The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor — Attraction in Town of Huntington

The Whaling Museum & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor is a niche, local museum that focuses on the area's historical origins with the whaling industry. I had no expectations coming into the museum, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised. It was a lovely experience, and needless to say, I learned a lot about whaling.

Whether it was standing next to the skull of a whale, admiring the plethora of whale bone objects, or reading the stories of the individuals who risked their lives for such an endeavor, this museum did a wonderful job tying in the science, history, and artifacts of the 1800s whaling industry. My favorite aspect of the museum was learning about the women who married whalers, as well as the museum's recognition of African American whalers. When it comes down to it, a great museum is one that tells the best stories and this museum does a great job at that.

If you have kids, this is the perfect place to go! On the left-hand side of the museum, there is an interactive space where you can live the life of a whaler. Throughout the museum there's opportunities to engage with the material, so that's a nice touch.

Some reminders: There is a restroom, and a modest gift shop. There is no designated parking, I just parked across the street of the museum. I also recommend checking out the home of Captain James Wright which is next door, such a cool piece of history. The house was built in 1894 and serves as a space for...

A very interesting, if small museum. We spent at least an hour walking around and reading the placards on the exhibits.

On display are models of large ships, some full scale original smaller boats, along with whaling voyage accessories.

There is a 10 minute movie available in the common area in the back display room that is worth watching. It describes the history of whaling along the Long Island Sound (Long Island and Connecticut) from the 1700s up till the beginning of the 1900s, when synthetics were developed that rivaled whale parts and fluid.

One particular whaling company is chronicled in detail. They eventually went out of business because of severe losses from several unsuccessful sailings to the North Pole, where crews and ships were lost to the unpredictable nature of...

Great place to take children. Parking can be difficult but if you don’t mind waking a little there is a small parking lot nearby on Bedlam Street. Any one interested in the sea will love this place. Extremely informative about the lives of whalers and interesting story’s with beautiful displays that are easy to read and understand, there are also fun in learning displays for young teens plus in depth experience programs for younger children. For the half hour I was here I realized that this is not only a fascinating look at Americas Whaling history but a very mindful reality about whales today I...