- Our list of the best things to do in Essex, Connecticut, features the top 323 nearby activities — including 141 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Essex, CT has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 10 things to do within the city of Essex, CT , followed by 313 popular activities in nearby cities, including Groton, New London, Mystic, Middletown, Wallingford, Greenport, Cutchogue, Waterford, Norwich, Clinton, East Haddam, Branford, Old Saybrook, Sag Harbor, Niantic, Guilford, Mashantucket, Old Lyme, Madison, Westbrook, Meriden, Uncasville, Colchester, East Lyme, Ivoryton, East Hampton, East Haven and Stonington
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With 27 acres of pristine land and sandy shores, Jennings Beach is a safe place to enjoy a relaxing day. The beach provides concessions, sailboat racks, volleyball, swimming lessons, and it hosts four family nights throughout the summer.
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With a several scenario fields to choose from, High Velocity Paintball offers visitors paintball gun rentals and equipment. One of the fields has a castle fortress with a capture the flag scenario.
45.6 Miles
A Cinemark property, the Rave Movie Theater Enfield 12 is a movie multiplex that shows primarily new release movies in its 12 theaters. The theater features digital video and sound.
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Hoyts Cinemas is a movie theater that also features a special program called 'CineArts', which makes various independent films available for viewing in the theater's cinemas. The theater also serves food and beverages.
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A 12-screen movie theater, Enfield 12 displays first-run feature films using digital projection and RealD 3D. The theater offers stadium seating, arcade games, a party room and a lobby cafe with food and drinks.
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Rowanwood Farm is a caregiver of animals including miniature Llamas, Nigerian dwarf and Pygora goats. As a result of the animals, Rowanwood Farm is able to offer school and library visits, hiking in the forests and vineyards of their locale
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The Block Island Ferry offers a fast, fun, and efficiency way to get to Block Island. It offers traditional ferry trips at 55 minutes or high-speed trips at 30 minutes ideal for business travel, vacation travel, or quick getaways.
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The Air Line State Park Trail offers biking, hiking, cross country skiing, and horseback riding opportunities. The trail, which is named for an imaginary 'line' from New York to Boston, was previously a heavily-traveled railroad line.
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With a variety of scenario courses to choose from, Cousins Paintball offers visitors a competitive space for paintball and airsoft. Each game is monitored by referees, who make decisions on which team has won the game.
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The 2,000 grape vines at Taylor Brooke Winery yield all of the grapes used in its wines. Set in the bucolic hills of northern Connecticut, Taylor Brooke welcomes visitors. The winery's mascot, Zima the Wonder Dog, also loves entertaining guests.