Sofia’s Mystical Christmas

Sofia’s Mystical Christmas is a gift shop in Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Sofia’s Mystical Christmas is situated nearby to the movie theater Mystic Luxury Cinemas, as well as near the tourism office Mystic & Shoreline Visitor Information Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and Mystic Seaport Marine Museum.

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 1,600 feet east of Sofia’s Mystical Christmas.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

Photo: Joethon, Public domain.

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 south of Sofia’s Mystical Christmas.

Whitehall Mansion

Building

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Whitehall Mansion is a historic house at 42 Whitehall Avenue in the Stonington side of Mystic, Connecticut. Built about 1771 for a local physician and politician, it is a fine example of late Georgian architecture. Whitehall Mansion is situated 1,600 feet north of Sofia’s Mystical Christmas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District and Old 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.

Old Mystic

Village

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Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the towns of Groton and Stonington Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Old Mystic had a population of 3,493.