Family Prizes

Mystic Time Travels

Step back into the last ice age in America, ride the rails during the age of steam, and explore a 19th century whaling village.

Free 2-night stay for family of four at Residence Inn by Marriott, Mystic with indoor pool
Free breakfast for four
Free passes to Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center where you can step back 11,000 years to the last ice age in America
Free passes to Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea
Free passes to ride the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat where you return to the age of steam

Sponsor Links:

Residence Inn by Marriott, Mystic
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Mystic Seaport
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Mystic.org

Sea, Air & Sand

Enjoy Connecticut 's shoreline and one of National Geographic's best beaches.

Free 2-night stay for family of four at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Groton, with indoor pool
Free breakfast each morning for family
Beach passes to Ocean Beach Park, rated one of the best beaches by National Geographic, with pool, water slide, children's spray pad, boardwalk, rides, mini-golf, arcade and evening entertainment
Free tickets for family of four to the Mystic Aquarium, New England's Hands-On Aquarium, and journey to new depths of discovery in Titanic 12,450 feet below.

Sponsor Links:

Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa
Ocean Beach Park
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic.org

Splash & Dash

Adventure awaits in CoCo Key's indoor paradise with raft rides, a rushing river and sparkling pools. Then experience the World's No. 1 Wooden Coaster at Lake Compounce Theme Park.

Free 2-night stay for family of four at the CoCo Key Water Resort Hotel & Convention Center
Free breakfast each morning
Four passes to the CoCo Key Water Resort, an indoor Key West-style adventure
Four family passes to Lake Compounce Theme Park, one of New England's largest family theme parks and water parks and home to "Boulder Dash," voted world's No. 1 wooden coaster

Sponsor Links:

CoCo Key Water Resort Hotel & Convention Center
CoCo Key Water Resort
Lake Compounce Theme Park

Connecticut Dinosaur Trail

Have a roaring time with hands-on, minds-on fun at the Connecticut Science Center and Connecticut's new Dinosaur Trail.

Free 2-night stay for family of four at the Hartford Marriot Downtown Hotel with rooftop pool overlooking the Connecticut River Valley
Free admission & 3D movie tickets to the Connecticut Science Center where every part of science is at your fingertips, now hosting the blockbuster traveling exhibit Dinosaurs Unearthed
Free tickets to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven and be surrounded by one of the largest dinosaur fossils collection in the nation and the world's largest dinosaur painting.
Free tickets to The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art to explore its outdoor nature trail with over 30 life-sized dinosaur replicas and themed water park.

Sponsor Links:

Hartford Marriot Downtown
Connecticut Science Center
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art
Connecticut's Dinosaur Trail

Sharks & Shortstops

See life from a different perspective at The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.

Free 2-night stay for family of four at Four Points by Sheraton, Norwalk
Free breakfast each morning
Free family 4-pack to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, with its sharks, seals, sea turtles and 1,000 other marine animals.
Free tickets for 4 to a Classic IMAX movie at The Maritime Aquarium

Sponsor Links:

Four Points by Sheraton
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
The Maritime Aquarium IMAX Theatre