Groton, CT Road Trips

1 Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, ☏ +1 860 449-6877. (updated Jun 2019) 2 U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum, 1 Crystal Lake Rd, toll-free: +1-800-343-0079. Mid May-mid Oct Daily 9AM-5PM; winter: W-M 9AM-4PM, Tu 1-5PM. I-95, Exit 86. A great collection of submarine artifacts, and home of the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear sub. Traces development of subs from Revolutionary War times. Admission, including self-guided tour of USS Nautilus, is free, but donations invited. (updated Jun 2019)

Koto Japanese Steak House, 527 Long Hill Road. Although the name implies a steak house it is similar to Benihana in the Teppenyaki side of the house. But, where the place really shines is their sushi. The chef is a Japanese national who is very skilled and quite innovative at making sushi. They regularly import fish from Japan and it is fantastic. It rivals some of the best NY sushi restaurants and by far exceeds anything in the area.

Hampton Inn Groton, 300 Long Hill Road, ☏ +1 860 405-1585, fax: +1 860 446-8456. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Easily accessible from I-95 North and South. Four stories with 80 rooms, including 4 king suites, an included deluxe continental breakfast, indoor heated pool, meeting room for 65 people, exercise room and business center with free high-speed internet and ATM. Baymont by Wyndham Groton/Mystic, 360 Route 12, ☏ +1 860-445-8000, fax: +1 860-449-9173. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa, 625 North Road (Route 117), ☏ +1 860 446-2600, toll-free: +1-866-449-7390, fax: +1 860 446-2601.

From either New Haven or Providence, take Interstate 95 to exit 30, or U.S. Route 1. From Worcester, take Interstate 395 to CT Route 85, to Interstate 95/U.S. Route 1. Amtrak services southern Connecticut to New York and points south; and Providence, Boston and points north. 1 Groton–New London Airport (GON IATA), 155 Tower Ave, ☏ +1-860-445-8549. It receives no scheduled flights, only general aviation. (updated Nov 2019) Larger airports in the area with scheduled flights are Bradley International Airport (BDL IATA) Windsor Locks, T.F. Green Airport (PVD IATA), Warwick (Rhode Island), and the smaller, regional Westerly Airport, WST IATA)