Onto Mystic

We head about 3.5 hours south to Mystic, Connecticut.  Along the way, we'll drive through the beautiful coast of Maine into Massachusetts looping around Boston and through Providence, Rhode Island into Connecticut and stopping for the night in Mystic.

Mystic is a small village and a major is a major tourist destination. It is home to the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, known for its research department, concern with marine life rehabilitation, and its popular beluga whales. The business district contains many restaurants on either side of the bascule bridge where U.S. Route 1 crosses the Mystic River. 

Mystic Seaport is the nation's leading maritime museum and one of the premier maritime museums in the world, founded in 1929. It is the home of four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the 1841 whaleship Charles W. Morgan, the oldest merchant vessel in the country. The museum's collections and exhibits include over 500 historic watercraft, a major research library, a large gallery of maritime art, a unique diorama displaying the town of Mystic as it was in the 19th century, a working ship restoration shipyard, the Treworgy Planetarium, and a recreation of a 19th-century seafaring village.

After sightseeing in the Seaport, we settle in at another Hyatt Place and we look forward to another special New England seafood dinner.  Tonight is the last night of our trip, tomorrow we head for home after we check out the aquarium.