The Whaler’s Inn

Located in Mystic, Connecticut, the Whaler’s Inn is the largest in the downtown area; it boasts a great location, as their website states: “The property is situated just half a block from the Historic Bascule Drawbridge & Scenic Mystic River.”

The inn is just walking distance to local shops and restaurants, along with the Mystic Seaport Museum of America and the Sea.

The inn is split into several different “houses” that offer various accommodations. A noteworthy item about the Whaler’s Inn is the lack of key card access, each room has an actual key — some special old school charm.

Pictured is the Hoxie House, the most requested of the Whaler’s Inn houses. The deluxe guestrooms overlook the Mystic River and downtown.

Mystic River

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a drawbridge that spans the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut. The bridge was designed by Thomas Ellis Brown and built in 1920.

The bridge carries U.S. Route 1 with an average daily traffic of 11,800.