Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Day Trips

These are the itineraries of some of my favorite day trips. There are many more custom itineraries that I plan for visitors with more (or less!) time for touring Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massashusetts.

 A SHORE DAY
Watch Hill, Rhode Island
Shops and restaurants.

AND
Stonington, Connecticut

The Old Lighthouse Museum was once the beacon for the many vessels approaching Stonington's harbor from Long Island Sound, now open for tours by the Stonington Historical Society. (Right)
Shops and restaurants.

AND
Mystic, ConnecticutShops, antiquing and restaurants

A MUSEUM DAY
Ledyard, Connecticut
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum is the largest and most comprehensive Native American museum and research center with life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures.
Shops and restaurants at nearby Foxwoods Casino.

AND
Mystic, ConnecticutThe Mystic Seaport Museum is a living history museum consisting of a village, ships and 17 acres of exhibits depicting coastal life in New England in the 19th century.
Shops, restaurants, and galleries.

A DAY ON THE PLANTATION
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plimouth Plantation is a recreation of Plymouth as it was in the 17th century: it is living history experience of the year 1622 or so. There, townspeople speak the poetic language of Shakespeare's England.
Shops, restaurants and antiquing in downtown Plymouth.

A DAY IN THE 1830'S

Sturbridge, MassachusettsOld Sturbridge Village is a living history museum and learning resource that invites all visitors to explore New England's past. It is a re-created rural New England town of the 1830s set on more than 200 acres of historical landscape, encompassing a Center Village, Mills Area, and Countryside, shops and galleries with special exhibitions.


MANY MORE ITINERARIES

RHODE ISLAND TOURS  - click on a link below
Providence City Tour - The State Capitol's Landmarks and Neighborhoods
A Scenic Drive Through The Sakonnet Lands - Landmarks of Tiverton and Little Compton
A Scenic Drive Through Naragansett Country - Landmarks of Narragansett and Point Judith
A Day in Historic Bristol - Landmarks, Antiques and Boutique Shopping
A Day in Old Watch Hill - Landmarks of A Seaside Resort, Antiques, and Boutique Shopping
A Day On The Block - A Tiny Island with a Big Story
Rags to Riches - The Story of the Industrial Revolution in the Blackstone Rivey Valley


MASSACHUSETTS TOURS - click on a link below
Sturbridge Village Museum
Plimouth Plantation Museum and The Town of Plymouth
New Bedford, Fairhaven and Sandwich - A Day of Small VIllage Museums and Coastal Scenery


CONNECTICUT TOURS - click on a link below
Mystic Seaport Village and Downtown - A Day of Whaling History and Coastal Scenery
Old Stonington - A Day of Small Village Museums, Antiques and Wine-tasting
The Pequot Museum and the Casinos - The Museum and A Scenic Drive Through Pequot Lands in Old Ledyard
Mark Twain: "A Connecticut Yankee" At Home - A Day in Hartford and A Visit to His House