Road trip NY to Providence,

Does anyone have any great ideas of where to stop for a breather between NY and Providence - maybe for lunch and a bit of sightseeing??

Also driving from Providence to Boston and then Boston to Portland.

Any ideas??

Road trip NY to Providence,

From New york city to providence isnt a huge trip, well as long as you dont drive it on a friday during the summer - then it can be REALLY long due to beach traffic. Of course this depends on how fast you drive too but I can make the trip in 3.5 - 4 hours with no traffic.

One place you might like to stop is Mystic, CT, it is closer to providence than to new york but it is the most ';touristy';, meaning destination stop, area along 95 in connecticut.

I would recommend a look in the CT forum and maybe do a search on mystic, I%26#39;m sure you would find a lot of helpful information. Mystic is an old sea port that has a cute old town and an aquarium. It also has the famous ';mystic pizza';. I have only had the frozen version myself but hear from others that the restaurant is really good.

Providence to Boston can be done in under 2 hours and so I%26#39;m not sure there is anywhere really to stop inbetween for sightseeing - not that I can think of anyway.

While in Providence I would recommend caserta%26#39;s pizza on federal hill and a cup of del%26#39;s frozen lemonade from any stand or ice cream type truck around the town - its like a slushy but 100 times better.

Have a good trip!

Road trip NY to Providence,

How about Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun casinos?

Mystic would be your best place to stop. I grew up in the area and can tell you Mystic Pizza ain%26#39;t all it%26#39;s cracked up to be. I%26#39;m not saying it%26#39;s bad, but good pizza is a dime a dozen around here. I would recommend Go Fish or Steak Loft, both are owned by the same group and do an excellent job. They are also right off the highway at exit 90.

Skip Mystic Pizza, but don%26#39;t skip Mystic entirely. I can second the vote for Steak Loft.

Easy on and off the highway, good food and atmosphere.

I would get off in Groton right after the big bridge and eat at Paul%26#39;s Pasta on the water- where you would get a Texas sized portion of homemade pasta. From there you could take the local road to Mystic and then get back on the highway there.