New Bedford Whaling Museum - New Bedford Museum

  • Address: 18 Johnny Cake Hill,New Bedford, MA 02740-6317
  • Phone: +1 508 997 0046
  • Website:www.whalingmuseum.org
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New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA 02740-6317

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  • The Museum is the largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American whaling industry and its greatest port. Through exhibits, publications, and programs, the Museum brings to life the whaling era and the history of the local area. It houses the most extensive collection of art, art... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • The largest museum in America devoted to the history of whaling, it houses an extensive collection of art and artifacts relating ... more on TripAdvisor
  • Largest museum devoted to the history of American whaling - Home of KOBO, King of the Blue Ocean, a complete 66 foot skeleton of a rare blue whale - Docent programs, Teachers' work-shops, children's activities, lectures - Climb aboard the ... more on entertainment.com
  • The New Bedford Whaling Museum, established in 1903, is the world's largest museum devoted to the history of whaling. A highlight is the skeleton of a 66-foot blue whale, one of only three on view anywhere in the world. An interactive exhibit lets you listen to the underwater sounds of whales, do... more on Fodor's

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Whaling history

The whaling museum is a must for anyone who enjoys early American history or has an interest in a unique industry that helped build this country ... By macesj from grand rapids, michigan, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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Ger T. 's review

This is THE whaling museum, the largest museum in the country devoted to the history of whaling. Housed in a beautiful building on Johnny Cake Hill ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

5.0
danielle l. 's review

Kind of interesting, I think I've only been to look at some things through UMD, and on a field trip way back when in elementary school. Sometimes interesting ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

3.0
Adam V. 's review

if you've never been, you'll find it to be so amazingly interesting. But if you've been there as many times as me,(thats at least ten times)you'll find ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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