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My wife and I are trying to figure out something to do for our anniversary in a few weeks, but since covid is back in fashion we're trying to stay pretty local. (We live in NY)

We like taking the ferry to Connecticut, but I'm really skeptical we could find anything to do in Bridgeport or the surrounding area for a whole weekend. The PT Barnum museum sounds kinda cool, but that's about it. Is there anything cool going on there? Google suggestions just lists a bunch of random stuff like zoos and small museums.

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Bridgeport is pretty sad, unfortunately. Its a desperately poor and long-neglected city.
New Haven is nearby and a lot livelier though. You could take the train or bus there, or even rent a car and brave I-95 good luck!
Silver Sands in Milford(two towns over towards New Haven) is a pretty nice beach connected with another nice beach via boardwalk(Walnut) that is surrounded by little shops.
And, if you like breweries, Brewport in Bridgeport and Two Roads in Stratford(one town over) are pretty good places.

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ElatedVenusaur posted...

Bridgeport is pretty sad, unfortunately. Its a desperately poor and long-neglected city.

Shit. I always got that kinda vibe whenever we drove through, but I wondered if it was just that way near the ferry port.

Maybe if we can't find anything, we can chunk out New Haven. Thanks for the reply!

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If youre driving, just be sure to avoid rush hour like the plague, or youll spend a disgusting amount of time crawling down I-95.
The general area has any kind of dining you would want: Fairfield is close by(south via 95 i.e. the opposite direction as New Haven) and super bougie, for better and worse. New Haven is chock full of restaurants, as is Bridgeport(to a lesser extent) and the towns between them all.
New Haven is particularly famous for pizza: the most famous place is Pepes, but Modern also commands a large following. And indie pizza of great quality can be found throughout the region.

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Just leave. Bridgeport is awful. Take the ferry back to Port Jeff, it's much better there.