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Maritime Museum: Explore Tall Ships and History
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276 Ratings
Mystic
Embark on a premier maritime history exploration at Mystic Seaport Museum. Climb aboard tall ships, explore a shipyard, stroll through gardens, and dive into life at sea during the golden age of sail.
Embark on a premier maritime history exploration at Mystic Seaport Museum. Climb aboard tall ships, explore a shipyard, stroll through gardens, and dive into life at sea during the golden age of sail.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Mystic Seaport Museum - Immerse yourself in 19 acres of America’s maritime history. Mystic Seaport encompasses a world-renowned preservation shipyard, a 19th-century seafaring village, and formal galleries where you’ll find assorted permanent and rotating exhibits that explore America’s relationship with the sea.
- Charles W. Morgan - Visit…
- Mystic Seaport Museum - Immerse yourself in 19 acres of America’s maritime history. Mystic Seaport encompasses a world-renowned preservation shipyard, a 19th-century seafaring village, and formal galleries where you’ll find assorted permanent and rotating exhibits that explore America’s relationship with the sea.
- Charles W. Morgan - Visit the actively working preservation shipyard where ships and boats of all sizes are restored and maintained. Docked alongside a 19th Century recreated working waterfront seaport village, three tall ships beckon to be explored. Among them - the last wooden whaleship the world - the Charles W. Morgan is considered the “crown jewel” of the Mystic Seaport collection, she has outlived all others of her kind. Climb aboard and go below decks to learn about the men and women who lived aboard!
What's Included
- 3 tall ships
- Entire 19-acre indoor/outdoor museum experience
- Parking fees
- 3 tall ships
- Entire 19-acre indoor/outdoor museum experience
- Parking fees
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Bask in the refreshing ocean air at the nation’s top-notch maritime history museum. Patrons have the liberty to journey aboard lofty ships, tour a restoration dockyard where skilled carpenters revive age-old wooden ships, wander in ancestral gardens, and partake in narrations of nautical tales conveyed by approachable personnel and volunteers. All…
Bask in the refreshing ocean air at the nation’s top-notch maritime history museum. Patrons have the liberty to journey aboard lofty ships, tour a restoration dockyard where skilled carpenters revive age-old wooden ships, wander in ancestral gardens, and partake in narrations of nautical tales conveyed by approachable personnel and volunteers. All indoor displays are accessible to offer visitors an extensive insight into sea’s livelihood during the glorious era of sail and beyond. During the summer, weekends are typically packed with extra activities.
- Valid up to one year from date of purchase
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Limited number of wheelchairs are available on a first come, first serve basis
- Historic location. Ships and some exhibit buildings have limited handicap accessibility
- If closed due to extreme weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
- Dogs on leash are permitted on grounds. Not permitted on ships or in exhibits. Do not leave unattended.
- Masks are required to be worn in indoor spaces
Location
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(276 Ratings)
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301patl
Nov 9, 2024
Beautiful way to spend the day - Mystic Seaport Museum is a beautiful place to explore. There is so much history to be learned about Mystic's past of not only the superb ships but of the people who had made this place their home.
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Mgaylor
Oct 29, 2024
Beautiful day at the Seaport Museum - I scheduled my visit even though it was for a Monday in late October. I arrived shortly after opening, and obviously, there were few visitors at this time period. Regardless, it became quite evident that in peak season, there is plenty of space and room to manage large crowds. Amazing attention to detail, this is really a living museum. I was able to interact and have wonderful conversations with the knowledgeable re-enacters and staff members. The print maker, the forger and the cooperage among other trades were actively working. More buildings were self guided, which presented a picture of life back in the ship building days. Obviously, the focus is upon the ship building, living and working conditions, craftsmanship, trade routes etc...one gets the full picture here.
I suggest comfortable shoes, and don't look at your watch. Interact with the staff, ask questions, and explore the grounds. Hidden treasures are found around every corner.
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Debraru1467tu
Oct 21, 2024
Amazing and diverse - The museum is a wonderful combination of history, science, art, and culture. Every staff person was knowledgeable and friendly. Every exhibit was interesting. I was amazed by the diversity of information and experiences. Very highly recommended for the curious. I wish I lived here so I could come back for the events.
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Lindapx661mn
Oct 18, 2024
Love history - My second time here, it has been quite a few years. Not too many people in October and I bought a multipass to go to the aquarium for a discount same day. Free parking- nice. Many of the buildings in the "village" had staff to talk, explain and show. Beautiful surroundings on the water, small boats to rent if you want to go on the river, food available, really nice gift store and several full size ships in the water. Extra buildings and activities just for kids and places to go inside if cold or raining. The buildings surrounding the museum from street side also have posted tablets from the original owners info.
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Barbara_f
Oct 18, 2024
Amazing and beautiful - Was amazing, and beautiful, and great attractions. We will definitely be going back. Wished the restaurant was open lingerie and alot of the small town buildings were closed.
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Thomas_s
Oct 14, 2024
Good history well portrayed. - Learning about different trades which together contributed to and made up the early settlement was most enjoyable.
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Wendy_w
Oct 19, 2024
Beautifully designed. - I have wanted to see Mystic Seaport for over 40 years. I was not aware this type of historic place had an “off season”. I was a little disappointed how many buildings were closed. We still had a very good time.
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T5188oumarkh
Oct 10, 2024
If you're touring New England, visiting Mystic Seaport should be a priority. - If you're touring New England, I think visiting Mystic Seaport should be a priority. It's only about an hour from Newport, RI.
This "living museum" tell the story about maritime life and industry with great insight from tradespeople. Yes, there are sailing ships and after being onboard you'll wonder how people could tolerate such conditions. The museum exhibits are comprehensive.
Even if you try to breeze through it, plan on a minimum of a couple hours, but better yet plan on half a day.
Most kids will like it and it's expansive enough for the m to burn off some energy.
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Since1985together
Oct 8, 2024
Enjoyed our visit - We enjoyed our visit; we stayed about 3 hours and it was not crowded. We wish there had been an audio tour accompaniment. The best spots were the places that had people who actively shared information—not waiting for questions to be asked. In the shipyard, a man was energetically telling us about all the restoration and the materials used in the process—we loved that.
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Crazycatlady923
Oct 6, 2024
$30 to look at a ship? - I feel like the way they have closed off all the streets and “hidden” the ship is a little skeezy. I thought you’d be able to just go snap a pic and leave. We didn’t have time or interest to tour the whole grounds or ship. I can see $30 to tour the ship. But it’s being hidden from the public to get people to pay $30 and that just didn’t sit right with me. It seems to me you used to be able to walk aRound the grounds or view the ship from affair for free and now they have cornered it off. Google maps acted like you could drive on streets that are now blocked off. Kinda lame, Mystic. I kept my money.
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