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Mystic Seaport Stroll

There may be no better short stroll in Mystic than on the grounds of Mystic Seaport - Mystic's famed Museum of America and the Sea. True, you have to pay admission, but the stunning waterfront views and charm of the recreated 19th-century seafaring village are worth every penny - to say nothing of the priceless tall ships and exhibits that make Mystic Seaport America's premier maritime history museum.

Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea »

75 Greenmanville Ave

Mystic, CT 06355

860.572.5315 or 888.973.2767

An Intinerary

1. START at the Visitors Center.

2. TURN LEFT to visit the duPont Preservation Shipyard. Climb stairs to a second floor gallery that allows visitors the chance to see work in action.

3. RETURN in direction of Visitors Center. Board L.A. Dunton, a National Historic Landmark American fishing schooner, docked across from Visitor's Center.

4. TURN to keep water on left, Village Green on right. At end of green, visit Mystic River Scale Model - a 50-foot-long model with over 250 detailed buildings, showing the Mystic area as it looked between 1850 and 1870.

5. CONTINUE down path towards small lighthouse at Lighthouse Point. You will pass the historic Emma C. Berry, Boathouse and Boat Shed.

6. TURN RIGHT and pass the tall ship Joseph Conrad. Continue down path to visit some of the over 30 genuine 19th-century business buildings transported to Mystic Seaport from locations throughout New England - many with interpreters demonstrating 19th-century trades.

7. CONTINUE on path to Charles W. Morgan on left. Be sure to board this one-of-a-kind treasure - the only

wooden whaling ship still in existence.

8. CONTINUE on path to Exhibit Galleries. View Mystic Seaport's signature exhibit - Voyages: Stories of America and the Sea.

9. TURN RIGHT to Mallory Exhibit Hall, housing an

excellent collection of figureheads - the most romantic and mysterious of all artifacts from the age of sail.

10. CONTINUE by circle anchor in center of circle in front of Greenmanville Church. Return towards green between Voyages and Mallory exhibit halls. Membership building is next on left, if you feel so moved!

11. CONTINUE on path towards Village Green

12. TURN LEFT between Stone's General Store and Green. Galley restaurant is ahead on left - the perfect spot for a stroll-ending snack.

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