Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, houses over 500 historic watercraft, making it one of the most comprehensive ...

The Rahr-West Art Museum occupies a gorgeous Victorian mansion that’s worth visiting just for the architecture. The building showcases the kind of craftsmanship and attention to detail that wealthy ...

A selection of paintings by artist Ernest Haas depicting key moments during the American Revolution on Lake Champlain will be featured in the museum’s new exhibit. Pictured here: Battle of Valcour ...

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, whe ...

Horatio Nelson is famous for besting Napoleon at sea. But what did he mean by “Kiss me, Hardy”—his supposed last words?

History buffs across South Jersey may already be familiar with some of the area's most interesting museum stops, but the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards are officially giving South Jersey her ...

A small museum that houses artifacts from shipwrecks and other maritime records from the Jersey Shore suffered extensive damage last week after a pipe burst at the Beach Haven property. The leaders of ...