Exhibits at the Maritime Museum of San Diego
Exhibits included with museum admission.
New Exhibit – Now Open
To The Brink Of War.
An interactive light and sound exhibit aboard the Maritime Museum’s Russian Foxtrot-class submarine takes you on a journey to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis…
New Exhibit – Now Open
Steering Small – The Wonders of Nautical Models
You will enter the world of small ships and experience the wonder of the modelers craft….
Permanent Exhibits
Age of Sail
All the technology of the age of sailing and explorers
Exhibits aboard the 1863 bark Star of India place her in context as an example of the final and highest technology of the Age of Sail. Visual and hands-on displays show visitors how ships are sailed...
Age Of Steam
The world at the time of steam power
The Age of Steam exhibit incorporates many features of the Ferryboat Berkeley . She was part of the technological revolution of steam power, which enabled the world's commerce to be transacted on precise timetables...
Charting The Sea
Technology and History of Navigation
Charting the Sea covers two major eras of Pacific maritime history; the Age of Exploration and the Age of Science . San Diego, once an object of European discovery, is now a hub for expeditions into the depths ...
Harvesting The Ocean
San Diego area commercial fishing
Harvesting the Ocean chronicles the growth and subsequent decline of commercial fishing out of San Diego. This Maritime Museum exhibit profiles the technology and the people who built an industry that once made San...
San Diego's Navy
History of the Naval Presence in San Diego
San Diego's Navy is the only exhibit depicting the remarkable history of the United States Navy in San Diego. From the visit of the "Great White Fleet" over 100 years ago, when the harbor was too shallow to...