Our first road trip took us on an adventure to Mystic, CT, a very quaint town, offering shipbuilding, sailing at Mystic Seaport and two nearby casinos: Foxwoods Resort & Casino at Mashantucket and the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, both are only 20–30 minutes away. We had the opportunity to visit both and my favorite was Foxwoods - win! win! win! you can actually shop at CVS, stop at the local consignment shop, go to Mohegan Sun, grab some take out from a local pub and make it back to the hotel room before the kick–off of the first football game. You can do all this in the rain in a little under 3 hours.
There is a section in Mystic designed as an old village on the edge of town known as the Olde Mistick Village, a collection of small shops with unusual and unique merchandise. Also nearby is the Mystic Aquarium &, great dining and the movie theater. Boating enthusiasts can step into the 20th century with a tour of the USS Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum located in nearby Groton.
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