Niantic, Connecticut

Niantic – Connecticut – America friendly for people using a wheelchair

Yes, this is really true. In Niantic – Connecticut – the inhabitants are attaching importance to enable disabled people to have a nice holiday in America. Nearly every hotel and vacation home is wheelchair accessible. 

Not only the accomodations are wheelchair friendly. Furthermore the sights, e. g. like the Millstone Information & Science Center or the Children´s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut have appropriate accesses and alleys within the building. In the Millstone Information & Science Center you can visit an exhibition about the nuclear power plant, nuclear power and other energy resources. Furthermore there is a worth knowing exhibition about multimedia and cinema. And even natural trails are presented there.

The Children´s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut is providing information about science, arts, cultural history, security and health. It is called children's museum because of the fact that it has interactice exhibitions for children of the age between one and twelve years who can be touched and therefore can easily be uptaken.

One advantage of the museum is, that it is free of charge for children up to an age of 2 although they can actively take part in the exhibitions. For recreation and relaxation there's the Rocky Neck State Park besides the hotel or the vacation home.

The park is located at the water front and invites you for walking and much more. Here you can have a good and nice walk, go fishing or can make a picknick under the american sun. Whoever doesn't want carry along his own food and beverage finds a kiosk with a small beer garden where he can enjoy sunny days in a relaxing mood.

 

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