Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 1 mile west of Pequotsepos Nature Center.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

Public aquarium

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only two U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England. Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is situated 1 mile north of Pequotsepos Nature Center.

Mystic station

Railway station

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Mystic station is an intercity train station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Roosevelt Avenue east of downtown Mystic, Connecticut. It is served by a limited number of trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional service, with three to five daily trains in each direction. Mystic station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Pequotsepos Nature Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District and Mystic.

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in the village of Mystic in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum.

Mystic

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Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge.

Pequotsepos Nature Center

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36238° or 41° 21′ 45″ north

Longitude

-71.94671° or 71° 56′ 48″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87HC9363+X8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 948557147

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4840559

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