IF YOU GO . . . For Foxwoods Resort Casino , which is on the Mashantucket Pequot reservation in Ledyard, Conn., take Interstate 95 south to Exit 92 to Route 2 west. Take Exit 79A and follow Route 2A for less than a mile to Mohegan Sun Boulevard, which leads directly to the casino.
Parking is free.
The area's two other main attractions, Mystic Seaport and Mystic Aquarium, are both in Mystic, Conn., eight miles from Foxwoods. From I-95, take Exit 90 and follow the signs. Mystic Seaport's winter hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Even if you build it smack in the middle of a place called Great Cedar Swamp, they will come. You can bet on it.