In Popular Culture
- Mystic Seaport plays a big role in the Hardy Boys Book #47 Mystery of the Whale Tattoo. The characters like the area, though a villain nearly kills Frank aboard the Charles W. Morgan.
- In 1973, many scenes of the made-for-TV movie The Man Without a Country starring Cliff Robertson were filmed at Mystic Seaport and aboard the Charles W. Morgan.
- In 1987, two scenes for the film Mystic Pizza featuring Annabeth Gish were filmed in the Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport.
- In 1997, various scenes for Steven Spielberg's movie Amistad were filmed at Mystic Seaport. The village area represented 1830s New Haven, Connecticut.
- In 2005, a commercial for FedEx was shot at Mystic Seaport. It was based on the lobstering business in New England. The commercial was aired during the Orange Bowl.
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