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Whaling Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 54 attractions in Nantucket
Traveler Description: The history of Nantucket's whaling industry and artifacts are exhibited at this museum.
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Attraction type: Maritime museum, Museum, Other
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: 15 Broad Street
P.O. Box 1016 Nantucket, MA 02554
Tel: 508-228-1894
Fax: 508-228-5618

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5 of 5 stars
NevilleEden_NC   1 contribution
Eden, NC
Oct 9, 2009

Hearing a storyteller recall the true events of the sinking of an early whaling vessel was worth more than the price of admission to Nantucket's Whaling Museum. The audience was completely enthralled as the storyteller revealed how the chip was sunk (rammed by a jealous 80-foot whale) and the subsequent cannibalism among crew members. Later, learning that this true event... more

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5 of 5 stars
KimfromPA   1 contribution
Pennsylvania
Sep 29, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

We spent a week in Nantucket and saved the Whaling Museum for our only rainy day. It is well worth the $15 admission fee.........on a sunny or a rainy day! The 40 minute multimedia lecture presented at 11AM is terrific. It really allows Nantucket visitors to understand how Nantucket Whalers developed the island and what their lives were like when... more

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2 of 5 stars
Boston_Ma_Traveler_9   16 contributions
Boston, MA
Sep 22, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Granted we didn't have much time to stay (only 45 minutes), but seemed to be fine with that amount of time as we found the museum to be kind of boring. We were more interested in the non-whaling portion than looking at a million different whale teeth, which all looked the same to me. The outlook deck on the top... more

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5 of 5 stars
on_the_Bummel   24 contributions
New Jersey
Oct 21, 2006
2
people found this review helpful

If you want to understand Nantucket's history and what made it important then visit the Whaling Museum. It's a $15 admission which may seem high but the museum recently re-opened after a multi-million dollar renovation and you will realize it as soon as you enter. Whaling is what brought wealth to Nantucket and many of the beautiful old houses on... more

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2 of 5 stars
nowincolorado   213 contributions
Colorado Springs, CO
Oct 16, 2006
1
person found this review helpful

Way to expensive for what you get to see! $60 for four people --- to see a museum! Totally not worth the price to enter! Way, way to expensive!!!! more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
loveland, ohio
Oct 4, 2005
4
people found this review helpful

The museum was recently redone and is fabulous. There was a lecture by a whaling historian that was wonderful. The scrimshaw(?) exhibit was fascinating. The whole museum is clean, airy, open and interesting. I had no previous interest in whaling but this was great. more

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5 of 5 stars
tilliebaby   7 contributions
New York, NY
Jul 29, 2005
8
people found this review helpful

I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about!! We thought this was a superb addition to our trip to Nantucket! The historic information was amazing and awe-inspiring. We got there at 10am; and at 10:30 there was a quick 1/2 hour movie in the main gallery- and then at 11:00 was a whale lecture where you could ask... more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Baltimore, MD
Oct 23, 2003
3
people found this review helpful

The Nantucket Whaling Museum is OK. Just OK. Its nothing compared to the huge New Bedford Whaling Museum. If you happen to be in Nantucket then visit, but its not really worth the boat trip in and of itself. more

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Whaling Museum Address

15 Broad Street, P.O. Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554
Tel: 508-228-1894 Fax: 508-228-5618