If you are in the Mystic area, the Seaport Village is a must! $27 adult includes all the buildings, the museum, and access to paddle and row boats to venture onto the river. It took us 2 days to complete the village which was fine as the ticket is good for 7 consecutive days access. You can get a little discount on a pass to the village and the Aquarium but we weren't there long enough for both. History, self guided, hop on board beautiful ships, all the little living history shops, a few eateries, and a $5 short river tour. People are knowledgeable. 2 incredible kids areas for running around and stuff to touch! You can park free or pay $10 and be able to take a shuttle into the town...which...
Read moreOverall a nice place to visit with kids who are interested in understanding how ships are designed and riding on a boat etc. As it is a very big place so better to plan what all things you want to cover before hand so that you will not miss important things. Plan it for one day so that you can cover museum and mystic village. They have boat workshop where kids can build and buy the boat that they make for 8$. They have canteen where you can manage your lunch but do not expect very nice food like outside restaurants. With entry ticket you can get on to cruise n different kind of boats to try out on your own. But for doing all these you have to have...
Read moreWe have visited Boston many times but this was our first time to the Mystic Seaport Museum. It was great. We spent about 4 hours there but could easily have spent most of the day. There are a number of boats to see including a jet boat, trawler, whale boat, sardine boat, fire boat, sailing yacht, etc. There are many historical seaport buildings either from the immediate area or moved from nearby sea towns including a bank, print shop, rope making shop, sail making, school, church, grocery, tavern, etc. There are displays of boat building, refurbishing, model making. We would love...
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