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.
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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.