- Our list of the best things to do in Niantic, Connecticut, features the top 320 nearby activities — including 143 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Niantic, CT has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Sights & Landmarks, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 12 things to do within the city of Niantic, CT , followed by 308 popular activities in nearby cities, including Westerly, Montauk, Groton, New London, Mystic, Greenport, Waterford, Sag Harbor, Norwich, Clinton, East Haddam, Old Saybrook, Mashantucket, Old Lyme, Stonington, Madison, Essex, East Hampton, Westbrook, Uncasville, Watch Hill, Colchester, Misquamicut, East Lyme, Charlestown, Guilford, Ivoryton, Middletown and Cutchogue
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Pleasure Beach is a small strip of soft powdery sand along the Long Island Sound. The beach is favored for relaxation and enjoying the sights and sun and offers swimming, premier bird watching and beautiful scenery.
3.3 Miles
A movie theater multiplex with luxury amenities, the Regal theater in Waterford shows primarily newly released Hollywood films in digital video and sound. The theater features reclining leather seats with swivel tables, and serves a variety of refreshments.
3.7 Miles
Waterford's Family Bowl is a bowling alley and indoor amusement facility that features traditional as well as duckpin bowling. The alley hosts cosmic bowling in the evenings, as well as rock'n'bowl.
3.7 Miles
An off-leash dog park, Stenger Farm Park maintains separate areas for large and small dogs. It is a largely open area with limited shady spots, and visitors need to bring their own water.
4.2 Miles
Waterford, Connecticut's Harkness Memorial State Park offers many appealing features, including picnic grounds and large gardens. Its main attraction is the whitewashed Harkness mansion, which is now open for tours.
4.4 Miles
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305 Great Neck Rd, Waterford, CT 6385
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Located in Waterford, Connecticut, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is a Tony award-winning performing arts complex. Founded in 1964, the center not only trains future performers, it has featured plays that have received national recognition.
4.4 Miles
Views of the tidal marshes and the Long Island Sound are a main draw of the Waterford Beach Park. Rather than a sculpted beach, this park offers an unmodified natural beach setting with one of the best examples of an intact dune system.
4.9 Miles
The New London Harbor Light is the seventh oldest lighthouse in the United States and the tallest in the state of Connecticut. The structure, constructed in 1801, features a fourth order Fresnel lens and brownstone material.
4.9 Miles
Visitors can enjoy supervised swimming, bird watching, fishing, and walking on a quarter mile stretch of beach at Waterford Town Beach. The beach also features picnic areas and nearby tennis courts.
5.1 Miles
When the weather is warm, everyone loves to spend time at Ocean Beach Park in New London, Connecticut. This water-themed amusement park offers a clean, 'sugar sand' beach, an Olympic-sized pool, waterslides, a secure locker facility, a mini-golf course and an extensive boardwalk.