Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Nantucket

#11 among attractions in Nantucket

Museum, Maritime museum

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The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound. ()

Coordinates: 41°17'28"N, 70°2'43"W

Address

158 Polpis RdNantucketNantucket 02554-2320 United States

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+1 508-228-1885

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Nantucket Life-Saving Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sankaty Head Golf Club, Brant Point Light, Nantucket Whaling Museum, Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

4 miE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket
103 min walk • Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1923. It is an 18-hole course. It is one of the few examples of world-class links-style golf outside of the UK.
2.3 miW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Brant Point Light, Nantucket
60 min walk • Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation.
2.8 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket
72 min walk • The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties.
2.7 miW
Museum, Aquarium, Park
Maria Mitchell Aquarium, Nantucket
69 min walk • The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource.
4.2 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Sankaty Head Light, Siasconset
107 min walk • The Sankaty Head Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket island. It was built in 1850, was automated in 1965, and is still in operation. It is located at the easternmost point of the island, in the village of Siasconset. It was one of the first lighthouses in the United States to receive a Fresnel lens.
3.1 miW
Museum, Science museum
Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket
80 min walk • The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer. It is a major component of the Maria Mitchell Association.
3.2 miW
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Oldest House, Nantucket
82 min walk • The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site.
2.9 miW
Museum, Historical place
The Old Mill, Nantucket
74 min walk • The Old Mill is a historic windmill located at 50 Prospect Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Built in 1746, it is the oldest functioning mill in the United States. The mill is owned and operated by the Nantucket Historical Association as a museum. It is a contributing property of the Nantucket Historic District.
3.2 miW
Lighthouse
Nantucket Cliff Range Lights, Nantucket
81 min walk • The Nantucket Cliff Lights, also known as the Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were a set of range lights on Nantucket. Over the years, there were several sets of range lights to lead ships into Nantucket Harbor. The first were built in 1838.
2.7 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, Nantucket
69 min walk • The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum is a small seasonal museum and gift shop located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, dedicated to the history and preservation of Nantucket Lightship Baskets.
2.9 miW
41°16'60"N • 70°5'60"W
Nantucket United Methodist Church, Nantucket
74 min walk • Church