Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport Museum or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats and for the re-creation of the crafts and fabric of an entire 19th-century seaport village. It consists of more than 60 historic buildings, most of them rare commercial structures moved to the 19-acre (0.077 km2) site and meticulously restored.
View from the Mystic River Estuary | |
| Established | 1932 |
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| Location | Mystic, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°21′15″N 71°58′0″W |
| Type | History Museum |
| Collection size | sailing ships and boats |
| Curator | Paul O'Pecko |
| Public transit access | SEAT: 10 |
| Website | www |
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