Submarine Force Museum

Tours of the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine form the nucleus of the Submarine Force Museum (1 Crystal Lake Rd., Groton, 860/694-3558 or 800/343-0079, www.ussnautilus.org [1], 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Wed.–Mon. Nov.–May; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Wed.–Mon. mid-May–Oct., closed Tues.; free), which traces the history of the United States “silent force.” Other exhibits include models of every submarine ever built by the U.S. Navy, and a re-creation of a WWII submarine attack center.