Museums, Programs, Historic Sites

Custom House Maritime Museum & New London Maritime Society

150 Bank Street
New London, CT 06320

(860) 447-2501

NL Maritime Society

The mission of the New London Maritime Society (NLMS) is to protect and preserve New London’s U.S. Custom House, three area lighthouses, and Long Island Sound, and to promote,  interpret, and celebrate the rich maritime life & history of the port of New London and the surrounding region through museum exhibitions, educational programs, and preservation initiatives.

Telling the stories of New London, Connecticut’s waterfront, the Custom House Maritime Museum offers lighthouse tours and boat trips, an annual chowda’fest, artifacts relating to local lighthouses, US Customs and the Amistad, along with changing exhibitions and a great Museum Shop.