Mystic Seaport or
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea, in
Mystic, Connecticut, is the largest maritime museum in the world. It is notable for its collection of
sailing ships and
boats, and for the re-creation of the crafts and fabric of an entire 19th-century seafaring village. It consists of more than 60 original historic buildings, most of them rare commercial structures moved to the site and meticulously restored.