- The list below includes 245 free or cheap things to do in or near New London, Connecticut, including 113 different types of inexpensive activities like Lighthouses, Art Gallery, Beaches and Pubs.
- From Connecticut College to Fort Trumbull State Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in New London and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Groton, Montauk, Mystic and Westerly.
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1615 Stanley St., New Britain, CT
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Located on the campus of Central Connecticut State University, the Copernican Observatory & Planetarium provides lectures, observing sessions and other, astronomical-related activities at no cost. In addition, there is a regularly scheduled, free show held on Saturdays.
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Rough Point is the historic home of the heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, and is full of the art, furniture, and other exotic items she collected over the course of her life.
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Viking Tours
Newport Visitor & Information Center, Newport, RI 02840
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Viking Tours offers tours of the Newport area in old fashioned trolleys or modern motercoaches. Available services include sightseeing tours, wedding trolleys, personal guided tours, and meeting & convention services.
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An 18 hole miniature golf course, South Windsor Mini Golf features a variety of challenging holes with different layouts and obstacles. The course also features fountains and waterfalls as well as other decorative features.
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330 New Park Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
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Showing a mix of blockbuster hits and indie films, Bow-tie Palace 17 & Odyssey Theater offers stadium seating and digital sound. They also have a special theater featuring the BTX Giant Screen that is 70 x 50 feet.
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All dogs enjoy Hamden Dog Park, a roomy environment for pets and owners to play and socialize. This park is well kept, completely fenced in, with a separate area and entrance for smaller dogs.
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A movie theater with a BTX giant screen auditorium, Palace 17 & BTX Theater displays first-run feature films using digital projection and sound. The theater offers stadium seating, 3D movies, party rooms and a snack bar.
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The Pardee Rose Garden is a community owned public park that features sculpted rose gardens of various colors that bloom throughout the summer. The park features mutliple walking paths and park benches for visitors to enjoy the natural setting.
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Rhode Island's Newport Mansions are a series of opulent former residences now cared for by the Preservation Society of Newport County. Most of the mansions were constructed at the turn of the 20th century.
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National Museum of American Illustration
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Vernon Court, Newport, RI 02840
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Open to the general public from May through early September, the National Museum of American Illustration focuses on their subject from a variety of periods and styles. Housed in Vernon Court, the museum's American Imagist Collection features works by such well-known artists as Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell…