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“one of the world's finest collections of historic ships”
The Maritime Museum of San Diego enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels. The museum has one of the world's finest collections of historic ships, including the world's oldest active ship Star of India. Its collection of ships and exhibits are available for daily public tours. The history of human achievement is defined in large measure by our historical relationship with the sea. Not only has the sea determined the progress and shape of civilization, our understanding of that relationship and our responsibilities for stewardship of the oceans will determine our future. This relationship cannot be understood or defined in purely scientific terms; culture exerts a dominating influence. The role of any maritime museum is translation between human experience of the oceans and our understanding of their nature.
Despite this being my first visit to the Maritime Museum, I'm already a little biased in its favor, for one very simple reason: they have the HMS Surprise, the ship built and used for filming one... Read more
Our family of 9 had a great time exploring the Museum exhibits and the San Diego Bay boat tour. Our adventure at the Maritime Museum was in the month of October. October is the month of free... Read more
The maritime museum is one of the best ways to spend half a day in San Diego, and it's one of the best deals in the city. For an incredibly low entry price, you can see some of the coolest... Read more
Maritime Museum of San Diego
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