Mystic Arts Center - Directions

Our 24-hour parking lot is a credit-or-debit card system (no cash) that accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Rate is $3 per hour. Parking validation vouchers are available for Mystic Arts Center visitors.

To enter parking lot:
Swipe credit or debit card at gate entry

To exit parking lot:
* Swipe the same card used to enter
* Swipe voucher(s) if available
* Press RECEIPT button to process card and lift gate
* Press RECEIPT button again for printed receipt

From the South and West: Take Route 95 North to Exit 89. Right onto Allyn Street. Straight through stop sign to traffic light. Turn left at traffic light. Bear left around curve and down hill. Turn right onto Water Street. The Mystic Arts Center is approximately one block down on the left. Turn into driveway, swipe credit card at gate, then park in right or left lot. Large white building with red awning set back on the river, directly across from Factory Square.

From the North and East: Take Route 95 South to exit 89. Turn left onto Allyn Straight through stop sign to traffic light. Turn left at traffic light. Bear left around curve and down hill. Turn right onto Water Street. The Mystic Arts Center is approximately one block down on the left. Turn into driveway, swipe credit card at gate, then park in right or left lot. Large white building with red awning set back on the river, directly across from Factory Square.

Mystic Arts Center Parking Lot fully automated on January 10, 2012

December 30, 2011, Mystic, CT ― The Mystic Arts Center (MAC) parking lot will be fully automated, 24 hours 7 days a week, starting Tuesday, January 10, 2012. The Mystic Arts Center has recently converted its parking lot to an automated system whereby the patron swipes a credit, debit card or access card when entering and exiting the lot.

Since this past August, the MAC has kept the attendants on site from 9:30am-10pm to provide assistance to the community while transitioning to the new automated system. After January 10, the attendants will only be on site to help with parking for special events.

The system is easy to use. Patrons simply swipe their credit card, debit card or access card upon entering and exiting the lot. Local merchants can continue to offer validation to their customers by purchasing vouchers at the Mystic Arts Center. The one hour vouchers are priced at the discounted rate of $1 per hour, plus CT sales tax, and sold in lots of 50. Half hour vouchers are now available for purchase as well in lots of 50 for $25 plus tax.

When exiting the lot, the patron swipes the same credit card used when entering and then swipes the voucher(s) to deduct the time noted on the voucher(s) from the total. More than one voucher can be used.

A new option was designed especially for employees of downtown businesses. The MAC is now selling pre-paid access cards for the same discounted rate of $1 per hour to be used in place of a credit card. The cards come with up to 20 hours of parking and more hours can be added when the balance runs down.

In response to other frequently asked questions: parking rates have remained the same since 2007; patrons are charged by the half-hour; there is a 20 minute “grace period” for drop-offs and pick-ups; and each entrance and exit lane has a customer service button to call for assistance or in the case of emergencies. Calls will be transferred to an answering service when the MAC is closed.

The system is very safe and contains state of the art security precautions. The Mystic Arts Center and Steamboat Wharf Company remain committed to working with the public to provide an easy and safe parking experience. Revenues from the parking lot go toward maintaining the parking lot. The MAC portion of the revenues help to support the arts in our community by subsidizing MAC education classes, exhibitions and public programs.

CONTACT: Andrea Frickman, Development Manager
860.536.7601 x203 development@mysticarts.org


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