Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 203-562-5666;
www.shubert.com
;
247 College St)
Dubbed 'Birthplace of the Nation's
Greatest Hits,' since 1914 the Shubert has been hosting ballet and Broadway musicals on
their trial runs before heading off to New York City.
Yale Repertory Theatre
THEATER
( 203-432-1234;
www.yale.edu/yalerep
;
1120 Chapel St)
Performing classics and new works
in a converted church.
Getting There & Away
$14-19)
, which has near-hourly services and the lowest fares.
Greyhound Bus Lines
(
www.greyhound.com
)
connects New Haven to scores of cities including Hartford ($12.75,
one hour) and Boston ($33, four hours).
Mystic
A centuries-old seaport, Mystic boasts a top-notch nautical museum, a stellar aquarium
and attractive period accommodations. Yes, it gets inundated with summer tourists, but
there's a good reason why everyone stops here (including fans of the 1988 film
Mystic
Pizza
), so get off the highway and check it out. The
Greater Mystic Chamber of Com-
merce
(
860-572-1102;
www.mysticchamber.org
;
2 Roosevelt Ave;
9am-4:30pm)
, at the old
train station, has visitor information.
Sights
Mystic Seaport Museum
MUSEUM
( 860-572-5315;
www.mysticseaport.org
; 75 Greenmanville Ave/CT 27; adult/child $24/15;
9am-5pm mid-Feb-Oct, to 4pm Nov-Dec; )
America's maritime history springs to life as
costumed interpreters ply their trades at this sprawling re-created 19th-century seaport
village. You can scurry aboard several historic sailing vessels, including the
Charles W
Morgan
(built in 1841), the last surviving wooden whaling ship in the world. If you want
to experience a little voyage yourself, the
Sabino
, a 1908 steamboat, departs hourly
(adult/child $5.50/4.50) on jaunts up the Mystic River.
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
AQUARIUM
