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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

213 N. Talbot Street, Navy Point, St. Michaels, MD 21663
4.5 of 5 stars 56 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Owner description: Experience how people live, work and play on the Chesapeake Bay — cruise on the Miles River,get your hands wet exploring a waterman’s shanty, let our...... more » Owner description: Experience how people live, work and play on the Chesapeake Bay — cruise on the Miles River,get your hands wet exploring a waterman’s shanty, let our boat builders show you their magic, or climb to the top of an 1879 lighthouse. Come do the Bay, your way. Visit cbmm.org for a complete events schedule. « less
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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

Very informative museum highlighting the Oyster, Crab and seafaring history of the Region. Not only was I unaware of the information the walking tour was interactive and entertaining More

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Virginia
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30 reviews 30 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012

Neither of us is a seafarer, so our visit was a nod to the culture of the area. We began in the gift shop, which is well stocked with some interesting ship-related items. As we began our tour, we were glad for nice weather because visiting this multi-building site in the rain would not have been pleasant. The map given... More

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CBMM_Munson, Public Relations Manager at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, responded to this review
24 May 2012

Thank you for your recent visit and review of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. We agree, more signage could be incorporated in the living exhibit which we know as the boatshop and boatyard. Interpretive signage is normally around each of our boats, including the buyboat Mister Jim, but the recent bulkhead and decking construction around the lighthouse and Navy Point... More

Seattle, Washington
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

This museum is unique in that much of it is outdoors with very nice displays that illustrate the historical development of Chesapeake Bay life and work. We spent several hours enjoying it and would definitely recommend it. More

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St. Michaels, Maryland
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

great exhibits especially for the young children we had with us. More

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Washington, DC
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We are Museum members but hadn't been in a long time. Some nice new exhibits. Missed the old oyster depletion display. Light house is having constructions work done around it so we couldn't go up. Wish the Waterfowl display wasn't mostly about hunting. More

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Houston
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

Went because AAA gives it a Gem and it was next door to our hotel (Inn at Perry Cabin). It's mostly about small-craft, the Bay and Duck decoy as art. One exhibit on the history of the area was nice but overall not really our cup of tea. More

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CBMM_Munson, Public Relations Manager at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, responded to this review
10 May 2012

Thank you for your recent visit and review. It's true, we don't have a large boat like the Charles P. Morgan at Mystic, for instance. We hope you did have a chance to see our floating fleet, including the 55' 1889 nine-log bugeye, the Edna E. Lockwood (a national historic landmark and oystering boat), the 52' 1919 seven-log crab dredger,... More

St. Louis, MO
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

I feel as though we didn't even scratch the surface of all there is to see at this unique museum, but we liked what we saw. We saw equal numbers of kids and adults, and the museum caters to all ages. There was never a wait for any of the exhibits, because the museum is so spread out. Highly recommended. More

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baltimore
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Well worth the money, beautifully done. An enjoyment for kids as well. I like that there are alot of hands on activitities More

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Easton, Maryland
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

St. Michael's and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is one of our regular stops when out of town guests arrive. Also, visit once a year just to appreciate the information and the history. More

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Columbus, Ohio
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55 reviews 55 reviews
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33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Great exhibits, maps, nautical memorabilia. Gift shop also worth seeing. More

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