Mystic Seaport
View from the Mystic River Estuary | |
| Established | 1929 |
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| Location | Mystic, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°21′41″N 71°57′52″W / 41.36139°N 71.96444°W |
| Type | Maritime museum • history museum |
| Visitors | 250,000 (2023) |
| Public transit access | SEAT: 10 |
| Website | www |
Mystic Seaport Museum (founded as Marine Historical Association) is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre (7.7 ha) 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. As of 2016, the museum received about 250,000 visitors each year.