The Whaling Museum sits in a former candle factory in Nantucket Town. Admission starts at $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students, and $5 for kids ages 6 to 17. Children 5 and younger enter ...

So went a popular toast when Nantucket, Massachusetts, was still the center of the whaling industry in the early 19th century. But times were changing: Whale populations in the North Atlantic had ...

Mystic Seaport Museum, Nantucket Whaling Museum, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, and private New England collections. Scrimshaw: The Whaler’s Art is organized by the Cahoon ...

The Nantucket Historical Association will host a Tony Sarg Thanksgiving parade and celebration Saturday at the Nantucket ...

Handy Events. For a celebration that truly honors ACK’s roots, gather friends and family at the Nantucket Whaling Museum, which pays tribute to an industry that was once the island’s lifeblood.

The reading Saturday afternoon will take place at the Nantucket Whaling Museum, located on the Massachusetts resort island. A hub of the whaling industry in the 1800s, Nantucket was immortalized ...

One of the best and most luxurious girl’s trip destinations is Nantucket. It’s a charming New England island off Cape Cod’s ...

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Whaling Museum $25 $500+ ...

Join us as we explore the island’s top attractions, including the iconic Nantucket Whaling Museum, where you can delve into the fascinating maritime heritage that shaped the island’s past.

Tryworks -- brick oven furnaces used to render oil from whale blubber -- are first installed on ships, increasing profitability and extending length of whaling voyages. Prominent Nantucket whaling ...