Avon Park
Avon Park is a park in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Avon Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Burnetts Corner, as well as near the village Old Mystic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mystic Seaport Marine Museum and Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.
Mystic Seaport Marine Museum
Theme park
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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 1½ miles southeast of Avon Park.
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Public aquarium
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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 1½ miles southeast of Avon Park.
Mystic Museum of Art
Museum
Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913. Mystic Museum of Art is situated 2 miles south of Avon Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnetts Corner and Old Mystic.
Burnetts Corner
Neighborhood
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Burnetts Corner is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut, and the site of Burnett's Corner Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Mystic
Village
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Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The population was 3,554 at the 2010 census.
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. Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is situated 1½ miles southeast of Avon Park.
Avon Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in New London County, Connecticut, United States
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
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- Cebuano: “Avon Park”
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