Mystic Aquarium, Mystic

Name: Mystic Aquarium
Address: 55 Coogan Blvd, Mystic, United States

#8 among attractions in Mystic

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Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only two U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England. Special exhibits include a ray and shark touch pool, an African penguin exhibit, a jelly gallery, and the "Jurassic Giants" dinosaur exhibit. The aquarium is a member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It is a subsidiary of the Sea Research Foundation, Inc. ()

Animals: 10 thous.Coordinates: 41°22'29"N, 71°57'10"W

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55 Coogan BlvdOld MysticMystic United States

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Mystic Aquarium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mystic Seaport, Charles W. Morgan Ship, Sabino, Mystic Seaport Light.

1.1 miSW
Museum, Maritime museum
Mystic Seaport, Mystic
29 min walk • Mystic Seaport, nestled in the picturesque town of Mystic, Connecticut, is a quintessential New England attraction and a treasure trove for maritime enthusiasts. This expansive museum, often referred to as The Museum of America and the Sea, offers a unique glimpse into...
1.1 miSW
Museum, Ship
Charles W. Morgan Ship, Mystic
28 min walk • Charles W. Morgan is an American whaling ship built in 1841 that was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for whale oil which was commonly used in lamps. Charles W.
1.2 miSW
Ship
Sabino, Mystic
32 min walk • Sabino is a small wooden, coal-fired steamboat built in 1908 and located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only two surviving members of the American mosquito fleet, and it was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.
1.2 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Mystic Seaport Light, Mystic
30 min walk • Mystic Seaport Light is a lighthouse at the south end of Mystic Seaport, 2 miles upriver from Noank, Connecticut. The light is a two-story white shingled structured topped with a glass-enclosed lantern and is a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light.
0.9 miSE
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Pequotsepos Manor, Mystic
24 min walk • Pequotsepos Manor, known formally as Denison Homestead, is a historic house museum at 120 Pequotsepos Road in the Stonington part of Mystic, Connecticut.
1.3 miSW
Ship
L. A. Dunton, Mystic
34 min walk • L. A. Dunton is a National Historic Landmark fishing schooner and museum exhibit located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut.
1.3 miSW
Ship
Emma C. Berry, Mystic
32 min walk • Emma C. Berry is a fishing sloop located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, United States, and one of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in America. She is the last known surviving American well smack. This type of boat is also termed a sloop smack or Noank smack.
1.1 miSW
Museum
Joseph Conrad Ship, Mystic
29 min walk • Joseph Conrad is an iron-hulled sailing ship, originally launched as Georg Stage in 1882 and used to train sailors in Denmark. After sailing around the world as a private yacht in 1934 she served as a training ship in the United States, and is now a museum ship at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
1.4 miSW
Bridge
Mystic Bridge Historic District, Mystic
35 min walk • The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River.
1.1 miSW
Ship
Regina M., Mystic
28 min walk • Regina M. is a Carry Away Sloop located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Regina M. was built in 1900 in Passamaquoddy Bay and was used to collect herring from fish weirs and transport them to canneries on shore.
0.6 miSW
41°22'13"N • 71°57'49"W
Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic
17 min walk • Cemetery