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State Pier

by | Dec 12, 2016

State Pier sits at the bottom of Union Street in New Bedford and serves as one of the central hubs for cargo and passenger operations that complement the harbor’s role as the nation’s No. 1 commercial fishing port. The State Pier is a bulkheaded wharf of...
New Bedford Whaling Museum

New Bedford Whaling Museum

by | Dec 12, 2016

“The mission of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society is to educate and interest all the public in the historic interaction worldwide of humans with whales; in history of Old Dartmouth and adjacent communities; and in regional maritime activity. To accomplish...

New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park

by | Dec 11, 2016

“The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic,...

Seamen’s Bethel

by | Dec 10, 2016

Founded in 1830, the New Bedford Port Society maintains the historic Seamen’s Bethel and Mariner’s Home located on the top of Johnny Cake Hill in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. Serving the maritime community for over 175 years, the Seamen’s...

New Bedford Museum of Glass

by | Dec 8, 2016

Celebrating the beauty and history of glass in this thriving New England seaport, the museum’s growing collection includes art glass made in New Bedford by the famous Mt. Washington and Pairpoint factories. It also includes glass from the Midwest and other...