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 ALL of the fleet and exhibits! Star of India, 16th century galleon replica, San Salvador, H.M.S. Surprise, the navy frigate replca, Victorian - era Steam Ferry Berkeley, USS Dolphin submarine and more!
Add $15 for on-the-water sightseeing when you join our 45-minute narrated Historic Bay Cruise. Add $20 on weekends for Docent Swift boat volunteer-led 75-minute Naval History Bay tours about the PCF 816 Swift Boat!
H.M.S. Surprise is now open to visitors! Main deck and below deck exhibit space!
Museum open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last visitor admission is at 4:00 p.m.)
Plan ahead for our Wednesday two-hour Docent Historian Led group tour activity for general public. $25/each. 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.
General admission tickets to the Maritime Museum of San Diego are $20.00 for adults, $15.00 for seniors 62+, military and ages 13-17. Children 12 and under are $10.00 and can be purchased at the Museum Ticket booth daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. located on the north embarcado at 1492 North Harbor Drive between Grape and Ash, next door to Portside Pier.
Top tip: Take the time for a bit of sightseeing on the Bay.
Add a 45-minute narrated Historic Bay Cruise for only $15 per person with general admission ticket purchase.
Historic Bay Cruise check-ins offered daily Monday through Sunday at 12:45, 1:45 and 2:45 p.m.
OR
Add a 75-minute narrated Naval History Bay Tour aboard the historic restored US Naval PCF 816 Swift Boat for only $20 per person with 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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