Maritime Museum of San Diego serves as the community memory of our seafaring experience by collecting, preserving, and presenting our rich maritime heritage and historic connections with the Pacific world. Daily self-guided tour admission includes boarding the fleet & exploring exhibits! Discover Star of India, the 16th-century galleon San Salvador, tall ship schooner Californian, naval frigate H.M.S. Surprise, Victorian - era steam ferry Berkeley, and USS Dolphin submarine!
Visitor Deal! $10 45-minute sightseeing Pilot boat tour when you book general admission. On weekends, book the $15 Swift boat Veteran narrated 75-minute Naval History Bay tour with admission.
Californian and San Salvador Tall Ship Sails available most weekends (each include general admission.)
Open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.(Last visitor entry is at 4:00 p.m.)
Plan ahead for our Wednesday two-hour Docent Historian Led group tour activity most Wednesdays for general public. Advance reservations required at sdmaritime.org.
Want the freedom to explore at your own pace? General admission self-guided tour tickets let you stay as long as you like.
Visiting on the weekend!? Plan in advance to book your reservation at sdmaritime.org for a Tall Ship Adventure Sailing package on the state's official tall ship, the topsail schooner, Californian, or the 16th-century Spanish galleon replica San Salvador package! (Includes general admission to tour all ships and exhibits before or after sailing.)
Tickets may be purchased online at sdmaritime.org or at the Museum ticket booth open daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Note: Visitors who arrive BEFORE 4:00 p.m. may tour the museum until 5:00 p.m.
The Museum Ticket Booth is located at 1492 N. Harbor Drive, Star of India Wharf, on the embarcadero between Grape and Ash Street, next to Portside Pier.
Top tip: Take the time for a bit of sightseeing on the Bay.
FOR ONLY $10.00 Add a 45-minute narrated Historic Bay Cruise to your general admission ticket purchase.
Historic Bay Cruise check-ins offered daily Monday through Sunday. Weekdays tours are 11:00 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:45 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Weekends, 11:00 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Please check availability.
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FOR ONLY $15.00 Add a 75-minute narrated Naval History Bay Tour aboard the historic restored US Naval PCF 816 Swift Boat to your general admission ticket purchase.
These Naval History Bay boat tours are available weekends only at 12:15 and 2:15 p.m.
Come aboard and hear the stories from our Swift Boat Veteran sailors!
1492 N Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 234-9153
info@sdmaritime.org
Open daily
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Last guest entry and ticket sold at 4:00 p.m.
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