Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport Museum
View from the Mystic River Estuary
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Established1932
LocationMystic, Connecticut
Coordinates41°21′41″N 71°57′52″W / 41.36139°N 71.96444°W / 41.36139; -71.96444
TypeHistory Museum
Collection sizesailing ships and boats
CuratorPaul O'Pecko
Public transit accessBus transport SEAT: 10
Websitewww.mysticseaport.org

Mystic Seaport Museum (founded as Marine Historical Association) is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, the largest in the United States.[1] Its 19-acre (0.077 km2) site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored.[2] As of 2016, the museum received about 250,000 visitors each year.[2]

  1. ^ House of Representatives (2005) "Commemorating Mystic Seaport", House Report 109, page 1. Government Printing Office.
  2. ^ a b "About Mystic Seaport". Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea. Retrieved 22 July 2016.