Maritime Museum
of San Diego
1492 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, California (map)
619-234-9153
MARITIME MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS
Maritime Museum of San Diego is located on the San Diego Bay embarcadero.
This waterfront museum transports you back to an earlier era when ship travel was more simple and one with the elements.
San DIego's Maritime Museum has one of the world’s best collections of historic ships, most noteably the world’s oldest active ship the Star of India. The price of admission gets you into seeing all five ships.
From Harbor Drive, you can see the masts of the tall sailing vessels that seem out of place beside the huge, modern cruise ships that frequent the harbor.
MARITIME MUSEUM SHIPS
Founded in 1948, the Maritime Museum of San Diego grew out of earlier efforts of some local historians and maritime enthusiasts who acquired the Star of India in 1927.
Along the docks of the Maritime Museum are its collection of ships, including the Star of India, 1898 steam ferry Berkeley; the 1904 steam yacht Medea; the 1914 harbor Pilot boat; the HMS Surprise, a replica of an 18th century Royal Navy frigate, and Californian, a replica of a mid-19th century revenue cutter.
Thousands of school age children from Southern California come down to San Diego to visit the Maritime Museum every year. Several educational programs are available, both dockside and at-sea.
Nearby the Maritime Museum is the USS Midway Museum on the San Diego Embarcadero.
Parking is available in metered areas along Harbor Drive and public parking across the street, as well as parking at Tuna Harbor and Seaport Village.
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