Old Mystic, Connecticut

About Old Mystic

Set in the eastern part of Connecticut, Old Mystic is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Old Mystic is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.29 square miles.

📰 Old Mystic News Today

• Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream to expand with new location in Old Mystic ctpost.com · Apr 10
• Old Mystic Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Four people displaced in Old Mystic after early morning fire NBC Connecticut · Mar 7
• 3 people displaced after house fire in Old Mystic WTNH.com · Mar 7
• 8 Off-The-Beaten-Path Towns In Connecticut WorldAtlas · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Old Mystic Unique

• The only place in America named Old Mystic — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Old Mystic

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Old Mystic History Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Old Mystic

• Avery Farm Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Collier / Acker Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Deane Avery Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mystic River Boat Launch reviews ★
• Peck / Callahan Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Applewood Drive Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• August Meadows Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Berwick Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bindloss Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Birch Street Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Candlewood Ridge · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Old Mystic

🏘️ Nearby Communities