Jun 12, 2007
Museum of the Sea
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The Museum of America and the Sea, known to most people as Mystic Seaport, houses the largest collection of boats and maritime photography in the world in the setting of a 19th Century seaport village, where visitors can see demonstrations of trades such as blacksmithing or sing along with a Mystic Seaport chantey man. The village Tavern serves meals appropriate to its setting and the Buckingham-Hall House has fireplace/open hearth cooking demonstrations. The most famous of Mystic Seaport’s vessels on site is the Charles W. Morgan, a whaler built in 1841 and restored and preserved by the seaport. Mystic was the site for the building of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, launched in 2000. There’s a planetarium, as well as the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. At the Boathouse, visitors may rent rowboats or small sailboats to take out on the Mystic River. The coal-fired steamboat Sabino operates during summer. Seaport admission is $17.50; $15.50 for seniors and $12 for 6-17-year-olds.
Details
The seaport is open daily, year-round, except Christmas Day. Take I-95 North to Exit 90; follow signs. Grounds open 9-6, shops and exhibits, 9-5 (10-4, November through March). Visit www.mysticseaport.org or call 888-9SEAPORT.
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