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Maritime Museum of San Diego

1492 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, California

Description

The Maritime Museum of San Diego preserves a large collection of historic sea vessels with some exhibits on the lower decks. The current collection includes, inter alia 1) a 1863 iron-hulled merchant bark called the Star of India; 2) the Berkeley, a 1898 ferryboat; 3) HMS Surprise, a 1970 replica of a Royal Navy frigate that was used as a movie set in several well-known productions; and 4) USS Dolphin, a diesel-electric submarine launched in 1968. The list of all ships can be sen here: https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/

Access & Transport

Address: Star of India Wharf, 492 North Harbor Drive Several buses stop at 'N Harbor Dr & Ash St' in front of the museum or along Pacific Hwy (just across the Waterfront Park) and the 'County Center/Little Italy Station' light rail station (blue, green) and 'Santa Fe Depot' (Coaster) are both 5mins's walk away.

Instructions & Recommendations

Optional Historic Bay Cruise (separate fee applies), boarding times are: 11:00, 12:45, 13:45, 14:45, 15:45.

Meta review

Some excellent online reviews overall: visitors enjoy the wide range of ships and the educational aspects even though the ship buffs wish there were more info about each ship. Recurring comments about the attraction having good value and submarines are a big hit (with children in particular).

Environmental & Social

Low carbon footprint (excl. bay cruises) and helps preserve a maritime technical heritage

Conclusion

An underrated attraction that is fairly priced, an oddity in this city! We can only recommend a visit to the Maritime Museum of San Diego and those keen on all things marine and ships should earmark more than 2h.

Key positive

Several well-maintained old ships (and a few replicas)

Centrally located and easy to reach by public transport

Key negative

None

Suitability

Suitable for all ages. Partially accessible to visitors with reduced mobility: only the upper and main decks of Berkeley

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

Updated in July 2023

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit
The entry gate closes at 16h00

av. transport time:0h 20m

est. visit time:1h 30m

Regulated hours

Monday10:00 - 17:00

Tuesday10:00 - 17:00

Wednesday10:00 - 17:00

Thursday10:00 - 17:00

Friday10:00 - 17:00

Saturday10:00 - 17:00

Sunday10:00 - 17:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
62 - 99
US$15
Adult
18 - 61
US$20
Teen & Young
13 - 17
US$15
Child
3 - 12
US$10
Infant
0 - 2
US$0
General Admission is free for children 2 and under but requires payment for any add-on activities

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