Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

MajorJakov t1_jaaq08i wrote

Mystic has a pretty wide selection of stuff. Places to walk around. Old Mystic village for some fun shops. As well as the Mystix Aquarium and the Seaport Museum. The Submarine Force Museum is in nearby Groton if you are interested in Submarine history as well as being able to tour the Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine. And the casinos (Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods) are also a short drive away.

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themighty351 t1_jaapzgq wrote

Bills seafood in Westbrook. The old Lyme sports tavern in old lyme.... Born and raised here in ct my 51 years here. Couple good pizza places too. Pepes in New haven. There is a kick ass go Cart track in Wallingford. Ct is not that big so it might be worth a trip.

Enjoy your stay we do have a lot of taxes here....but if your visiting its not so bad. Come on over....

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JasJoeGo t1_jaapt0c wrote

Hi! I’m from Connecticut but lived in the UK for a decade. Happy to answer any questions. Honestly, if you want to see non tourist American, Connecticut would be great. But you really need a car. If you want nightlife and to avoid Boston or New York then New Haven is your best bet.

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IllCellist6681 t1_jaapi3g wrote

I love Connecticut (I live in NYC and visit friends there often, it’s about an hour on the train to where they live), but it’s definitely not a destination for a trip like you’re planning. There’s really no nightlife to speak of. There are nice restaurants here and there but you’ll need a car, and you’ll basically be spending most of the time in the car driving from wherever your hotel is to random spots. There isn’t any sightseeing other than quiet, residential beaches.

If I were you, I’d visit Boston instead. It’s not as touristy as NYC, but there’s tons of great stuff to see and experience, and it’s definitely the “real” U.S. Its super walkable city with tons of good restaurants and bars and clubs and nightlife, as well as fun and interesting things to see and do during the day. You can also do side trips to see more of the U.S., like out to Cape Cod like others have mentioned, or Salem, or Newport Rhode Island.

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Norwalk1215 t1_jaaov7c wrote

New Haven has a great food scene and the best pizza in the world. There are several museums, theaters, and concert venues around the Yale Campus. I would recommend checking out Toads Plcae

You can also get an Uber to Hammonasset Beach State Park which has a great nature preserve. There might also be a bus line that stops there.

From new haven you can also visit several local breweries like NebCo and Two Roads. You can also catch a metro north train the NYC, but you could easily.

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