Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic

We had a wonderful experience at the museum! Quite a lot to see and do! We enjoyed the Charles W Morgan boat, the blacksmith shop (the gentleman in there was awesome. Very informative!), the cord building, and the boat tour. All the staff we interacted with was very friendly and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend this for families. We saw people of all ages enjoying the exhibits.

I recommend buying tickets online to avoid any waiting. Also, combining Mystic Aquarium with Mystic Seaport museum and village is cheaper than buying tickets separately. It's a very interesting place, where you could easily spend at least 3 hours. There is a LOT to see - you can visit any house in the village and see how they lived and worked, talk to the people who demonstrate different types of work that was done in the village (making huge ropes, boats, medicines, watches and clocks, etc). I liked the whaling museum! I loved how they told us about printing! The lighthouse inside had a movie, telling a story of lighthouses in America. And much much more... Definitely recommend to visit! Great place for families with kids!

We absolutely loved everything about this wonderful museum within museum. So many fascinating little sea cottages, each telling their own story. A few little nosh places, opportunities for boat rides on the Bay, a make your own wooden boat bungalow, so much to learn and see! Make sure to give it all day! And you can come back within the next 7 days with your receipt!!!

Mystic Seaport Museum is a very fascinating historical museum. Lots do do for kids and adults. There's a seafaring village, a working shipyard, a planetarium, national historic landmark vessels, various educational exhibits, a kids activity zone where kids can design and build a toy boat and many more!! There's also a 'Liberty cruise' boat which costs $5 per person which takes guests around the Seaport for about 20 minutes. There is boat rental and sailing lessons, please call in advance and enquire about this if interested. The whole family will enjoy visiting the Seaport.

Very informative self guided afternoon. Lots of plaques and signs with information so you don’t miss having a tour guide. Really fun to be able to walk onto different boats and see various artifacts from the whaling ship years! Discount admission if you have proof of being a student. $18 adult admit instead of $27! Free parking across the road which was a HUGE bonus 😂🤙🏻