The towns of New London, Waterford, Groton and Mystic are located on Long Island Sound.  There are many marinas in the area.  You can bring your own boat, rent one,  book a short cruise, fish, or tour a lighthouse.  New London's Ocean Beach offers a white sand beach, picnicking, dining, and miniature golf.  The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and it's triple masted tall ship, The Eagle, are in New London.  Across the river in Groton is the U. S. Navy Submarine School where you can tour an actual nuclear submarine at the Submarine Museum.  And, Mystic is home to an old whaling village and shipyard, an aquarium, and lots of dining and shopping.  The Amistad replica was hand built there.

Follow the Thames River north for about 25 minutes to find Norwich. Sheltered from the open water, the inland harbor there is considered a safe harbor. Rebuilt in recent years, it boasts a lovely waterside park, miniature golf, restaurant, and marina facilities.  The marina, by the way, is just a short cab ride away from the Mohegan Sun and from Foxwoods casinos. The Mohegan Sun Casino is 5 minutes south of Norwich, in Uncasville. Foxwoods is in Mashantucket, which is a 15 or 20 minute ride.

Just north of Norwich you will find the Heritage Trail Vineyards, and in nearby Stonington the Stonington Vineyards.

These are only a few of the things to do here.  For further information click on one of the items on the left or one of the towns listed across the top. 

Interstate 95, which runs from Boston to New York, passes right through the county.  If you are driving up from New York, you might want to check the Connecticut Department of Transportation's website or Metro Commute.

Amtrak's new high speed bullet train, the Acela, stops in New London as it travels along the coast between Boston and New York.  At times the train comes close to the colonial Boston Post Road.  In the late 1600s the road was the high speed route for horseback mounted postal carriers blazing their way from New York to Boston in up to 2 weeks.   Acela does it in around 4 hours. You can travel from New York City to New London in a little over 2 hours making New London County an ideal weekend destination.