When in New Bedford MUST Take. Excellant for the whole family across from the Whaling Museum that's been renovTED & up-dated.

Old mariner's bethel complete with ship bow for pulpit Walls lined with marble plaques listing all the sailors lost at sea.

If you love history and Whaling you must visit Seamans Bethel while you're in town. Right across the street from The Wahiling Museum.

Although the pew where Melville prayed is identified and the pulpit is now identical to the one in the Gregory Peck movie, these are really just marketing points. Seaman's Bethel is right near the New Bedford Whaling Museum (which you should definitely see). Seaman's Bethel is also worth a visit. It is quiet as befits a church. It's reeks history.... More

Even if you only read the "cliff notes", or saw the movie, a stop here is worth while. I is a lovely and lovingly resored landmark as well as a good photo op.

On a break in our visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, we stepped into this piece of history. Here is where Ishmael stopped on the way out to sea with Captain Ahab. Here is where Melville prayed. The pulpit in the shape of a ship is right out of the Gregory Peck "Moby Dick" film. It brings the 19th... More

My parents got married in this church its very beautiful

The Seamen's Bethel, a non-denominational church, is still an active house of worship as well as an historic site. It is undergoing some restoration and is stylistically simple, so the draw isn't in its physical beauty. However, it is sobering to sit in a pew and think of the many seamen--including Melville--who prayed here before shipping out. Memorial plaques on... More

If you are already in New Bedford, this church is right around the corner from the Whaling Museum. It is mostly interesting for its simple style and the fact that Herman Melville was here and used it as part of Moby Dick.