Paintings are prominently displayed of famous vessels from the ages of sail and steam, and the Gun Room has a collection of rare firearms.

The inn has the largest privately held collection of the works of Antonio Jacobsen, the country's most prolific painter of maritime art.

It serves lunch and dinner on most days, and it features a special Hunt Breakfast on Sundays, a convention which has existed for approximately two hundred years.

[4] The Tap Room was built in 1735 as a schoolhouse, but today it offers drinks and casual food as well as live entertainment.

The Inn has hosted chantey nights for over 50 years[5] and is one of the venues of the Connecticut Sea Music Festival.