Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Museums in Nantucket

Total found in this region of Massachusetts: 6
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Jethro Coffin House
16 Sunset Hill Lane
Nantucket, MA
Type: Historic House
Oldest surviving residence on Nantucket; Built in 1686; Restored in the late 1980s


Maria Mitchell Natural Science Museum
4 Vestal Street
Nantucket, MA
Type: Science
Status: Seasonal
"A cross between a classic natural history museum, a zoo, and a science center"


Mitchell House
1 Vestal Street
Nantucket, MA
Type: Historic House
A Quaker house built in 1790; The Mitchell family lived in the house for much of the 19th century; It is now a museum of the Mit...


Museum of African American History (Nantucket Campus)
29 York Street
Nantucket, MA
Type: History
Consists of the African Meeting House and the Florence Higginbotham House; these are part of the Nantucket Black History Trail (...


Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
158 Polpis Road
Nantucket, MA
Type: Technology, History
Status: Seasonal
Before modern technology there were frequent shipwrecks near Nantucket (over 700); This museum features exhibits related to the ...


Nantucket Whaling Museum
13 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA
Type: History, Technology
The building was formerly a candle factory, but is now a museum dedicated to the history of whaling which was big business in Na...