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Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold & Eugene O'Neill walked these streets. America's greatest architects left their mark in these buildings. They don't call us the Historic Waterfront District for nothing.
new london main street: Designed by the great 19th century American architect Henry Hobson Richardson, Union Station is the last of Richardson's monumental public buildings.
Mystic Country, Connecticut: A unique experience for theatre & music lovers. You can't tell by its outside appearance, but inside those walls lies a exquisite (recently restored) Moroccan interior.
new london main street: Be sure to notice the Post Office's "Sistine Chapel of New London." In 1935, in the midst of the Depression, painter Thomas LaFarger created these six murals in conjunction with New Deal policies.
new london main street: You can almost hear Partick Henry's booming voice here, where he argued many cases. Built in 1784, the courthouse is the oldest courthouse in Connecticut and one of the oldest in the country.