Mystic — located on the east end of Connecticut's coast — is a quintessentially charming New England town rich in maritime history.
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6 U.S. Beach Towns That Are Just as Great in the Off-Season

Mystic — located on the east end of Connecticut's coast — is a quintessentially charming New England town rich in maritime history.

Founded in 1654, the city was a hub of shipbuilding in the era of clipper ships. The Mystic Seaport complex, the largest maritime museum in the country, includes a collection of historic clipper ships and sailboats across dozens of preserved period buildings. That said, Mystic may still be best known for Mystic Pizza, the iconic 1980s film starring Julia Roberts. Well, movie fans will be happy to know that Mystic Pizza is a real, memorabilia-filled pizzeria — and a delicious one at that.

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