Mystic Seaport and Marine Museum

…such as the renovation of Mystic Seaport in Connecticut as a maritime museum, the use of Ironbridge Gorge as a museum to interpret the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in England, and the restoration of the walled medieval cities at Suzdal and Vladimir in Russia. In Australia the heyday of…

Perhaps the best-known is Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, where a small New England seaport has been re-created with all its ships and shops. Outdoor enthusiasts can hike the many miles of trails and camp in the 30 state forests or 90 state parks that in all cover some…

Mystic Seaport, a museum-village, reconstructs the sailing ship era, exhibiting along its waterfront the 19th-century whaler Charles W. Morgan (1841) and other ships, including the square-rigged Joseph Conrad (1882). A unique row of old sea captains’ houses is preserved. Denison Homestead (1717) is a museum…