Mystic Seaport Makes List Of Most Beautiful U.S. Landmarks

MYSTIC, CT — Mystic Seaport Museum has landed on a list of the 25 Most Beautiful Landmarks in the country, according to Trips to Discover. Other landmarks on the list include icons like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Niagara Falls in New York, and Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

Trips to Discover called Mystic Seaport "the nation’s leading maritime museum." The museum was founded in 1929 and "is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world."

The site praised Mystic Seaport for featuring a working preservation shipyard, a recreated 19th-century seafaring village, fascinating exhibits, and a planetarium.

"You’ll even have the chance to get out on the water and explore the historic Mystic River from mid-May through mid-October," the site wrote. "The museum’s collection includes over 500 historic vessels and one of the largest collections of maritime photography in the country, while the Maritime Gallery is the country’s foremost gallery specializing in contemporary marine art and ship models."

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The site also recently lauded a Southeastern Connecticut tourist destination in a list of the country's most beautiful hotels. The Saybrook Point Resort & Marina in Old Saybrook made the cut, which Trips to Discover said is "absolutely stunning."

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