Mystic Seaport Museum Adventure

Overview

Get outside and enjoy a fresh sea breeze on the grounds of America's premiere maritime history museum. Guests are welcome to climb aboard tall ships, explore a preservation shipyard where shipwrights restore historic wooden vessels, stroll through heirloom gardens, engage in a sea story or two presented by friendly staff and volunteers. All indoor exhibits are opened for visitors to enjoy a deeper dive into life at sea during the golden age of sail and more. Summer weekends often include special events.

City: Mystic

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $27.00

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $27.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

3 tall ships

Entire 19-acre indoor/outdoor museum experience

Parking Fees

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Meeting point

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Mystic
75 Greenmanville Ave,

Ticket vouchers may be used only once and may not be duplicated or photocopied. In the event that ticket vouchers are electronically distributed, ticket vouchers may be printed or scanned only once. Ticket vouchers may not be redeemed for products, previous purchases, online orders, gift cards, cash or store credit. No cash value, credit or change will be given. Ticket vouchers may not be combined with any other discount or employee discount. In the case of fraud, misrepresentation, abuse or violation of these terms and conditions, Mystic Seaport Museum reserves the right to take all available legal or administrative action. Other restrictions and exclusions may apply.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Masks are suggested in indoor spaces.

What To Expect

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!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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joyr205

Jul 2022

We loved our time exploring Mystic Seaport !!! Beautiful ships 🚢, interesting history, interactive for the kids, cute children’s museum. Loved everything about it. Hope to return again!

Debra R

Jul 2022

There is so much to do at this museum. I also found it very unlike any other outdoor museum I have visited. That is a super positive. So fun. Go and enjoy.

Jay A

Jul 2022

Regarding history, even recent history, this country is sometimes scoffed at as the United States of Amnesia. That is, we forget things; or perhaps because we just never learned them. And this is evident in regards America's long storied relationship with the sea. Yet there may be a reason. Acclaimed Nantucket writer and sea historian Nathaniel Philbrick has noted that once, not so long ago, roads were scarce; travel was best done by ship (or canoe); and his quaint beloved island - the whaling capital of the New World - was a socioeconomic colossus. Hence, for a vibrant antidote to such forgetfulness, come to the world class Mystic Maritime Museum. Come casually, leisurely and vaguely intrigued - as if meeting an old dear friend long parted. Our first foray at Mystic began after parking across from their North Entrance; inside, one is quickly struck by its clean, elegant atmosphere and its abundance of riches. Melodious shanty music, for example, emanated from the walls as if musicians were in the next room. (A kindly staffer - a happy norm here - explained the music was from a recent shanty festival.) And after paying admission, we traipsed into the next room which featured several different boats - from Native seal skin dugouts to an NY sail-topped canoe in which two intrepid souls once ventured 900 miles. (Already, I'd encountered enough history to enthrall a curious 10 year old or senior for days!) But enough landlubbing, eh? Venture out on the sea - or its closest cousin, the Mystic River! We paid five bucks each (after a slightly labyrinthine stroll to the campus's south wharves, asking directions twice) where a sturdy vessel and guide beckoned. For the next half hour, we learned the history of actual ships moored here - from fishing ships that hauled catch in gruelling two week stints to a rugged firefighting ship employed in NYC on the fateful day of September 11th, 2001. A final stop at their enticing gift shop and a sea of good memories was all that remained - and a new respect for our seafaring ancestors.