Mystic and New Haven

The Connecticut coast follows the Long Island Sound between New York and Rhode Island, with old port towns and fishing villages. New Haven, about midway, was founded in 1638 by English Puritans around a large square, the New Haven Green, which remains the city’s center.

Yale University is located in New Haven, established in the city in 1716, with stone Gothic buildings, inner courtyards, and towers. The university maintains museums open to the public without an admission fee: the oldest college art gallery on the continent, the center for British art, and the natural history museum, which houses the dinosaur hall. Another local tradition is New Haven–style pizza, with a charred crust baked in coal-fired ovens since the early 20th century.

About 90 km east, Mystic is a village split by the Mystic River, where hundreds of ships were built in the 19th century. The Mystic Seaport Museum brings together a 19th-century harbor with dozens of historic buildings and ships, including the world’s last wooden whaling ship. Near the highway is the Mystic Aquarium, home to belugas and sea lions.

The region is less than two hours by train from New York and Boston, and the coastal Boston–New York line stops at both towns, which makes it possible to visit the destination without a car.

This destination brings together 2 cities: New Haven, Mystic.