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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Stonington, Connecticut

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Mystic Seaport

Stonington, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Museum

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Stonington, Connecticut

Severed Arm of Saint Edmund

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
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Flying Horse Carousel

Westerly, Rhode Island

Flying Horse Carousel

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.
3 miles from Stonington
Mystic Pizza

Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
3 miles from Stonington
Living Sharks Museum

Westerly, Rhode Island

Living Sharks Museum

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.
4 miles from Stonington
North Dumpling Island

Fishers Island, New York

North Dumpling Island

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
6 miles from Stonington

Groton, Connecticut

Gungywamp

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
8 miles from Stonington
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