Welcome! Mystic Seaport Museum is an outdoor history museum and re-created seaport village. The Museum covers 19 acres and has more than 40 historic and reconstructed buildings. Unpaved roads and cobblestone sidewalks lead to houses, workshops, vessels, and gardens typical of 19th-century rural New England. Boarding vessels is done through a variety of wooden gangways with battens to prevent slippage. Throughout the village and waterfront the demonstration squad, interpreters, and staff re-enact and discuss the daily life, work, and community celebrations of earlier generations.

Approximately one-third of our buildings have wheelchair-accessible entrances; interior access varies. The village’s unpaved roads are generally firm and stable suitable for wheelchairs and strollers. All roads are basically level with a few slight inclines located near the Children’s Museum, Treworgy Planetarium, and Membership Building.
Food service and restrooms are conveniently located on Museum grounds and are handicap accessible.

There are two visitor entrances to the Museum: the South Entrance through the Sanger Visitor Reception Center, located across from the Museum’s south parking lot, and the North Entrance at the Thompson Exhibition Building, located across from the Museum’s north parking lot. Ticketing and information services are located at both entrances. Please enter the 

Special needs visitors will receive a 50 percent discount on admission. One additional adult attending to the special needs visitor will also receive a discount of 50 percent on admission. No additional discounts apply. Prices are subject to change. Please contact 860-572-0711 with any pricing questions.