Located midway between New York and
Boston, Groton is the largest municipality between New Haven,
Connecticut, and the cities surrounding Providence, Rhode Island.
Framed by the Thames River and the Mystic River, Groton is notable
for its shores on Long Island Sound, just east of the end of Long
Island.
Groton is home to the Naval
Submarine Base New London which is the Navy's first Submarine Base
and the "Home of the Submarine Force." The town, is
known as the submarine capital of the world.
Area attractions include Bluff Point
Coastal Reserve, Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, Haley Farm,
Ebenezer Avery House and Jabez Smith House. The Groton ferry can
take you out to Fisher Island, a small island in Long Island Sound
for a nice day trip bicycling around the island. |
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Featured Bed and
Breakfast Inns
Groton, Connecticut
- Quality Inn
404 Bridge St., Groton, CT 06340
(860) 445-8141
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- Hampton Inn
300 Long Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
(860) 405-1585
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- Hampton Inn
300 Long Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340
(860) 405-1585
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Connecticut
Lodging Directory |
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