Mystic, New London Travel and Things to Do Guide

New England's popular Mystic Region and the Mystic – New London area offer the best of both worlds: quiet shorelines to glitzy gaming centers. Perched along Connecticut's easternmost shoreline, Mystic charms with its 19th century shipbuilding and sailing culture, as well as its family- and group-friendly attractions. Set west of Mystic,

New London at the mouth of the Thames River features historic attractions, a welcoming waterfront, and unique downtown shopping and dining.

Both destinations put meeting participants within easy reach of the nearby Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket and Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, which serve as the Mystic Region's top entertainment and event venues. Both Casino resorts have been open and operating throughout the Covid-19 for both casino guests, overnights guests and meetings events.

Mystic Country, as the region is referred to, is the eastern third of the state joining the coastline of the Greater Mystic region with the bucolic county-side of the northeast corner of Connecticut, the States Quiet Corner. To the north we have a number of Inns that are ideal for more intimate meetings for 5 –20 people, while to the south we have a combination of Inns & waterfront resorts, conference centers, and branded hotels from select service to full service Marriott’s and Hilton’s allowing for a much larger number of attendees, including Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, offering the largest meeting space, second to the CT Convention Center.

Along the coastline you’ll find plenty of water-based activities like fishing and sailing and unique team building exercises, in addition to a number of active fishing fleets, that bring in fresh seafood, on a daily basis.

Most of the region’s attractions offer their facilities as unique meeting spaces, such as the Mystic Seaport and Mashantucket Pequot Indian Museum. Both are one-of-a-kind museums that were built to share the early history of this corner of the state.

For the government, military groups and projects the Groton Submarine base is located here, as well as the Coast Guard Academy and UCONN’s branch campus is located at Avery Point with a Marine bio center and shoreline access.

Two the region’s largest, multifaceted attractions are also two of the western hemisphere’s largest casinos, offering far more than gaming.

Situated in tranquil forestland, Foxwoods Resort Casino is the largest resort casino in North America. Spanning nine million square feet, Foxwoods features 2,230 total guest rooms, exciting gaming in seven casinos, award-winning golf, fine dining and shopping, entertainment, and recreation. Meeting participants can gather at Foxwoods’ more than 200,000 square feet of event space, including four ballrooms, a variety of meeting rooms, hospitality suites, 1,400-seat Fox Theater, 4,000-seat Grand Theater, and verdant outdoor spaces. Foxwoods also features the 312,000-square-foot outlet location with upscale brands and designer outlets for adults and children alike.

Mohegan Sun, also a sovereign nation, is home to world-class dining and entertainment with its three casinos, two spas, three entertainment venues with seating from 350 to 10,000, and upscale dining, shopping, and accommodations. The convention center boasts over 275,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 125,000-square-foot Expo Hall, two ballrooms (37,000 and 20,000 square feet), and 46 breakout/meeting rooms.