Our trip to Mystic to stay at the Inn at Mystic was the perfect New England weekend getaway. Well, it would have been better if it was 80 degrees, but it was pretty nice just as it was. We enjoyed blue skies and blue seas, with some winery visits (Saltwater Farm and Jonathan Edwards) and great food. The Mystic Seaport is a must-visit for your Mystic Getaway. It appeals to all ages, with its impressive ships, history, and beautiful coastal views.
The Seaport is home to all sorts of ships, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaling ship in the world.
Also in Mystic Seaport is the Mayflower II, which was open for its last day before going under repairs. It was pretty cool that we were some of the last of the public to get to go aboard for years. It was also scary being that high up and out of the water!
The Gerda III is a beautiful boat docked in Mystic, with a very special past. A Danish boat built as a work boat, the Gerda III smuggled Jewish people from Nazi occupied Denmark to Sweden. It made me think of Number the Stars, a book I loved as a child. It gave me chills to think of the cramped, uncomfortable, and scary conditions people faced as they fled for their lives.
The 19th century village features all sorts of fun buildings like a grocery store, candy store, church, a sail loft, bank, and more. I liked strolling through, and I know my history-loving younger self would have loved to imagine living there!
The buildings in Mystic Seaport are not replicas; they are original buildings brought from villages around New England, and they help you get a sense of what life was like in coastal New England long ago. We look forward to returning to Mystic for a weekend getaway for more fine dining, ocean air breathing, wine tasting, and learning about seafaring history. Mystic is a perfect weekend getaway from the Boston or New York areas.
