Reviews of Custom House Maritime Museum (Museum)

erez amit

Fun place, really recommended for kids!

Terry Tuttle

Very informative, had a good time

Paul Schlesinger

Great guide to tell the history of the Custom house.

erez amit

Fun place, really recommended for kids!

Chuck Demarkis

awesome

Julie's bites

Small but interesting museum.

Kat Plunkett

Cant wait for the Pirate party tomorrow

David Galvin

Nice local museum.

david hamilton

Great museum with a very interesting variety of exhibits. The price is right, and people are friendly!

Terry Tuttle

Very informative, had a good time

Paul Schlesinger

Great guide to tell the history of the Custom house.

Morgan Layla Hallock

Wonderful staff

Ted McMichael

Some interesting things here to see that you won't see anywhere else. On a hot summer day, it can be a bit stuffy inside (not much in the way of air conditioning). When we visited, it was free (no entrance fee). Would it be worth the normal $7 to get in? I'm not sure.

Ted McMichael

Some interesting things here to see that you won't see anywhere else. On a hot summer day, it can be a bit stuffy inside (not much in the way of air conditioning). When we visited, it was free (no entrance fee). Would it be worth the normal $7 to get in? I'm not sure.

Booktolight 777

We enjoyed the free tour of the museum intrigued by the architecture of the building its a must visit.

Chelley Bean

Excellent tour!!!

Joshua Rosen

We attended a Newburyport Chamber Music co cert here. Its a very nice venue for a concert.

gary dunkerley

History

Anne Crockett

Fabulous building, interesting exhibits on early rescuers of shipwrecks, some excellent maritime artwork. The docent was knowledgeable and friendly.

Luis Ortiz

Very knowledgeable staff

Sara

Really lovely place great location staff is super friendly great place to visit and spend time walking around

Desmond Conway

Very nice place to look into Newburyports rich history

Glenn Harris

Love it there

Laurie Bartlett

Newburyport history is the best

wei zhang

Good tiny museum

Todd Bollen

Tour it for 7 bucks

Melissa Doughty

The staff are personal and knowledgeable. A different experience each visit, as they have a rotating exhibit. A favorite place to visit!

George Bigaouette

Fascinating experience, take advantage of the tour guides

Orhan Orgun

Small and modest but very nice. Learned some interesting stuff about the coast guard.

Susan Christell Teskey

The building it self has a story and it has fascinating displays my son was on a sub in the Navy for four years and really liked it.

Joseph Reynolds

This is a great museum that will take you through the history of the local community and the US Coast Guard. There are displays about how boats were built, what sorts of goods were brought to port, and why the Custom House itself was made of essentially concrete. The staff know their stuff, which makes me a little disappointed that I missed the guided tours. Still, for the price, this was an excellent stop for us in Massachusetts.

Eric&Jennifer Bone

Nice little museum in a beautiful spot. Visiting off-season on a week day, we were lucky to hear commentary from two knowledgeable docents, both of whom were clearly enthusiastic about history and Newburyport!

Orhan Orgun

Small and modest but very nice. Learned some interesting stuff about the coast guard.

Susan Christell Teskey

The building it self has a story and it has fascinating displays my son was on a sub in the Navy for four years and really liked it.

Eric Lake

Nice folks and very informative. Great Maritime stuff to see and learn about.

G Dubya

Go Coast Guard!

Joseph Reynolds

This is a great museum that will take you through the history of the local community and the US Coast Guard. There are displays about how boats were built, what sorts of goods were brought to port, and why the Custom House itself was made of essentially concrete. The staff know their stuff, which makes me a little disappointed that I missed the guided tours. Still, for the price, this was an excellent stop for us in Massachusetts.

Reuben Mathew

Lovely staff, interesting visual information.

Jeff Folger

Great history of how the US government raised revenue before income tax

Russell Silverstein

Great historic spot. Very interesting. Very good tour guide.

Eric&Jennifer Bone

Nice little museum in a beautiful spot. Visiting off-season on a week day, we were lucky to hear commentary from two knowledgeable docents, both of whom were clearly enthusiastic about history and Newburyport!

Jeanine Karl

Very interesting a must if your Newbury and the town is filled with so many shops and stop st Micheal restaurant near the water very good

Sam Feinsilver

Had a great guided tour by a very knowledgeable and passionate guide. Learned a lot about the history of the building as well as the era in sailing surrounding the clipper ships. Highly recommend the guided tour as opposed to a self-guided one. Our tour was to last a half hour but our guide went on for over an hour. :)

Isa B

The Custom House Maritime Museum is well worthy of a trip to Newburyport, MA if you are a fan of any of a myriad of special nautically related interests, including: maritime history, boating, boat craft, model ship building, American History, Newburyport History, sailors handicrafts and more. Come to learn, be amazed, and sometimes enjoy viewing your own family history through the artifacts on display. So many of our American ancestors are tied to Atlantic ship crossings, and so much of our economic development stems from laborers' and merchants' work on the waters of the Merrimack and Atlantic. And Museum Membership offers some outstanding perks at a low annual fee. Please inquire. The only caveat to a visit is that the building has no elevators for those who require them to date. - Isa B. C., Volunteer

TomLee Mullins

A small museum with a lot of interesting history. It is not expensive to get in.

Matt Simms

Very educational. They even have an activity for the kids!

Beach Plum Flower Shop

Love to bring out of town guests here. Unique venue for a wedding.

Thomas Lee Mullins

Not big but historical. It is a nice little museum with lots of historical information.