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Rising from southeastern Connecticut’s rolling green hills, a few short hours from New York City, is an unrivaled entertainment destination. Foxwoods Resort Casino is North America’s largest casino with 340,000 square feet of gaming space in a complex that covers 4.7 million square feet. The property comprises over 30 restaurants, 24 retail shops, nightclubs, spas, and numerous world-class performance venues. And that’s not all.

One summer weekend, find yourself sitting on a new exclusive offManhattan-Foxwoods charter on Peter Pan Bus heading to an oasis in Mashantucket that is both calming and exhilarating. It’s where Frank Sinatra christened a theater, and Tom Collichio now celebrates seasonal cuisine.
In the spring of 2008, a $55 million renovation brought celebrated restaurateur David Burke’s award-winning steakhouse, two über hip lounges Shrine and Scorpion Bar, designer boutiques like Judith Ripka and Bulgari, a 21,000-square-foot G-Spa, an outdoor swimming pool, and the 4,000-seat MGM Grand Theater, which hosts a wide range of all-star acts, from Cirque du Soleil and Diana Ross, to the Steve Miller Band and Jerry Seinfeld. (They even host famous novelists.)

Let the Games Begin
The casinos boast more than 7,000 slot machines and over 530 table games offering 17 different varieties including blackjack, craps, baccarat, Caribbean stud poker, pai gow poker and roulette. With the only World Poker Tour certified poker room on the east coast, Foxwoods remains the premiere destination for poker fans worldwide, hosting events such as the World Poker Finals and Foxwoods Poker Classic each year. For more information about these and other gambling activities, visit the gaming page.

Feast Your Eyes on Foxwoods
With your $25 bus ticket, you can choose between a $15 food coupon or free festival buffet, in addition to a $15 Keno and entry ticket into the month’s current promotion. But did we mention Tom Collichio’s Craftsteak is here? If it’s not grass-fed beef that meets your fancy, try Michael Schlow’s delicious Italian fare at Alta Strada, the French-Asian fusion Paragon, or the traditional Mexican tequila cantina at Scorpion Bar. And later this summer, Foxwoods will open a bowling restaurant called High Rollers, so you may want to come back again—if only to tell the story of the time you ate, gambled, shopped, ate, swam, golfed, ate, gambled, bowled, had a great night’s sleep . . . and did it all again the next day. For more information on the delicious dining options review the list at foxwoods.com.

A Room With Many Views
Guests of Foxwoods are accommodated in more than 2,000 beautiful Zen-appointed guest rooms and suites in four hotels that overlook an unobstructed green horizon. Two multiple AAA Four-Diamond award-winning hotels grace the property with Grand Pequot Tower Hotel and MGM Grand Hotel; both are equipped with luxurious spas, restaurants, retail venues, fitness centers and pools. The recently renovated, modern Great Cedar Hotel offers 312 rooms, easy access to the resort concourse, an indoor pool and world-class traveling exhibitions. The quaint, New England charm of Two Trees Inn is located just across the street; featuring 280 guest rooms, an indoor pool and fitness room, a gourmet casual dining restaurant and complimentary shuttle to and from the casino.

How to get there: Call the Foxwoods bus line for reservations at 888.287.2369. Check the entertainment calendar for current awesome events like the Legends concert, Lionel Ritchie, and the Titanic Exhibit.

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