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centuries. At Maine 0 km 100 95 Bangor
Maritime Museum, 0 miles 100 2 MAINE
sail-era artifacts, VERMONT Augusta 1
W h i t e
paintings of historic Montpelier M o u n t a i n s Lewiston Mount
Desert
vessels, and displays 7 91 93 Brunswick Island
of Maine maritime life M o u n t a Hanover
Portland
chronicle both the G r e e n Laconia Kennebunk
practicalities and the Rutland i n s NEW
romance of that trade. 91 HAMPSHIRE
Brattleboro Manchester Portsmouth
Maine
6 Pittsfield 95 Atlantic
MASSACHUSETTS
Lighthouse
Ocean
Museum, Rockland, Springfield Worcester Boston
ME Plymouth
MAP Q3 • 1 Park Dr Hartford Providence
• 207 594 3301 • Open CONNECTICUT 6
May–Nov: 10am–5pm Newport Martha’s Nantucket
Island
Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm New Haven Groton Vineyard
Sat–Sun; Nov–April: by
appointment • Adm 20,000 leagues under the sea.
• www.mainelighthouse Visitors can try commanding
museum.org the sub at simulated controls.
This is one of the world’s largest
Expedition Whydah,
collections of lighthouse artifacts. 9
Marvel at gigantic prisms Provincetown, MA
that made small lamps MAP H3 • 16 MacMillan
visible far out at sea, Wharf • 508 487 8899
and learn how • Open daily mid-Apr–
keepers lived. Jun, Sep–Oct: 10am–
5pm; Jul–Aug:
Salem
7 10am–6pm • Adm
Maritime
• www.whydah.com
National Historic “Black Sam” Bellamy
Site, Salem, MA went down with his
MAP F2 • 2 Liberty St ship in a storm off
• 978 740 1650 • Open Cape Cod in April 1717.
Mar–Nov: 9am–5pm Gold coin excavated Particularly popular
daily • Adm • www.nps. by Expedition Whydah with youngsters, this
gov/sama dock side display bristles
Salem’s merchants brought the with discoveries from the ongoing
riches of the Far East back home. excavation of the wreck, including a
Uncover their fascinating story by hoard of authentic pirate treasure.
retracing their steps along the
Lake Champlain
historic wharves. 0
Maritime Museum,
Historic Ship Nautilus
8 Vergennes, VT
and the Submarine
Force Museum, Groton, CT MAP J4 • 4472 Basin Harbor Rd
• 802 475 2022 • Open late May–
MAP D5 • 1 Crystal Lake Rd mid-Oct: 10am–5pm daily • Adm
• 860 694 3174 • Open May–Sep: • www.lcmm.org
9am–5pm Wed–Mon; Oct–Apr: Relics from the more than 200
9am–4pm Wed–Mon • www. ships that have been wrecked on
ussnautilus.org Lake Champlain are displayed
Take a tour around the world’s first here. Full-size working replicas
nuclear-powered vessel and learn of historic vessels help to bring
about the first submarine to dive the lake’s boating history alive.
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