Things to do in New London, CT
2 public spots on the record in New London — general — each one field-checked and pinned with exact coordinates. No listicle filler: if it's here, someone actually went.
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Working coastline: forts, lighthouses, and salt-air lookouts around one of the best natural harbors on the Sound.

General
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
The site of the 1781 Battle of Groton Heights, where Benedict Arnold led a British raid on the fort. The original stone fortifications are…

General
Fort Trumbull State Park
An 18th-century fort on a peninsula in New London with views up and down the Thames River. The fortifications are mostly intact and free to…
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