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Custom House Maritime Museum  -- New London, CT

150 Bank Street, New London, CT 06320

• Housed in a handsome, federal-style building, complete with vaulted ceilings, a flying staircase, heart-of-pine floors, and front doors made of wooden planks salvaged during the 1830 restoration of Old Ironsides, the Custom House Maritime Museum tells the story about New London's three century long connection to the sea through exhibits, educational programs, a maritime Lecture Series, and the Frank McGuire Maritime Research Library.
  

• As a bonus, the government still maintains an active Customs Office on the top floor.
  

• For more information, call us at (860) 447-2501
  

• Or go to our web site: http://www.nlmaritimesociety.org.
  

Mystic Seaport - The Museum of America & the Sea

• 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355
  

• Mystic Seaport -- The Museum of America and the Sea -- is the nation's leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum is home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. Mystic Seaport houses a collection of more than two million objects.
  

• The Museum also offers educational programs from pre-school through post-graduate, including daily Planetarium programs.
  

• For more info please go to :http://www.mysticseaport.org
  

Old Lighthouse Museum -- Stonington, CT

7 Water Street Stonington, CT 06378 (Stonington Village)

• The lighthouse was once the beacon for the many vessels approaching Stonington's harbor from L.I. Sound.
  

• In 1840 the original structure was dismantled and the materials used to build a new tower and keepers dwelling on the present site.
  

• The Lighthouse has been owned and operated by The Stonington Historical Society since 1927.
  

• It is open 10 to 5 from May 1 to Oct. 31.
  

• (860) 535-1440
  

U. S. Coast Guard Museum

• 15 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320
  

• The U. S. Coast Guard Museum is the Coast Guard's official museum.
  

• The museum exhibits a variety of objects representing the history, missions, and traditions of the Coast Guard as well as the service's five predecessor agencies:
  

Revenue Cutter Service

Life-Saving Service

Lighthouse Service

Steamboat Inspection Service

Bureau of Navigation

• The museum is located on the grounds of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
  

• Admission is free
  

• A photo I.D. is required to enter the campus.
  

The following museums either have a special lighthouse section, a replica of a lighthouse or are housed in a former lighthouse.

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