 locals recommend
Days worth of fascinating seafaring history.

Entertainment & Activities

An antique flying-horse carousel that is great fun for kids, who can try for the brass ring. Built in 1867, it is the only flying horse carousel still in existence in this country
15 locals recommend
Watch Hill Merry Go Round & Beach
151 Bay St
15 locals recommend
An antique flying-horse carousel that is great fun for kids, who can try for the brass ring. Built in 1867, it is the only flying horse carousel still in existence in this country