Bradley International Airport 1 hr 3
Essex Steam Train U0026 Riverboat (18 min.) The Dinosaur Place At NatureS Art Village (10 min) 40 life-sized dinosaurs over 60 acres with nature trails a splash pad & a dino-themed playground. Connecticut River Museum (18 min.) Art & artifacts relating to the areas shipbuilding history (from 1733) plus model ships. Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park (12 min.) Revolutionary War landmark famed for Benedict Arnold s massacre with museum tours & picnic areas. Gillette Castle State Park (32 min.) This stone mansion with unique decor & a medieval-style facade belonged to actor William Gillette. Ocean Beach Park (20 min.) 1/2-mile beach boardwalk features an Olympic-size pool miniature golf course playgrounds & a cafe. Uss Nautilus (15 min.) Historic submarine active from 1954-1980 can be toured at Submarine Force Museum. Free admission. Submarine Force Library U0026 Museum (15 min.) U.S. Navy run submarine museum featuring photos documents & vessels including the USS Nautilus. Rocky Neck State Park (7 min.) Recreation area with bird-watching fishing & camping as well as a beach suitable for swimming. Bluff Point State Park (17 min.) Peninsula offers over 800 acres of hiking & biking plus fishing & wildlife on Long Island Sound. Devil S Hopyard State Park (25 min) 860 acres of rocky forest crisscrossed by hiking trails & highlighted by 60-ft.-high Chapman Falls. Harkness Memorial State Park (16 min.) 1906 mansion with lawns & landscaped gardens plus views of Long Island Sound guided tours offered. |