Mystic Seaport Museum
Museum · Mystic, Connecticut
A recreated nineteenth-century maritime village whose flagship is the 1841 whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, America's oldest commercial ship still afloat. Free parking at both entrances; open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., grounds to 6 p.m.
History
The Charles W. Morgan completed 37 voyages over an 80-year whaling career before the Marine Historical Association — now Mystic Seaport Museum — acquired it and brought it to Mystic on November 8, 1941, where it remains the museum's centerpiece.
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75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355
Photo "Charles W. Morgan at Mystic Seaport": U+1F360, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
