Plum Picks: The Whaling Museum

Forget, for a moment, how unique Sag Harbor is as a village on the East End, or in the world for that matter. Much of it's current beauty and popularity has deep roots that stem from a time when it was most known as a whaling port. From 1780 through 1850, Sag Harbor was Mecca for the whaling industry. Animal rights and humane ideals have erased that role of the village in current history, but there is a clear window into it's past.

Along the walls of the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum are scrimshaws, ship models, navigational tools, log books, captains' portraits, and many other items that bring the once internationally illustrious Whaling Era to life. While inside you can learn why whale hunting fostered trade and industry, how it affected the local culture, and get in depth information on anything from pirates to the Revolutionary War. For a true cultural experience in the Hamptons, we highly suggest you pay a visit to the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum.

200 Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY
631-725-0770