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Maritime Museum: Explore Tall Ships and History
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299 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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(299 Ratings)
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Mike_d
Jul 24, 2025
This is a great full day... - This is a great full day activity for a family. 4 kids (8yo-16yo) and 2 adults spent a full day here when we expected a half day. There is a lot to do, and we didn't even get to it all. We wish we got there a little earlier and mapped out the activities better, some of the guided tours would have been nice, but some things are so close in timing to one another it is tough for a family to get from one to the other in time.
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Sightsee01328868776
Jul 22, 2025
Mystic Seaport Museum Adventure fun for all - Spent quite a bit of time here. Lots to see and do and learn for all ages! We took a tour of the fire boat, saw the printer and wood carver in action and watched a demo of the newfoundland dogs in training...and more! It was a full beautiful day!
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Maribeth_h
Jul 15, 2025
Absolutely fascinating... - Absolutely fascinating place to visit. Would recommend minimum of four hours. So much history. Loved it!
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Endodock
Jul 10, 2025
Historical Day! - Very interesting, historical, cool learning experiences.A fun day of many firsts! I have never been on a whaling ship, in the hull of a ship, or learned so much nautical information. Lots of walking, some stair climbing, but lots to learn. I went with my husband, but seemed like there was lots to do with kids!
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Stephanie
Jul 8, 2025
A great way to spend the day! - This museum is more then we could have ever imagined! We boarded a 100 yr old ship being restored and toured the CW Morgan, a fully restored whaling ship. Be sure to stop in the boat shop and say Hi to Rosie and Abby! They will assist you in choosing a day sailer, paddle boat or a row boat for you to and your family to use for free. Steve the Blacksmith was friendly and knowledgeable in his trade. Take the time to catch a
demonstration, you won’t be disappointed. We were there the entire day and loved every moment. Looking forward to going back on our next visit.
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Billycee
Jul 7, 2025
Educational and Informative - The Mystic Seaport Museum is a fun educational experience. Make sure you visit the planetarium while there and learn all about our night sky and how mariners utilized the stars to navigate. Be prepared to do a lot of walking. Plenty of hands on activities for both kids and adults.
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Unikelyfan
Jul 14, 2025
Give it a try - We didn't tour the museum but we did to the river ride on a small passenger boat. Very nice trip down the Mystic Seaport and back. Trip was about an hour. Very relaxing.
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Noelle_b
Jul 9, 2025
A great way to experience Mystic - The Seaport Museum is basically a village, with tons to see and do...a blacksmith, Cooper, printing press, historic ships, etc. There are a few dedicated kids areas (we enjoyed taking a break in the rain and playing checkers and chess in the room aimed at older kids). I think most of the staff are volunteers; some seemed very dedicated (the cooper was great!) and some didn't really engage with us. Our favorite activity was taking out a row boat (included in admission price). The food we had was horrible, I'd recommend going off site for lunch.
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Mlewiscps21
Jul 15, 2025
Ships! - This would be a nice place to go if you are into ships and shipbuilding. Personally, it just wasn't my type of place, but I'm glad that I can say I was there!
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Grace
Jul 17, 2025
Not worth the money - at all! - Not worth $66 (for 2 senior adults) - actually, not even worth $20 apiece. We had been to the Seaport many years ago - back then it was vibrant, lots of visitors, lots of guides in period costumes, all buildings open and each a learning experience as the guides explained things and answered questions. Wonderful day, so we decided to revisit. Wow - what a disappointment! Yesterday - mid July, height of summer vacation season - there were only a relatively small number of visitors (others must have seen the reviews from the past few years - I wish we had checked before we went). Many buildings were closed; out of those that were open, only *one* building (model ships) had a guide. The small planetarium wanted another $8 per person for a show - the 2 afternoon shows were 2 hours apart, not very convenient. The whole place was depressing. Like a ghost town.
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