International Museum Day is today, Tuesday, May 18th. In celebration, the Nantucket Historical Association is offering free admission to the Nantucket Whaling Museum! Visit the museum and see a forty-six foot skeleton of a sperm whale that washed ashore on New Year’s Day in 1998, the 1849 Fresnel Lens used in Sankaty Head Lighthouse, a restored 1881 tower clock, and much more!
Open Daily 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
15 Broad Street / 508.228.1894
If you’d like to find a Nantucket Summer Home near the museum, use our Rental Search Tool and check the box next to the ‘Town’ area.


