New Bedford Whaling Museum

New Bedford
History Museum
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Modern-day Massachusetts may run on Dunkin’, but the 1800s-era South Coast was concerned with an entirely different type of fuel—namely, whale oil. And your next stop, the stately town of New Bedford, grew to become one of the richest cities in the nation thanks to the fatty trade. Though the American whaling industry has gone the way of the kutchicetus, the New Bedford Whaling Museum is preserving the legacy of this once-mighty empire with over 750,000 artifacts throughout their collection. From gargantuan whale skeletons to painstakingly-detailed scrimshaws, this family-friendly institution is chock full of awe-inspiring relics.

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Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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