Exhibits at the Maritime Museum of San Diego
Visiting & Permanent Exhibits included with museum admission.
Wish You Were Here
New Maritime Vintage “Wish You Were Here” Postcard And Photography Exhibit
Maritime Museum of San Diego, serving as the community memory of our seafaring experience by collecting, preserving, and presenting our rich maritime heritage and...
To The Brink Of War
Russian Foxtrot Class attack submarine B-39 closed.
Maritime Museum of San Diego originally installed the Foxtrot as an interactive two-year temporary exhibition in 2005. Foxtrot’s popularity among visitors influenced the Museum’s dec...
Man-Of-War
Man-Of-War: Adventures Aboard A Fighting Ship
Staged aboard His Majesty’s sixth-rate British Royal Navy frigate, HMS Surprise , the new exhibit transports visitors back in time 200 years to the wooden world of the fighting sailing ship. T...
Wind And Water Photography Exhibit
Wind And Water: Sailing In San Diego Photography Exhibit
From America’s Cup to historic Museum vessels to traditional wooden boats
Showing in Star of India Hold Gallery.
Exhibit is included with general admission to the Museum. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 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...