Maritime Museum: Explore Tall Ships and History

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.
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What's Included
  • 3 tall ships
  • Entire 19-acre indoor/outdoor museum experience
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • 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…

Location
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jennymu4437ax
Dec 5, 2025
Great v isit. - Beautiful museum. Friendly staff. Great history. Loved seeing the current preservation happenings. Great family place.
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363kathyd
Nov 28, 2025
Imagine the courage it must have taken to live and work at sea! - I learned so much here. Some of the highlights for me were the whaling ship, the printing press at the preserved village, and the 85-year-firefighting boat that even assisted on 9/11. At each exhibit, I found myself imagining what it would have been like to live that life.
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Bonnie_d
Oct 13, 2025
Good time. - The address for picking up tickets paid for online is incorrect. Redeem tickets at the front entrance to the Seaport Museum.
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Deborahdenm
Oct 11, 2025
Watching history - There was so much to take in. But the tour of the the shipyard and the explanation of ship building was fascinating. And watching the craftsman work on the ships was so cool.
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Kara_b
Oct 5, 2025
The weather was... - The weather was beautiful, there was a guitarist and a beer tasting. We enjoyed walking the grounds and visiting the exhibits.
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Mark_m
Sep 23, 2025
A whale of a good time!🐳 - Great experience. There are lots to look at and things to do. Make sure you plan a full day and get there early.
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Rrstew
Sep 22, 2025
Top notch museum - We took a guided tour of the shipyard first. That was awesome. The guide has been there 38 years and all the information he shared helped to enrich the rest of the museum. All the staff and volunteers we met were very friendly and extremely informative. We spent the entire day there and were glad we did.
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Star
Sep 27, 2025
Needs a nice day to enjoy this outdoor venue - My husband loves every old ship place and I go along. It was a lovely day to be outside walking on floating ships, seeing warehouses filled with old boats, and admiring the variety of shops that worked to support this seafaring industry. There is a lighthouse also on the grounds with a couple short videos inside. Free parking is right across the street. It is a very flat outside venue for walking. But getting on the ships and seeing you have to climb stairs. You can find food, drinks, and snacks inside with ample seating areas. We spent about 90 minutes here including a snack stop. That is about the minimum to walk by everything. They have several nice places to sit, stop and rest. We walked the whole thing and bought a souvenir. It has 2 entrances with nice bathrooms and shops.
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Susan_m
Nov 11, 2025
Disappointing - for us at least - It was ok. But not brilliant. After a while we’d seen enough and left. Perhaps we weren’t interested enough in boats! Not one of the best things we did all holiday. Wish we’d gone elsewhere
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Paul
Oct 25, 2025
Sorry, but I didn’t care for it. - Maybe we just visited too late in the season, and maybe I’m not interested enough in shipbuilding, but I couldn’t wait to leave. It was another museum, and I have seen ships, museums, and historical villages before. Obviously a lot of people really like it, but just keep your expectations low.
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From $32
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).