Established | 1932 |
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Location | Mystic, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°21′41″N 71°57′52″W / 41.36139°N 71.96444°W |
Type | History Museum |
Collection size | sailing ships and boats |
Curator | Paul O'Pecko |
Public transit access | SEAT: 10 |
Website | www |
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]