Groton · New London County
Bluff Point State Park
A protected coastal peninsula gives Groton room to breathe.
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New London · New London County
Connecticut College Arboretum
A college landscape doubles as a place to study and enjoy plants in New London.
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Day Pond State Park
The pond is only one part of this Colchester outing.
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Florence Griswold Museum
An artists’ boardinghouse became the heart of the Lyme Art Colony.
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Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
The hillside above the Thames River preserves the setting of a Revolutionary War battle.
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Fort Trumbull State Park
A substantial coastal fort overlooks the Thames River in New London.
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Gardner Lake State Park
Gardner Lake is the focus of this compact Salem park.
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Green Falls State Campground
A wooded campground sits within the larger Pachaug State Forest landscape.
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Haley Farm State Park
Stone walls and old farm traces remain in a coastal landscape overlooking Palmer Cove.
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Harkness Memorial State Park
An estate landscape meets the Sound in Waterford.
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Hopemead State Park
A simple woodland approach leads toward Gardner Lake.
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Hopeville Pond State Park
Pond recreation and a shaded campground share this Griswold landscape.
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Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Art collections and changing exhibitions create a cultural stop in New London.
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Pequot history is told through exhibitions, research and cultural interpretation in Mashantucket.
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Minnie Island State Park
A tiny island in Gardner Lake is Connecticut’s smallest state park.
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Mooween State Park
The shores of Red Cedar Lake once hosted Camp Mooween.
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Mystic Aquarium
Marine animals bring ocean science into view in Mystic.
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Mystic Seaport Museum
Ships, waterfront buildings and museum galleries tell different parts of a maritime story in Mystic.
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Nehantic State Forest
Ponds and forest trails create a quieter inland outing near the lower Connecticut River.
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Ocean Beach Park
A beach and boardwalk create a classic New London shoreline destination.
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Pachaug State Forest
Connecticut’s largest state forest spreads across several eastern towns.
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Rocky Neck State Park
A sandy beach, salt marsh and wooded trails share the shoreline in East Lyme.
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Salt Rock State Forest
A former farm landscape now provides wooded camping near the Shetucket River.
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Seaside State Park
A former sanatorium estate faces Long Island Sound in Waterford.
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Selden Neck State Park
An island in the Connecticut River carries a name that suggests a peninsula.
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Slater Memorial Museum
Plaster casts of major sculptures make art history tangible in Norwich.
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Stoddard Hill State Park
A small riverside park overlooks the Thames River and Stoddard Cove in Ledyard.
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