Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea, is a living history maritime museum situated along the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, USA. It is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of crafts and fabric of an entire 19th century seafaring village. It consists of more than 60 original historic buildings, most of them rare commercial structures moved to the museum and meticulously restored.
The museum was established in 1929 as the "Marine Historical Association". Its first fame came with the acquisition in 1941 of the Charles W. Morgan, the only surviving wooden sailing whaler. The seaport was one of the first living history museums in the United States, with a collection of buildings and craftsmen to show how work was done.
The Charles W. Morgan at berth at Mystic Seaport
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I've always loved ships like that...I have a replica of a spanish galion (okay I can't spell that word) SOMEWHERE...Or I use to anyway...
emmm galleon..yep that's the word
Those old boats are just so beautiful...very majestic looking.
Yes, they are very majestic looking. It also makes me wonder about the hardships they endured while sailing on these ships.
We saw some tall ships moored at Penns Landing when we were at the New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden, NJ in 1996. If we would have had more time, we would have taken a tour of that area, too.
They are quite beautiful to see under sail. I'm glad I'm not a sailor though.
Hardship on a Whaling Ship
Oh how I would love to visit this place...... we have HMS Victory(Lord Nelsons Ship), HMS Warrior(First Ironclad warship) and The Mary Rose(Henry VIII ship) in our Portsmouth Dockyard with various old buildings.... but wow, I now wanna go visit this place you talk of..
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