Maria Mitchell Association

The properties offer a variety of science and history-related programming and are on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the rest of the island.

The Maria Mitchell Association's buildings are located in various areas on the island[6] including four that are adjacent to each other on the hill in Natucket town.

The Natural Science Museum, at the corner of Milk and Vestal Streets, has several rooms of permanent and temporary exhibits, as well as a shop with books and gifts.

A discounted special ticket is available during the summer for sale to the public to see the House, Museum, Vestal Observatory, and Aquarium for one price.

Guided tours are provided to the public in-season and children's and adult history classes and historic preservation workshops are offered.

[10][11] Because the Gulf Stream passes by the Atlantic Ocean side of the island, some tropical fish are frequently on exhibit.

Maria Mitchell Association's observatories are open for regular public tours, programs, lectures, and also host to several special events throughout the year.

After she discovered a comet in 1847, Mitchell's international fame led to many achievements and awards, including an appointment as the first American Professor of Astronomy at Vassar College.

[16] The staff members of the association continue to conduct research into a wide variety of topics from galaxy formation and star clusters, to spiders, molluscs, and the American burying beetle.