Brooklyn, Connecticut
Food Scene
Brooklyn's Pizzeria
109 Hartford RdExcellent soups and Italian dinners. Family friendly.
AMAZING takeout gourmet prepared meals at affordable prices. Coffee, pastries, salad bar, local cheeses and specialty items. Not to be missed.
Sweet Peas Fine Foods
520 Providence RdAMAZING takeout gourmet prepared meals at affordable prices. Coffee, pastries, salad bar, local cheeses and specialty items. Not to be missed.
Local ice cream parlor located on a working farm in nearby Canterbury. Worth the ride to get a made-to-order waffle cone, still warm when your ice cream is added.
Our Kids Farm Soaps
357 Barstow RdLocal ice cream parlor located on a working farm in nearby Canterbury. Worth the ride to get a made-to-order waffle cone, still warm when your ice cream is added.
American fare in a sit down family style restaurant, with an attached bar for after hours drinks.
Hank's Restaurant
416 Providence RdAmerican fare in a sit down family style restaurant, with an attached bar for after hours drinks.
Grill 445
445 Providence RdNew to town, Grill 445 is an easy drive and has great early reviews.
Looking for an easy going little breakfast joint with great fried eggs and toast? Look no further. A local favorite.
Cozy Corner Restaurant
679 Wauregan RdLooking for an easy going little breakfast joint with great fried eggs and toast? Look no further. A local favorite.
Boasting house made ice creams, The Ice Box offers delicious creative flavors, included a rotating choice of no sugar added options and a gluten free flavor daily, plus shakes, homemade waffle cones, and campy outdoor seating in back.
The Ice Box
17 S Main StBoasting house made ice creams, The Ice Box offers delicious creative flavors, included a rotating choice of no sugar added options and a gluten free flavor daily, plus shakes, homemade waffle cones, and campy outdoor seating in back.
No. 1 Kitchen
593 Providence RdChinese takeout, everyone's favorite.
Family friendly restaurant offering Italian and American fare in a comfortable setting...eat in the dining room or take out.
Classic Pizza & Family Restaurant
597 Providence RdFamily friendly restaurant offering Italian and American fare in a comfortable setting...eat in the dining room or take out.
You'll need reservations for their popular prix fix menu brunch, but it's well worth it to dine in the gorgeous mansion.
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Mansion At Bald Hill
29 Plaine Hill RdYou'll need reservations for their popular prix fix menu brunch, but it's well worth it to dine in the gorgeous mansion.
Everything Else
Great made to order grinders, breakfast sandwiches and deli. Essential groceries in a pinch.
Brooklyn Market
107 Hartford RdGreat made to order grinders, breakfast sandwiches and deli. Essential groceries in a pinch.
24 hour Walmart located less than 10 minutes away, for all your grocery and department store needs. Offers online grocery orders for curbside pickup.
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Walmart Supercenter
450 Providence Rd24 hour Walmart located less than 10 minutes away, for all your grocery and department store needs. Offers online grocery orders for curbside pickup.
Ocean State Job Lot
CommonsSeasonal items, discount appliances and specials.
Dollar Tree
564 Providence RdDollar items. Great for paper goods, inexpensive toys, snacks and balloons.
Entertainment & Activities
A 30 minute easy drive brings you to Mohegan Sun, an exciting casino and event venue. World class food, gaming and slot machines. Good luck!
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Mohegan Sun Arena
1 Mohegan Sun BlvdA 30 minute easy drive brings you to Mohegan Sun, an exciting casino and event venue. World class food, gaming and slot machines. Good luck!
Clean lakeside beach area, picnic tables with charcoal grills, and a bathhouse make this an easy choice for families.
Hopeville Pond State Park
929 Hopeville RdClean lakeside beach area, picnic tables with charcoal grills, and a bathhouse make this an easy choice for families.
Pronounced "Mash-mucket", this small state park offers lake swimming, hiking trails, picnic areas and bath house.
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Mashamoquet Brook State Park
276 Mashamoquet RoadPronounced "Mash-mucket", this small state park offers lake swimming, hiking trails, picnic areas and bath house.
A classic drive in movie theater! Offers double features nightly on three screens, usually something family friendly is available all summer long. Tickets available at the gate or online. Bring snacks, blankets and camp chairs if you like.
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Mansfield Drive-In Theatre
228 Stafford RdA classic drive in movie theater! Offers double features nightly on three screens, usually something family friendly is available all summer long. Tickets available at the gate or online. Bring snacks, blankets and camp chairs if you like.
More than a casino, Foxwoods includes a Tanger Outlet Mall, various restaurants, a kid's area and many other activites. Check their website to plan your visit.
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Foxwoods Casino (E) station
More than a casino, Foxwoods includes a Tanger Outlet Mall, various restaurants, a kid's area and many other activites. Check their website to plan your visit.
Just over the Massachusetts border, less than 40 minutes away is the famed Sturbridge Village Living Museum. This recreated colonial village includes character docents playing the roles of typical New England villagers, demonstrating farming, schooling, and manufacturing typical of the mid 1800s. Their working farm includes several rare heritage breeds of livestock and plants.
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Satul Vechi Sturbridge
1 Old Sturbridge Village RdJust over the Massachusetts border, less than 40 minutes away is the famed Sturbridge Village Living Museum. This recreated colonial village includes character docents playing the roles of typical New England villagers, demonstrating farming, schooling, and manufacturing typical of the mid 1800s. Their working farm includes several rare heritage breeds of livestock and plants.
A 45 minute drive south brings you to Rocky Neck, where a huge white sand beach, gentle waves and hiking trails are perfect for a family outing. Be aware, parking lots fill early on hot summer days, plan to arrive early or choose an afternoon visit to avoid the worst of the crowds.
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Parcul de stat Rocky Neck
244 W Main StA 45 minute drive south brings you to Rocky Neck, where a huge white sand beach, gentle waves and hiking trails are perfect for a family outing. Be aware, parking lots fill early on hot summer days, plan to arrive early or choose an afternoon visit to avoid the worst of the crowds.
Looking for some heavier surf? Take the drive to Rhode Island coast, where the Atlantic Ocean meets Long Island Sound, for bigger waves and cooler waters.
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Plaja de stat Misquamicut
Looking for some heavier surf? Take the drive to Rhode Island coast, where the Atlantic Ocean meets Long Island Sound, for bigger waves and cooler waters.
The Mystic Seaport, similar to Sturbridge Village, recreates a colonial seaport with character docents and family friendly activities daily, plus special events seasonally. Couple a visit with shopping at Mystic Village and dinner at the Steak Loft.
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Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville AveThe Mystic Seaport, similar to Sturbridge Village, recreates a colonial seaport with character docents and family friendly activities daily, plus special events seasonally. Couple a visit with shopping at Mystic Village and dinner at the Steak Loft.
Mystic Aquarium offers indoor and outdoor exhibits, including a huge penquin complex and three comical Beluga whales. They have multiple sea lion exhibitions daily, and provide rescue services to aquatic life throughout New England.
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Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Aquarium offers indoor and outdoor exhibits, including a huge penquin complex and three comical Beluga whales. They have multiple sea lion exhibitions daily, and provide rescue services to aquatic life throughout New England.
Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center
9 Technology Park DrSingle day family passes can be purchased for swimming.
A vineyard on the CT Wine Trail, offering tours and tastings.
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Jonathan Edwards Winery
74 Chester Maine RoadA vineyard on the CT Wine Trail, offering tours and tastings.
Local vineyard offering tours and tastings. Try my favorite, Ballet of Angels!!!
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Sharpe Hill Vineyard
108 Wade RdLocal vineyard offering tours and tastings. Try my favorite, Ballet of Angels!!!
RoseGarden Ice Arena
641 New London TurnpikeCheck their website for public skate hours and prices.
Sightseeing
A walk through museum, home of the first president of the Continental Congress and a local legend. People up this way tend to think Mr. Huntington should be known as the first president, and make George Washington the second!
Samuel Huntington Birthplace
36 Huntington RdA walk through museum, home of the first president of the Continental Congress and a local legend. People up this way tend to think Mr. Huntington should be known as the first president, and make George Washington the second!
Museum of the Connecticut State Heroine, Prudence Crandall, who was famous for creating one of the first boarding schools for "little misses of color", as per her own description. An early statement as to the position of abolition and equal rights, Ms Crandall was known for her passion and commitment to education for all young ladies of any color. She was scorned for her beliefs and ultimately run out of town by angry mobs. Her boarding school is open various days during the summer and autumn, and staffed by knowledgeable docents eager to share her story.
Prudence Crandall Museum
1 S Canterbury RdMuseum of the Connecticut State Heroine, Prudence Crandall, who was famous for creating one of the first boarding schools for "little misses of color", as per her own description. An early statement as to the position of abolition and equal rights, Ms Crandall was known for her passion and commitment to education for all young ladies of any color. She was scorned for her beliefs and ultimately run out of town by angry mobs. Her boarding school is open various days during the summer and autumn, and staffed by knowledgeable docents eager to share her story.
Historic Lebanon Green contains numerous buildings used during the Revolutionary War, including a stable where George Washington rested his famous white stallion, Nelson. The local historical society offers tours on weekends.
Revolutionary War Office
149 W Town StHistoric Lebanon Green contains numerous buildings used during the Revolutionary War, including a stable where George Washington rested his famous white stallion, Nelson. The local historical society offers tours on weekends.