We spent the day exploring New Bedford, Massachusetts β The Whaling City β and were rewarded with warm weather, great food, ocean views, and historic charm. Design Gardens Homes How To.
By Jim Darroch. The view from the museum observation deck. Photo Credit : Brenda Darroch. The calendar said April, but it felt a lot more like March as my wife and I gazed out at yet another gray morning in Keene, New Hampshire. With a full Saturday ahead and no plans of any kind, we decided a road trip south was in order. Seconds later, we established two criteria for our destinationβit had to be close to the ocean and close enough to home so we could be there and back within eight hours.
After briefly considering several coastal options, we decided to go someplace neither of us had ever beenβNew Bedford, Massachusetts. Resisting the urge to head straight for the working waterfront, we instead turned right onto Elm Street.
Noting the sign for the New Bedford Whaling Museum, we rumbled along on Elm Street taking in scenery that made me feel like I was in a different New England city every other block. Rustic brick and stone warehouses reminded me of Portland, Maine. I saw Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the clapboard single-family homes, galleries, and cafes. The New Bedford Whaling Museum Photo Credit : Brenda Darroch I parked directly behind the two-hour parking sign, which seemed like a perfect situation given our compressed schedule.
We crossed the street and made our way through the glass doors of the New Bedford Whaling Museum where we were greeted by Kobo and Quasimodo, the skeletons of a foot blue whale and a foot humpback whale. While not overpowering, there is a definite aroma not unlike cod liver oil. Inside the museum are Kobo and Quasimodo, the skeletons of a foot blue whale and a foot humpback whale.
