Mystic Seaport Reviews

Very enjoyable morning in Mystic. Very helpful staff. Plenty to see at ones own pace. Great to see how life was and how the skills are kept alive. A lovely area.

nice place you never forget the experience will live there

I have always loved the presentations at this maritime museum.

The best museum in Mystic. Great value for members.

Stopped here for the scenery and lunch. We had clam chowder which was delicious. You must pay to walk along the boardwalk, which includes walking through some boats. We had my 88 year old aunt with us, and only wanted a short stroll, but would have had to pay for the whole thing, so we skipped it. Too bad.

Impressive reproduction of a whaling town. I liked touring the last whaling ship and the training ship. Also I like the museum and touring the town buildings.

We've been here twice. Took a trip down the mystic river last time. A greet place to learn with the kids and lots to keep them busy! They love it!

Very informative and interactive. Lots to see and learn. Great for both kids and adults

We kind of stumbled upon this but ended up spending most of a day here. There are many fun activities for the kids to do and fun demonstrations to watch.

Where to start. Tons to see, lots to learn, beautiful to visit.

Always a good experience! Lots to see and do while learning about life before!

This is a great place to see the history of sailing ships and how they were used and how they are repaired. There are real world skilled Craftsmen on site doing work the way it was done long ago.

Very authentic experience of what the village looked like in the 1800's.

Always one of the most interesting places to visit.

way more interesting than i thought it would be. great fun for kids and adults. lovely for a day out.

Always a good time at the Seaport! Ladt time we went was for the Christmas ride, the actors were fun, the ride on the way in was a cool way to transition back in time. Would highly recommend going.

Great place to walk around for a few hours, take in the scenery and the history. Lots to see and do and learn.

I loved it! A very informative museum and there's so much to see.

Really quaint little town. Looking forward to heading back there again in the near future

We came here on the 4th of July as I had seen they were having a number of events. The ticket prices seemed a bit high at first, but after walking around for several hours we saw maybe half of the exhibits on the property. They also will let you leave and come back, even validating your receipt to return another day. Which you might need to do to see everything. If you like seeing history up close and even interacting with it directly this is a great place to see it. They have so many pretty large ships currently in restoration which the fantastic craftsman here work on. Currently in their tent is the Mayflower II. Very knowledgeable staff and volunteers, definitely a must see for any history buffs especially sailing/whaling history.

Awesome, so much amazing history and being able to go onto the ships was amazing! The gift shop, however, way overpriced $60 for long sleeve tee? Wow

Everything you want to know about whaling and living in that time frame. Excellent

We saw all the big ships from the water on a new sunset boat cruise. They are doing some nice reconstruction.

Love Mystic and Old Mystic Ct beautiful place and peaceful my family and I love it!

I loved this place. The lady of the print store was super nice! and the gentleman of the second floor at the whaling building was great and very knowledgeable. Thank you!

Had such a great time at Mystic, really great community of people with loads of passion.

Very cool, need more than a day to really see it all.

Even when here are no crowds and you start at the beginning of the day it will take most of your to see everything

Great place learn something new every time I go there. Only sad note for me is that they don t have carriage rides with the horses. REALLY MISS that.

I drove a group here for a field trip. The employees were very nice and the program they have for bus drivers is great. Free coffee and pastry and admission. Scenery is beautiful. Fudge of many kinds. Great experience

Nice but need to give them my first born for entrance fee

Nice open air museum that takes you back to the days of sailors, sailboats and ship building. The houses in the area are all original, and there is even a blacksmith on site that makes handles for the doors!

A great 6-8 hour day. Tons of activities. Great food.. Seriously great food. Attentive and friendly staff many in character. Truly historical and educational. Kids A+++

Amazing place! Interact with everything and immerse yourself in history.

The annual Sea Music Festival was lots of fun. The weeknd was filled with dozens of small concerts on seven stages, and Friday and Saturday had talks from people researching the roots of the music.

It was hard to leave. It was such a fun thing to re-experience in adulthood. I had first gone as a kid on a school field trip. Still a great spot to visit, and perfect for the whole family.

A good mix of exhibits and people to show and tell about their area.

If you have any interest in nautical history, this place is your Disneyland. Multiple ships are available for tours as well as a functioning drydock used for restorations (currently the Mayflower II is in).

Not a whole lot to do. Some interesting history though

The United States and shipping. Not cheap with a good $ 28 entry, but has a lot to see.

Kids had a great time. Used local library pass and saved 50% off admission.

Mystic is the place to visit! Seaport Museum is for the family!

I could have spent MULTIPLE days here. Heck...I could have spent MULTIPLE days just watching the blacksmith work.
If you have the time, plan for a two day visit and take a class or two. The staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable. I learned more than I knew possible about about ropes, topper splicing, printing, blacksmithing, ship building, and so much more. Everything has an authentic feel without being cheesy or campy. Learning AND having fun... The perfect combination.

Not everything is open yet but plenty to see and do. If you like boats and ships and ship building, this is a great place.

If you love sailboats and history, this is the place to see. Scenery is beautiful and you can sail a boat for $15

Mystic seaport is good and fun, however, and yes I did go to mystic seaport before with my class at school and we stayed the night thier and slept on a docked boat and anyways, Mystic Aquriam and Mystic Seaport are totaly different places, Mystic Aquraim is were you go see all these cool and fantastic animals! But Mystic Seaport is were you talk about the peolple and pilgrims in the 18 and 17 hundreds and ships like back then for example like the Joseph Conrad and everything is the best but the gift shop is really expencive and a mood ring cost 4.99 jesus crist really for a mood ring thiers a lot things thier at the gift shop that is really expencive so make sure that you bring about 50 bucks thier with you!

It is a very interesting place in which to discover the way of life of a town dedicated to whale fishing and all the infrastructure that was created for it. It's a really interesting place where you can understand how the people lived there, fished great wholes and the industry & manufactury created around that activity.

My son attended a week long sailing camp at the Mystic Seaport Museum. It was inspirational along with museum tours and full of fun activities. I myelf loved the town and enjoyed kayak riding at the Mystic river during camp time.

Very crowded and we had the dog with us. Plan to go back Tuesday.

Great first visit. My family enjoyed the exhibits and winter festival attractions. We will be back again to see more.

Alot to see and hear but you would think that paying $28 to go in , by the way if you save your receipt you can use it to go there for two days, would cover all the exhibits, it doesn't. There is a planetarium exhibit that you have to pay a additional $4 to see. If you buy your tickets at the tourist information center in Old Mystic Village on Rt27, you can get the tickets for $24. I think it's about 19 acres. Loved the Old ships. You can go on board most of them.

Great place to spend a day! Check out exhibits, walk a whaling village, see what life was like for fishermen, then grab a bite to eat. You can also purchase tickets for boat rides. And the planetarium. Check schedules for extra activities to best plan your day!

So lame that you can't even walk around without paying the $30 entry fee.

We visited at 4 pm when the prices are half off. The place is fantastic for kids and adults alike. That being said, I wouldn't recommend paying the higher price of admission by visiting earlier in the day if your visiting as an adult without kids. If you are going with kids, then there's so much for the kids to learn and see that the higher price justifies the visit.

I have been a member for the past 7 years and living near I get to visit often. There is always something new to see, the staff is friendly and a great place to visit any time of year. Be sure to visit the shipyard and see what they are working on. Right now it is the Mayflower 2.

Absolutely incredible place. Well worth a days time.

Very good place to visit with children.I did fabulous photography there.Staff was very friendly.It was a educational trip too.Amazing historic sails were exhibited.Restrooms were everywhere.Best thing was they gave you tickets with one year valid period(one visit).

Great open air museum. Recreates a whale fishing village with buildings and boats.

A well maintained and interesting seaport museum. I particularly enjoy the open shipyard

A look into a different time and culture. Nothing really bad to say about the place. Staff are friendly, food is decent, displays are exalent. Overall just as good as I remember it to be in 4th grade.

Was initially surprised by what seemed like high-priced admission, but it was MUCH more than I expected. Had a great time.

U have to visit this place once if you live close by, it was very educational and overall a very fun experience

This is a great place. It's a unique family spot; rich with history, and staffed with friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable people that truly enjoy passing on the history of this area. History that could easily be lost if not for people like them.

Awesome place to walk around! Beautiful grounds and boats!

If you like sail boats, this is the place for you and the whole family. It's self tour so you can take your time and you will want to see everything. They give you a map and the building are all numberd, some have a staff person who can answer all your questions and give demostrations. You can go on several ships. Great place for all ages. They also have benches placed around so you can rest, several restrooms throughout and eateries.