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

Mon 23 Sep

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Starting at $27.00

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Mon 23 Sep

Starting at $27.00

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What's Included

3 tall ships

Entire 19-acre indoor/outdoor museum experience

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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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81vickieh

Jul 2020

I'm sure this is a great venue as it did come highly recommended to us, but, most of it was closed. This may be something you just have to wait for COVID to clear to enjoy. The sailboat ride, which was $8 per person extra, was a good value. the museum was not. You walk around, buy a bottled water, see a bunch of really cool closed buildings, and you have 45 minutes later. Not recommended, especially for the price.

Response from Host

Jul 2020

We were disappointed to hear of your experience at Mystic Seaport Museum and are sorry that you didn't get more out of your visit while you were here. It is true that many of the buildings are roped off in the Maritime village area. We have to limit access due to the guidelines set up by the state of CT. However we have front-loaded a considerable amount of value for the general admission tickets bought at the museum. For example each ticket includes a 25 minute narrated cruise on the Mystic River, free row boat, pedal boat or sailboat rentals, free planetarium shows, a free gift- hardbound book on yacht design, access to three national landmark ships (including the world's last wooden whaling ship) and access to the Thompson Exhibition Building featuring the Exhibit "A Way With Wood". Cruises, shows and rentals are available on a first-come, first serve basis so we encourage our guests to come earlier in the day to reserve their spot. Our 17 acre campus is a great place to spend a day. You mentioned that you enjoyed the $8 Sail boat ride. By chance did you visit the museum later in the afternoon? Sometimes people that come later in the day feel that they did not get the full value out of their ticket. That is why all of our full-priced general admission tickets are good for a second visit within 3 days so if you missed out on an offering you have a second chance to get the full value of your ticket. As we go move ahead and this pandemic recedes you can certainly expect that we will re-open the buildings you found closed. Thank you again for your honest review and we will certainly re-evaluate our value proposition especially towards the end of the day.

Darrell D

Jul 2020

Most of the buildings were closed of course due to Covid restrictions but we enjoyed what we did get to see. Learned about the making of rope, spoke with some craftsmen working on boats, saw the Mayflower 2 in port and boarded a whaling ship. The staff were very nice.

debrak2

Jun 2020

Our family of 4 (which includes 2 daughters in their 20s) took a day trip here for my 60th birthday. I don't know what Mystic Seaport is like when there isn't a pandemic but the value we got for our $14.95 tickets was amazing and I got in for free for my birthday! We came on a Friday and it was so empty we felt as if we had the place all to ourselves. We had a picnic lunch and walked through the village and onto the decks of several ships. Although the village's buildings were not open, we learned about some of them by scanning the QR codes outside of them. The volunteers on the decks of the ships were so helpful and very enthusiastic -- especially the bubbly lady on the Joseph Conrad! But I'm keeping the best things for last -- 3 FREE BOATING EXPERIENCES!!! We did a tour of the seaport on the Liberty, a Navy transfer ship ... FREE! We rented a rowboat to take out for as long as we wanted (though we only took it out for 10 minutes because rowing is not easy) ... FREE! And we took the most lovely and relaxing catboat (one-masted sailboat) ride with Captain Al for FREE! The catboat ride was the highlight of the day. The restaurant was closing down for the day so even our waters were FREE ... and we also received a FREE hardcover coffee table book upon arrival. My advice to you is: Go Now! The pandemic is an excellent time to enjoy this special and beautiful place! We will definitely be back no matter the price.