From there we traveled on east to Mystic, CT. It is an old historical area with ties to the seas. A maritime museum there tells the story of this area. It is quite busy with tourists who come to the museum, Mystic Seaport, and who shop in the quaint little shops along main street. There are many beautiful old homes in the area. Right down town on the main street is a very unusual draw bridge and on east in the town of Stonington we saw Old Lighthouse, built in 1823. Originally it had a 30 foot stone tower which supported a lantern containing ten oil lamps and parabolic reflectors. Its beacon was visible 12 miles at sea. Mystic Seaport, which is the largest maritime museum in the world, did not seem to appeal to us much so we decided not to go there.