United States Coast Guard Academy Museum and Grounds

Pros: beautiful grounds, lots of recreational facilities, interesting and eclectic museum exhibits, several truly historic artifacts
Cons: US residents only, Barque Eagle not always there, no one on duty in museum

The US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut has a breathtakingly beautiful campus. A mix of hills, forest, and water complete with trails, marinas, tennis courts, and other recreational facilities, there's also a flag pole shaped like a ship's ...

Pros: Interesting to see how a US military academy operates compared to a regular college.
Cons: Must show ID to get onto the base.Eagle is not always there.

As i spent this past week in the Mystic Connecticut area, i thought that it would be interesting to visit the coast guard academy. Despite spending summers as a child in the area,and yearly trips as an adult,i had never been there. I also thought that ...