Herreshoff Marine Museum

Maritime museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, devoted to the Herreshoff boatbuilders and America's Cup history.

One Burnside Street, PO Box 450, Bristol RI 02809 · Bristol, RI

About Herreshoff Marine Museum

The museum preserves the legacy of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, a boatbuilder known for sailing yachts and steam-powered vessels. Visitors can explore a collection of significant boats in the Hall of Boats, view a large model of the 1903 America's Cup defender RELIANCE in Building 28, and visit the America's Cup Hall of Fame. The campus also includes a waterfront, a research library holding company manuscripts and family papers, and a range of lectures, sailing and youth programs, and seasonal events.

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