Directions and Parking

Approximate Driving Times to Old Lyme

Branford, CT -- 30 minutes (28 miles)
Bridgeport, CT -- 57 minutes (52 miles)
Danbury, CT -- 88 minutes (83 miles)
Glastonbury, CT -- 44 minutes (40 miles)
Guilford, CT -- 23 minutes (21 miles)
Hartford, CT -- 46 minutes (42 miles)
Madison, CT -- 19 minutes (16 miles)
Middletown, CT -- 28 minutes (26 miles)
Mystic, CT -- 27 minutes (23 miles)
New Haven, CT -- 38 minutes (34 miles)
New London, CT -- 18 minutes (15 miles)
Providence, RI -- 72 minutes (70 miles)
Stonington, CT -- 35 minutes (28 miles)
Storrs, CT -- 35 minutes (28 miles)
Willimantic, CT -- 46 minutes (37 miles)

 


Site Map of Florence Griswold Museum

1. Krieble Gallery and Marshfield House
2. Hartman Education Center
3. Griswold House
4. Side Porch
5. Gardens
6. Riverfront
7. Huntley-Brown House
8. Chadwick Studio
9. Bus Parking

 

Traveling on I-95 South from Mystic or Rhode Island:

Take EXIT 70 (Old Lyme). At bottom of exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto Lyme Street. The entrance to the Museum is the second driveway on the left. The student drop-off area is the brown barn with red flag behind the yellow house. Proceed to bus parking.

 

Traveling on I-95 North from New Haven:

Take EXIT 70 (Old Lyme). At bottom of the exit ramp, turn LEFT onto Route 156. Proceed to second light. Turn RIGHT onto Halls Road. Take Halls Road until it ends at Lyme Street (1/4 mile). Turn LEFT onto Lyme Street. The entrance to the Museum is the second driveway on the left. The student drop-off area is the brown barn with red flag behind the yellow house. Proceed to bus parking.

There are brown state highway signs for FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM marking the way.

 

When coming from Hartford:

Take I-91 South to Route 9 South. Follow Route 9 to I-95 North. Stay in right-hand lane. Take EXIT 70 (Old Lyme). At bottom of the exit ramp, turn LEFT onto Route 156. Proceed to second light. Turn RIGHT onto Halls Road. Take Halls Road until it ends at Lyme Street (1/4 mile). Turn LEFT onto Lyme Street. The entrance to the Museum is the second driveway on the left. The student drop-off area is the brown barn with red flag behind the yellow house. Proceed to bus parking.

There are brown state highway signs for FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM marking the way.

 

Bus Parking

Bus should park in gravel lot between the two paved lots. Museum traffic is one-way and busses should exit onto Halls Road, make a left at Lyme Street and re-enter the Museum grounds for pick-up. 

 

Late Arrival?

Please call the Museum if you find that your bus will arrive later than the scheduled time. The Education Center number is (860) 434-5542, ext. 123. The Museum's main number is (85=60) 434-5542, ext. 111.